PAX RECORDINGS (San Francisco, CA)
Ich habe ja schon vieles gehört, aber das kalifornische Duo MUCK hat mir mit seinem Debut Roc (PR 90272) einen Stein vor die Gehörgänge gewuchtet, der mir erst einmal die Sprache verschlägt. Und nicht nur mir. Johnny Loftus von www.allmusic.com stammelte nur was von essential for fans of antimusic stuff" und ist nach Diktat verreist. Albert T. Carmichal, aka Ability to Communicate und sein Partner And Gnat Vomit geben aber selber zu, Roc ist keine Rockmusik, nicht einmal misslungene, es ist ein Ei, das der Fabelvogel Rock gelegt hat, ein ganz schwerer Brocken. Und das, was daraus hervorkriecht in zäher Zeitlupe und sich dumpf dahin wälzt, sounds that never spike enough to count as noise, let alone music", hat keinen Namen und noch weniger Gestalt als einer der Unaussprechlichen aus Lovecrafts Cthulhu-Mythos. Die Worte, die ATC über den schlurfenden, stagnierenden Auswurf von tape-, turntable-, guitars-, bass-, sampler, synths- und electronic percussion-generierter & -manipulierter Dumpfheit murmelt like the half-speak of a zombie daydreamer", die hat ein Wesen namens Tina ausgebrütet. Am beklemmendsten empfinde ich ...sleep, sleep, sleep / lulled to sleep / like a magnet to the earth / moving fast / Off or on / non-understandable / the worm of light / wiggles in the dark dark / then withers away / piece of peace / to a dubious / destination / doubtful and doubly undone / the deceitful truth triggers / a quiet resurrection / From within / the inspection was exhausted / the carved cave paintings / revealed the withheld mystery / expanded the unexplained / only briefly / till memory eclipsed / the question / till the question / eclipsed consciousness / In outer space / the bells are ringing." (Any Given Day The Inspection from Within) ATC singt nicht, er haucht und spricht und flüstert die Worte in einem monotonen Litaneiensingsang, der gerade in seiner Emotionslosigkeit und Nahezu-Unverständlichkeit ins Ohr geträufelt sich ins Hirn frisst. Schwarze, ganz schwarze Debro-Psychedelic, aber doch Psychedelic, die das Bewusstsein tintenfarben einnebelt und mit Polypenarmen in ihren Schlund zieht, hinab in die ausgeglühte Asche am entropischen Gegenpol zum finster-weißen Riesenpathos von Sunn 0)))s White1. Wenn Roc einen dann wieder ausspuckt, dann wirkt sogar das trübe Herbstlicht so grell, dass man die Augen zukneifen muss.
I heard already much, but the California duo MUCK GRUMBLE me with its Debut Roc (PR 90272) a stone before the gehoergaenge heaved, which strikes me only once the language. And not only me. Johnny Loftus of www.allmusic.com stammelte only which from "essential for fans OF antimusic stuff" and is after dictation travelled. Albert T. Carmichal, aka Ability ton of Communicate and its partner and Gnat Vomit do not admit however, to Roc are skirt music, failed not even, it are an egg, which the fable bird skirt put, completely heavy breaking into. And what rolls from it out-crept in tough slow motion and dully/mustily there, "sounds does not that never spike enough tons of COUNTS as noise, let alone music", has name and a still less shape than one the inexpressible ones from Lovecrafts Cthulhu myth. The words, which murmur ATC over the schlurfenden, stagnating ejection of dull/mustyness manipulated percussion generated of tape -, turntable -, guitars -, bass -, more sampler, synths and electronics & "like the helping peak OF A zombie more daydreamer", have a nature named Tina expenditure-bred. I most oppressing feel "... sleep, sleep, sleep/lulled tons sleep/like A magnet ton the earth/moving nearly/off or on/non understandable/the worm OF light/wiggles into the dark dark/then withers away/piece OF peace/tons of A dubious/destination/doubtful and doubly undone/the deceitful truth trigger/A quiet resurrection/From within/the inspection which exhausted/the carved cave paintings/revealed the withheld mystery/expanded the unexplained/only briefly/till MEMORY eclipsed/the question/till the question/eclipsed consciousness/in outer space/the bells acres ringing." (' Any Given Day The Inspection from Within ') ATC sings haucht not, it and speaks and whispers the words in a monotonous Litaneiensingsang, which getraeufelt itself straight in its Emotionslosigkeit and close immutability in the ear into the brain eats. Black, completely black Debro Psychedelic, but nevertheless Psychedelic, which fogs and with polyp arms into their throat draws consciousness ink colors, down there into burned ash at the entropischen Gegenpol to the dark-white Riesenpathos of Sunn 0)))s White1. If Roc out-spits one then again, then even the gloomy autumn light works so sharply that one zukneifen the eyes muss.
Bad Alchemy
Rigo Dittmann
Franz-Ludwig-Str. 11
97072 Würzburg
Germany
Email: bad.alchemy@gmx.de