You know that moment in deep space when the controls seize up and the ship starts into a degenerating barrel role that you know can only end up in you spiralling into the gas giant ahead, the hull torn to shreds by the encroaching rings of dust and rock that circle it in perpetuity, the solar wings blasted away, the power fails and all that's left is to burn up on the bright acidic atmosphere hurtling towards you at over 4000 miles an hour. You don't want to look, don't want to be think about it but somehow you cant tear your eyes away as the glass of the flight deck cracks and shudders glowing brightly in the new dawn as the ship burns away to nothing, a molten chaos of a meteor streaking across the feral sky of an unknown world.
You know that one? Well Hexagon Sun and The Sepia Raven have collaborated in order to bring you the soundtrack for that moment. Called " A lesson In Sollace" it's an album out on Dataplex Records, a net-label based in Long Island, New York and it's free to download from Bandcamp.
Slow synth doom, minimal and epic it crushes along on a huge scale as if recorded in a satanic cathedral. The artist is magn∆Carta. "Did she die in vain?" No Americans will get that and as magn∆Carta comes from the states he or she can be forgiven for the name somewhat. Go download this track for free from Soundcloud.
Actually Huizenga is like some kind of LA synth pop porn princess who makes sickly crooning 80s electroclash all sweat and thongs and peroxide 80s hair. It's that kind of thing that rests close on the edge of art-house genius or cheap trash. Is it post-modern soft-core porn in a soft focus 80s style with an equivalent soundtrack or is it actually just soft-core porn with a dated soundtrack. Who can tell these days. It's fun either way.
Her Soundcloud has a bunch of free downloads if you scroll further down her page and you should go check out her YouTube channel for loads more budget video erotic madness.
Tough Troubles bio starts when; "the Holloway had burnt down. Feeling unsafe and betrayed by local health and safety by-laws, local men were looking for a place of togetherness and peace. Fi Fi and Mi Mi met at Argos on the corner of Holloway road and Isledon road. Mi Mi was flicking through the shelving section of the catalogue when Fi Fi struck up a conversation about the flimsiness of the cd storage unit he had recently assembled. Gi Gi supplied the Korean snacks... and the rest happens at the local arts center, a safe and inclusive environment."
There are so many genres and sounds flowing through this four piece bands DIY album Romances. It's a cornucopia of influences, grungy garage rock one track, experimental noise the next, it even goes all post punk and darkwave on your ears at points.
Go download it for free (name your price) from Bandcamp now.
