Fans all over the globe know: Oliver Ackermann always brings surprises. The singer and guitarist of New York City’s A Place To Bury Strangers has been delighting and astonishing his audience for close to two decades, combining post-punk, noise-rock, shoegaze, psychedelia, and avant-garde music in startling and unexpected ways. As the founder of Death By Audio, creator of signal-scrambling stomp boxes and visionary instrument effects, he’s exported that excitement and invention to other artists who plug into his gear and blow minds. In concert, A Place To Bury Strangers is nothing short of astounding — a shamanistic experience that bathes listeners in glorious sound, crazed left turns, transcendent vibrations, real-time experiments, brilliant breakthroughs.

And just as many of his peers in the New York City underground seem to be slowing down and settling in, Ackermann’s creativity is accelerating. He’s launched a label of his own: Dedstrange, dedicated to advancing the work of sonic renegades worldwide. He’s also refreshed the group’s lineup, adding bassist John Fedowitz and drummer Sandra Fedowitz, and the band has never sounded more current, or more courageous, or more accessibly melodic. The Hologram EP is the first release from the new lineup — and the first on Dedstrange — and it’s no overstatement to say that the reaction has been ecstatic.

Ghettoblaster wrote that the band’s racket outpaced everything to emerge from New York City in the past decade. Brooklyn Vegan praised Ackermann’s “terrific, emotive” singing, and lauded the group’s recent commitment to foregrounding its melodies and lyrics. Pitchfork, Flood, AllMusic: they’ve all lined up to call Hologram an example of the best work of a tireless band with a deep discography and an unquenchable drive to create challenging, unprecedented music. A Place To bury Strangers released their highly anticipated sixth album See Through You February 4, 2022 to on their newly formed label Dedstrange to critical acclaim.

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The post A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS first appeared on Swamp Booking.]]> https://swampbooking.com/aaron-turner-vashon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aaron-turner-vashon Sun, 22 Dec 2019 13:51:17 +0000 https://dev.swampbooking.com/?p=2768 Booking Agent : Giorgio Salmoiraghi

Aaron Turner is a musician and artist based in Vashon, WA, publicly active since 1995. Most widely recognized for his role as a founding member of the metal bands SUMAC and Isis, and has also participated in projects such as House of Low Culture, Jodis, Old Man Gloom, and Mamiffer.

Active primarily as a guitarist, he has maintained an abiding interest in tethering conscious content to subverted uses of the instrument. His output has been informed by lifetime involvement with underground metal/punk, often materializing in highly abstracted forms utilizing improvisation and longform composition.

He has collaborated with artists such as Tashi Dorji, Justin Broadrick, Masami Akita, Caspar Brötzmann, Keiji Haino, Daniel Menche, Stephen O’Malley, Kevin Martin/The Bug, James Plotkin and many others. Turner is the founder/art director of Hydra Head Records, and more recently the co-founder SIGE Records with partner Faith Coloccia. Current projects include ongoing work with the bands SUMAC, Mamiffer and Old Man Gloom, as well as solo performances/recordings, and collaborations with Jon Mueller and Jussi Lehtisalo of Circle.

“To Speak” 2xLP is out on Trost Records in June 2022.

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Acid Baby Jesus is a psychedelic rock band formed in Athens, Greece in 2009. They are known for their high-energy performances and ever evolving sound. Starting with their 2010 EP ‘Hospitals’ on Slovenly Recordings, they have toured extensively across Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. Their discography includes three full length LPs, multiple EPs and singles, each showcasing their dynamic blend of melodic interplay and psychedelic exploration. Over the years, Acid Baby Jesus has solidified their reputation with appearances at major festivals, global tours, and a devoted fanbase.

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The post Acid Baby Jesus first appeared on Swamp Booking.]]> https://swampbooking.com/adult-detroit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adult-detroit Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:37:47 +0000 https://dev.swampbooking.com/?p=2146 Booking Agent : Ricky Biondetti & Wade Black

With over 23 years working and a sprawling discography to show for that labor, Adam Lee Miller and Nicola Kuperus have spent their entire career as ADULT. obscuring any defined genre or style, writing and recording albums as art for life’s sake. On their latest album, the group are back at it with some discordant, doom dance sludge to mark their 9th studio album Becoming Undone. Written between November 2020 and April 2021, the album might be the bands most non-conformant yet. Sure there’s plenty of dance bangers, but ultimately the album is riddled with impermanence, loss and looping dissatisfactions.

A brief history of ADULT.

