March:
19. Stuttgart , Ger @ FFUS (Für Flüssigkeiten & Schwingungen) Wagon
20. Karlsruhe, Ger @ Kunstakademie
21. Lyon, Fr @ Grrrnd Zero w/ Nonhorse
22. Paris, France @ Les Voûtes collab w/ Time Life,Tom Carter, Glen Jones
23. Louvain la Neuve, Bel @ Caveau Sauvage
24. Amsterdam, Ne@ OT301 w/ Nonhorse, Crank Sturgeon
25. Tilburg, Netherlands @ Kunstpodium w/ Crank Sturgeon
26. Leipzig, Ger @ Zorro
27. Berlin, Ger @ West Germany w/ Charalambides
28. Bremen, Ger @ Friese w/ Travels
29. hellllp argh!!!
http://www.myspace.com/datashock
http://www.myspace.com/timelifetimelife
Datashock:
Datashock is a ritualistic 'Neo-Hippie-Spook-Folk'-collective from Germany. There is no constant line-up, as the group is joined by new members every now and then.
Their music is defined almost entirely by psychedelic multidimensional live-improvisations stemming from 70ies Kraut-rock influenced by contemporary electronic music and psychotic dronescapes. As a result we find complex layers of sultry muffled vibrations met by heavy waves of electronic sound experiments and strangely disfigured images. Here and there reality-distorting bits of whispers and cut-up voices are woven into the texture of these alien patterns of sound. Every step here is like nervously stumbling through the swampy ground of a jungle. Here every look is like a secret glimpse at a hidden ghost-train world.
If, however, you would want to use other bands from past and present as a reference, names like Tangerine Dream or Sunburned might come to mind. Datashock's music has a similarly warm and organic feel to it. Labels like 'spooky Psychedelic-Post-Krautfolk' are at the same time graphic description as well as missing the point altogether.
During the band's four-year history one of the highlights has been this year's (2007) release of a live-collaboration picture-LP with Nadja, also known as Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff.
After several releases on floppy disk i(this is how the collective started to deep-freeze their sound-experiments in 2003), tape, CD-R and Vinyl, Datashock will be releasing an LP on Textile Records (France) in January 2008. Furthermore, an LP-release on the legendary label Qbico Records (Italy) is scheduled for spring 2008.
Founding member Pascal Hector is also running Meudiademorte Recs, known for releases of Noise- and Improv-music by artists such as Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Sunburned, Vanishing Voice and many others.
Ulf Schütte also plays in Aosuke, works as a solo-artist as Shivers and Diamond Lemonade and is running the Tape Tektoniks-label. Together with Pascal Hector he plays in Tavatare and with Marcel Türkowsky in Cones.
The collective's newest member is Marcel Türkowsky who besides his work as a solo artist is involved in Cones, UUHUU w/ Andrew Cvar (ex jackie o'motherfucker) , Wooden Veil, Leo Mars and Kinn.
http://www.myspace.com/datashock
Labels:
http://www.textilerecords.com
http://www.qbicorecords.com
http://www.meudiademorte.de
http://www.myspace.com/tapetektoniks
Time Life:
Comprised of Vanishing Voice members G. Lucas Crane(Non-Horse) and Heidi Diehl, these New Yorkers flee the trappings of the fashion capital of the world for the land of home grown psychedelia. Non-Horse plays a crate of cassette tapes and a chain of delay. Wrapping sounds from various sources into a concocted aural remedy from reality, a psychedelic blanket sheltering you from the outside world. Heidi lends her voice and dripping dream guitar work to the powers at hand, juxtaposing heavy bass with light whispers and shimmering strings with deep murmurs.
There´s a lot psychedelic bands around today, but anything connected to the Vanishing Voice and especially Time Life are at the forefront of the movement, if anyone is.
http://www.myspace.com/timelifetimelife
http://www.meudiademorte.de
http://www.notnotfun.com
http://www.myspace.com/tapetektoniks
http://www.arborcdr.com
