RAEV : New(ish) group comprising of ragtag & restless sound marauders; Tarquin Manek (Bum Creek, F ingers, Static Cleaner Lost Reward et al), Ruby Jeppe (Astral Travel), James Vinciguerra (Total Control, Nicky Crane, Trevor), Louis Hooper (Bloody Hell, Rat Columns) & Jesse Hutchene (Debussy, Satie, Ravel) Gruff guitars interplay with hardcore, heavy hitting ride/sub section & psychedelic sound clash. Mad minds make melodic body music, chaotic but controlled - may or may not be a mosh pit. Almost and nowhere near folk, dub, rock, punk, soul, metal. For sure DIY. What is genre anymore anyway? Raev is a feeling. More than feeling. Songs about necrophilia, mice & armies, creating tsunamis, urban malaise, dumb collapse of dumber civilisations, altering beasts & other cliches like love & loss & loneliness. Another band, another planet.
LEITMOTIV LIMBO: Leitmotiv Limbo is the sonic of Elijah Värttö; builder of abstruse instruments from industrial springs on burnt timber, and analogue electronics of specific visceral effect. Primitive yet eloquent, approximating a form, blank minimalism and fibrous textures. Tracing forms of industry, rough ambience, minimal (not)techno and rhythmic noise. Flickering with incident.
https://leitmotivlimbo.bandcamp.com
ABSURD COSMOS LATE NITE: Absurd Cosmos Late Nite is Mark Groves (Index Clean, Voice Imitator, Red Wine and Sugar). One party monopolises the conversation, the other dissociates. One is all too present in the moment, the other dreams of departure. One voices their disappointment in the table service, the other ruminates on whether the Caramelised Barramundi or the Mongolian Beef will allow for a more rapid exit. The author occupies both roles.