In 2020, ADULT. released Perception is/as/of Deception on DAIS, an anxiety fueled cyclone of pandemonium that only ADULT. would know how to harness. While This Behavior (2018) was recorded in the isolated snow-covered woods of northern Michigan, Perception is/as/of Deception was given life in a temporary space the duo created by painting their windowless basement entirely black, with the sole intention to deprive their senses, question their perceptions, and witness the resulting ramifications. The pieces that make up Perception is/as/of Deception might be perceived as their most punk-infused and introspective work to date. The elements of frustration and apprehension that have consistently woven throughout their material are at full mast, although augmented by a strident and more “head-on” approach.

Bill Pearis of Brooklyn Vegan writes “The synths, drum machines and vocal delivery all feel more intense, with tracks like “Second Nature” and “Total Total Damage” hurtling you through a strobe-lit tunnel with a cinderblock on the gas pedal, the brake line cut, and doors have been welded shut.”

In September of 2018, ADULT. released their seventh album, THIS BEHAVIOR on DAIS. Called “…one of the best records of their career…” by Ryan Lathan of Pop Matters, the album began as 23 demos written and recorded in a remote cabin in the woods of Northern Michigan during the dead of winter. In total isolation, and with a reduced amount of gear (a modified version of their live setup) on the cabin’s kitchen table, the duo were completely immersed in an incessant, inescapable studio of their own making – looping, repetitive analogue sequences grinding away day and night.

In 2017, ADULT. released their sixth album entitled “Detroit House Guests” on MUTE Records. This project was funded through a Knight Arts grant which allowed them to collaborate with six guest artists: Dorit Chrysler (NY Theremin Society), Shannon Funchess (Light Asylum), Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (Lichens), Michael Gira (Swans), Lun•na Menoh (Les Sewing Sisters) and Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb). Philip Serburne for Pitchfork writes “On their first album in four years, the electro duo curate a highly collaborative record that is richer and stranger than anything they’ve done before. It’s unusually electrifying.”

ADULT. have released five other full length albums on Ghostly International, Thrill Jockey and their own label founded in 1995; Ersatz Audio. They also released their first live album in 2017 on Jack White’s Third Man Records. ADULT. have remixed the likes of LIARS, John Foxx, Barry Adamson and Death in Vegas, to name a few. They are currently working on a collaboration 7” with Planet B – members Justin Pearson (The Locust) & Luke Henshaw.

 
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Ak’chamel has built a solid reputation as a compelling stage project. Wearing nightmarish costumes and engaging in hallucinatory “rituals”, their singular sound comprising desert-scorched psychedelia, post-apocalyptic shamanism, and lo-fi ritual-folk is as unique as the physical theater of their live performances.

Authors of around fifteen cassettes, three vinyl LP’s, several cryptic VHS videos and their reels have generated millions of views. They tour frequently and have performed major festivals on both sides of the Atlantic garnering press from VICE, Consequence, The Wire, and many more.

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Alessandro Cortini is an Italian musician, producer, composer, and instrument builder.

Cortini is one of the foremost figures of contemporary electronic music, best known for his haunting, atmospheric work. Alongside being a longstanding member of Nine Inch Nails, he is highly prolific and has released a steady stream of his own heady music on luminary labels including Mute, Hospital, and Important Records for the past decade. Throughout his shadowy rise to fame, he has collaborated with the likes of Lawrence English, Daniel Avery and Merzbow (to name a few). Balancing dark ambience with smokey, pulsing rhythms, his compositions are perfectly restrained, textured and mesmeric.

Cortini was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 through his work with Nine Inch Nails, making history as the only Italian musician to have ever been honored with this recognition.

In 2021, in collaboration with boutique synth builders Make Noise, Cortini released his own, custom-designed, semi-modular synth, “Strega” (Italian for ‘witch’). That same year, he used Strega to build his latest full length, Scuro Chiaro [Mute], which Pitchfork described as “pitched somewhere between purgatory and the planetarium … consistently managing to thrill and surprise”.

In addition to years of extensive worldwide touring, Cortini has also soundtracked fashion shows including Alexander McQueen, Dior, and several of Fendi’s presentations. In 2022, he exhibited a high-concept audio installation called “Nati Infiniti” for Sonar 2022 at Museu de Lisboa’s “Fábrica de Moagem.” A live version of “Nati Infiniti” is set to debut at Berlin Atonal in 2023.

Alessandro Cortini’s music has been licensed for use in television, film, and documentaries, games, and commercials, including Samsung, BMW, Sony, and Netflix. Remixes have also been a part of Cortini’s identity – remixing the likes of Mogwai to Death Cab For Cutie, Yann Tiersen to Vatican Shadow, and more between and beyond.

