INTERVIEW: Evan Peta of Evan Peta

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
EVAN PETA
interview by
Ian C Stewart

So, Evan. Is there anything you're feeling particularly mouthy about at the moment?
Peanut Butter Oreos are pure evil, seriously.

REVIEW: Moljebka Pvlse &; Cría Cuervos "Vid vägs ände" (Road's End) - CD

MOLJEBKA PVLSE and CRIA CUERVOS
Vid vägs ände (Road's End) CD, 2011
Cohort Records, 128 Condo Street, Monticello, IN 47960 USA
http://cohortrecords.0catch.com
Two long pieces, assembled by Sweden's Moljebka Pvlse and Italy's Cría Cuervos. Epic drone-ambients. "pa vndrande fot (Traveling By Foot)" fills the air nicely, with several twists and turns. It's cinematic in spots. "det ar aldrig for sent att vanda om (It's Never Too Late To Turn Back)" is a cleaner drone, reminding me of the music for the film 'Baraka', it feels profound, especially around the 20-minute mark, it sounds like a didjeridoo or its eastern equivalent, and a bit of feedback behind it. The last few minutes, with the reversed vocal sample loop is astounding. Gorgeous.
Ian C Stewart

PODCASTS: AUTOreverse PODCAST 7

autoDIVERSE quagazine

AUTOreverse PODCAST 7
20110730

1. FZZY PMPR "Not Fun" from the next EP, which we'll call 'hijacked beats'
2. JOHN NEIL - "Snowman" (XTC) from 'beasts i've seen, the xtc fans' tribute cassette'
3. AUZEL - "I Remember It More Now" from 'old'
4. LOVE CALVIN - "Burn Victims Suck (Acoustic Version)" from 'what's left, volume three'
5. SQUEEGEED CLEAN - "Fake Burzum Ritual" from '2010 - Synchronised Fucking Up And Pre-Emptive Flashbacks'
6. DON CAMPAU - "Trial By Fire" from 'best of don campau, volume two'
7. AMPTEXT + BASS - "Bodyment 2" from 'nine strings' split cd
8. IRRELIGION - "Forever Tonight" from 'cadaver holiday'
7. BRYCE EIMAN - "SK-5 01" from 'tone whore'
8. MINOR 2049er - "Do The Slam" from 'unliberated'
9. C. REIDER - "Clathrate Gun Hypothesis" from 'owning extinctions'
10. KNITTING BY TWILIGHT - "A Thousand Islands" from 'weathering'
11. SCOTT BROOKMAN - "Everything You Write Sounds To Me Like Death" from 'the busy world of scott brookman'
12. DAMNED HEAD (PBK) - "Epidural Threat" from 'into my head'
13. DANIEL PRENDIVILLE "Amnesie...er" from 'mutant ogre'
14. EVAN PETA - "Spark Generator" from 'spark generator'
15. TODD SKAGGS "Alimentary Canal" from 'rodomontodd'
16. BENTWITHLIGHT - "Monster" from 'burnt offerings'
17. XOLOSTAR WARRIOR - "Control The Mind Circle"
18. DARRIN AILES - "If You Would Leave" from 'ruthless angelic cherubs, volume two'
19. EVIL BREAD - "Purple Pie Pizza", from 'Live At Apollo's!'

go!
http://iancstewart.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-30T09_15_20-07_00

INTERVIEW: Jim Shelley of Book Of Kills

Jim Shelley on Earth Day

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
JIM SHELLEY
BOOK OF KILLS
interview by Ian C Stewart

SO......DID YOU MISS AUTOreverse?
I surely did. Did you miss me? Wait!  Don't answer that!

REVIEW: Xolostar Warrior - Gorkun Crystal Audio Stream, 2011

Xolostar Warrior  - Gorkun Crystal Audio Stream - 2011

XOLOSTAR WARRIOR
Gorkun Crystal Audio Stream
Soundclick download, 2011
This is a brief introduction to the XoloStar Warrior, whose songs are in the Indietronic category on Soundclick. "Humantron" sounds like one a Buckethead instrumental. Which means it's funky, heavy and groovy and there's cool sound effects. And fun. "Zenorama" breaks out the vocal harmonizer and effects, along with the finger-jab drum machine sounds. Nice. Absurd, really. But great! "Para Talk" jumps in with a funky beat and more spaced-out spoken bits which go through every effect known to man. It's kind of hilarious and great at the same time. Finally, "Go Luup" continues with fragmented beats and rather deranged synth-stabs. Did he just say "shadow of the octopus"? Fun and awesome.
Ian C Stewart

REVIEW: amptext + bass / Blk w bear - split CD, 2011

amptext + bass / Blk w bear split CD 2011

AMPTEXT + BASS / BLK W BEAR
"Nine Strings" / "Ten Outtakes & Demos"
Split CD, 2011Cohort Records
The first track by amptext + bass, "The Ghosts Of Silent Radios," sounds like about four different scores by John Cage played at the same time, which, for all I know, it might be. It sounds like a person playing a cello. There's a bit of messing-around with a handheld tape recorder (I assume), the air in the room. An old telephone in a box, or something. Hard core avant garde. "Bodyment 1" and "Bodyment 2"  continue with the same template, while the final two pieces are less tape-menacing and more live performances, if that description makes any sense. The cello playing is deft and scrapey, and the pieces include lots of silence.  Nice. The tracks by Blk w bear that follow are of the ambient noise ilk, or dark ambience. "Valve Languere [Vasoline Mix]" includes some interesting samples and loops which gradually fade across the inner ear thing. "Reade Lactid" sounds like some sampler abuse, of which I approve. "Salt Water Coughing" finishes up sounding like a pipe organ being devoured by a poltergeist. This deeply experimental split CD is available now. Handmade covers, the whole deal. John Gore really does this sh1t up.
Ian C Stewart

REVIEW: The Implicit Order - A Wink And A Nod, 2011

The Implicit Order - A Wink And A Nod

THE IMPLICIT ORDER
A Wink And A Nod  download
Cool mixture of remixes, tributes, anti-mixes, whatever you wanna call it. Homage. Each of the eight pieces are new versions of tracks chosen by The Implicit Order, and gradually redefined with the now-standard Implicit Order engine. Echoey loops, weird spoken passages and ambient room noises populate the frequency spectrum. Some are quite noisy, others more austere.
Ian C Stewart