REVIEW: Tactil Vision - Singles 2K11 CD, 2011

TACTIL VISION
Singles 2K11 CD, 2011
www.5amconductions.com
Deep beats and bass lines for miles. Layers of funk. There's a precision here, rigid but good at pushing the air in just the right way. "Focalpoint" is seven minutes worth of headnodding. My personal favorite is "Shangri Las Puntas," dude, that bassline! That being said, "Dogfed" is pretty massive as well. I definitely hear the cEvin Key influence on this stuff. Tight.
Ian C Stewart

NEWS: Dave Stafford - "Tachyon Net" live ambient video

DAVE STAFFORD - TACHYON NET
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INTERVIEW: Steven Wymer of BENTWITHLIGHT and TACTIL VISION

AUTOreverse #14 - SUMMER 2011
INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN WYMER aka
BENTWITHLIGHT aka
TACTIL VISION by Ian C Stewart
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'RE FEELING MOUTHY ABOUT AT THE MOMENT?
Not at the moment: there is a saying that I remember: "The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion". Presently, just trying my eyes and ears open, observing my surroundings...but I am interested in seeing what the next phase of the internet brings, say, with Virtual Reality.

REVIEW: Brownian Motion - Midnight Vawk In The Park - 2009

BROWNIAN MOTION
Midnight Vawk In The Park, Bandcamp, 2009
18 minutes of deeply processed, experimental sound that began life as a college radio broadcast. Now, it's more like a digital twang across the chops. It sounds like it's being echoed out by hand delay, overdosing on the regeneration. Strangely exhilirating, especially toward the end, when something resembling a human voice gradually returns. It's a very cool touch to sort of return to the beginning, somewhat, sort of, not really. Totally!
Ian C Stewart

INTERVIEW - Russ Stedman Opens Up About KISS

THIS WILL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR ALL-KISS COVER ALBUM, "MUSIC FROM THE STEDMAN." IS IT AN OFFICIAL RELEASE? WHEN DID IT COME OUT? YOU REALLY COVERED A LOT OF GROUND WITH THAT CD, TONS OF SONGS FROM EVERY ERA.
No, it's not an official release. I pretty much made it to show off to you. There were three copies made. One to you, one to Mike Myers, who played drums on a lot of the songs, and one to my good buddy Evan Peta. Maybe I should upload it to archive.org, but I would never consider it an official release. There are recordings on it spanning 1986-2006. My favorite is the Reggae version of "Naked City" from UNMASKED.

CD REVIEW: Greg Stomberg and Dan Susnara – The Second Acid Fest – 2010

GREG STOMBERG and DAN SUSNARA
The Second Acid Fest CD, 2010
Metroweb Studios
Greg Stomberg excitedly relates an apparently true tale about a drug party. Dan Susnara’s music bed is comprised of samples, sound effects, guitars, and other stuff. The vibe is folky and spacey, befitting the subject. “And Other Chemical Misadventures Of” opens the proceedings with eight and a half minutes of sprawl. “On Blackhawk’s Land” adds a hint of menace to the trippy vibe, with heavily-effected drones flying around in both directions. This album takes full advantage of the stereo spectrum, again befitting the hallucinatory subject matter. Expansive and grandiose, this is the opposite of easy listening. “We’re All Working For The Common Good” fires up a bluesy bit of distorted guitar and drum machine, which is like Ministry with Joe Walsh or something. “…what are you talkin’ about, man…?” looped. One might ask the same of you. “Exports, Procession And Wolfbiker” is eighteen and a half minutes of freaked-out funhouse vibe, which is like Skinny Puppy’s “Spahn Dirge,” conceptually, at least. Pretty in some spots, rockin’ in others. “Ambling Down,” the closer, is definitely more along the rockin’, riffin’, almost prog rock-like in scope. Lo-fi prog rock for stoned baby boomers.
Ian C Stewart