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The post Alessandro Cortini first appeared on Swamp Booking.]]> https://swampbooking.com/alex-zhang-hungtai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alex-zhang-hungtai Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:32:19 +0000 https://dev.swampbooking.com/?p=4490 Booking Agent : Giorgio Salmoiraghi & Luca Ciscognetti

Zhang is a multi-disciplinary artist focused on improvisation and its correlation with the unconscious. After retiring his project Dirty Beaches, Zhang has been focusing on explorations of improvised music, free jazz, and his role as a composer. His newer compositions predominantly work with saxophone and drums, delving into electronic music.

Besides his solo work, some past collaborators include : Tashi Dorji, Che Chen, Chris Williams, Sam Shalabi, David Maranha, and Gabriel Ferrandini. Zhang currently works as a composer for film soundtracks, along with acting in independent films.

He has appeared in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return alongside Dean Hurley and Riley Lynch under the fictitious band Trouble. His latest film score “Godland” by Hlynur Pálmason was in competition at Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard.

He currently lives in New York City.

 
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Originating as one man’s attempt to avoid the logistical inconveniences of a band, Alien Nosejob (recording project of Jake Robertson – Ausmuteants, Frowning Clouds, Smarts, School Damage etc.) have completed the 180 and are bringing their four-piece lineup all the way from down under to the floors and couches of Europe.

With a dozen releases to choose from, covering the spectrum from bedroom punk/new-wave/miscellaneous (Paint It Clear) to hardcore (Once Again The Present Becomes The Past) to quite-a-bit-like-AC/DC (Stained Glass) to not-at-all-like-AC/DC (Buffet of Love), their live configuration reflects the consistency and variety of one of rock’s premier home-recording freaks.
Come to ask them patronising questions about kangaroos and jet lag – stay for the hits.

 
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Alina Kalancea is a Romanian sound artist and composer based in Modena, Italy.
Her powerful rhythmic sequences, dark ambience, heart beating frequencies and hypnotic loops are paradoxically encapsulated in carefully crafted sound structures and designs, full of secret passages and doors. Most revelatory flickering soundscapes and receding atmospheres create ungraspable sonic experiences, which take us over, immersing us in powerful and mind altering soundscapes. Some ultimate paradox of spontaneity and total command is under work here, some randomness under control, some certain uncertainty.

Alina Kalancea has studied sound design and synthesis with Enrico Cosimi (Professor of Electronic Music at University of Rome Tor Vergata) and collaborated with producer Alex Gámez aka Asférico (Head of Störung), and artists Julia Kent and Raven Bush. Nowadays, she combines her work as sound artist, her third album ‘Letters Never Sent‘ that has been just released, with being the founder of Soundfreak, the company that brings the VCS3 synth, officially licensed by EMS, to new formats. She also is official collaborator (builder and assembler) for Digitana Electronics.

 
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The post Alina Kalancea first appeared on Swamp Booking.]]> https://swampbooking.com/aluk-todolo-paris/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aluk-todolo-paris Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:00:20 +0000 https://dev.swampbooking.com/?p=200 Booking Agent : Ricky Biondetti

Aluk Todolo is an instrumental power trio performing Occult Rock since 2004. Their music is a methodical exploration of the powers of musical trance. Part occult black metal fiend and part snide kraut menace, the band conjures rabid obsessive rhythms and abyssal disharmonic guitars, subliminal spiritualist vibrations and bizarre, magick summonings. Aluk Todolo reduces psychedelic improvisation to a bare, telluric instrumentation, in which dry, spare percussion grievously mines the scrapes, shrieks and shimmer of mutated guitar and bass. The band’s sound is monolithic and stabbing, hypnotic but unpredictable, minimalist yet teeming: a dangerous, noxious coil of all things black. The name Aluk Todolo was brought back from a mountainous region of South Sulawesi in Indonesia, it’s an ancient religion with animist beliefs meaning «the Way of the Ancestors».

The band toured in USA in 2009 and 2012, Southern Europe in May 2010 (France, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal) and Northern Europe in April 2011 with MENACE RUINE (France, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Czech republic, Switzerland).
Aluk Todolo opened for FAUST (German krautrock pioneers) in New York in October 2009. They have been invited by SUNN O))) to play the Roadburn Festival 2011 in the Tilburg – Netherlands and opened for them in June 2012.

Aluk Todolo released 3 full length albums, a 7»ep, a 10»ep, a live tape, a 4 way split LP, and a collaborative album with der Blutharsch. Their latest double album «Occult Rock» has been released in september 2012 by the cult labels the Ajna Offensive (US) and Noevdia (FR) ; this opus summarizes and transcends all preceding aspects of the band’s discography and perfectly reveals the raging energy that leads them on stage.

 
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