SERIOUS BEAK – ‘Huxwhukw and the Crooked Beak of Heaven Remixes’
Shortly following the release of their well-received debut album “Huxwhukw”, Serious Beak put the raw stems of the album up to be remixed/destroyed by anyone.
Now the products of these remixes are available in the form of the album “Huxwhukw and the Crooked Beak of Heaven Remixes”. Features submissions from Alex Wilson (sleepmakeswaves, Enkidu), Nick Soole (Slimey Things), Dylan Mitrovich (Breaking Orbit), Hinterlandt, Godswounds, Moz Troniquz, Brendan Gloag (Face Command), Redbatman, AM Frequencies and The Artists Formally Known As Gene And Tim.
With a large number of remixes submitted from all over the globe, it was not possible for the guys to include all the remixes in the release.
But, Art As Catharsis has been kind enough to make available the songs that missed out on appearing on the album, as a collection ‘B-sides’ on their SoundCloud page.
Another AM Frequencies remix is included in these tracks. AM Frequencies -Tuī / Tuō (Shirk Dub)
GODSWOUNDS are a Sydney-based band creating densely composed rock featuring elements of electronic music, sound tracks and video game culture.
They have played numerous shows in Australia, Taiwan and Japan.
Founder/leader Lachlan Kerr is also the founder and director of musical game piece ‘Violence In Action’.
06 – Godswounds – ‘Make Way For Suffering (鳥人戦隊ジェットマン mix)’ DOWNLOAD
I really felt I needed to move it that way, and I kinda figured, considering our similar tastes, you’d be happy with this sort of direction. - Lachlan Kerr, April 2012
Who is this guy?
If you’re looking at this page, chances are you probably know me & who I am.
I’m the guy behind this whole
AM Frequencies thing and the remix project.
I started out playing clarinet as a child, then moving to bass as a teenager. Not long after that I began experimenting with turntables, tapes, sampling and broken electronics, touching on my favourite musical genres including metal, film music, dub, hip-hop, jazz, funk & experimental.
When not at home making noise, I’m playing bass in Serious Beak
I’ve also been a member of Slimey Things, Leroy, and some other projects.
I’ve always been a fan of film music & scores, but after my close friend and long-time musical cohort, Nick Soole, re-located to the USA to pursue his passion for films & TV scoring, I began to immerse myself in a lot of film music.
Not long after my ‘first’ film-style re-imaging was done, I began work on this track. It started out as an accident, but once I heard the main bass riff done by the strings, I was flooded with ideas, and I just ran with them.
As I was making the track, images of action, sci-fi, and even horror movie intro sequences & scenes came to mind.
Some composers that (sort of) gave inspiration (no real direct influences while making this, just the general vibe) were Jerry Goldsmith, Brad Fiedel, Marco Beltrami and Hans Zimmer.
I’m quite happy with how it turned out, but stay tuned as I might do a ‘reboot’ of the track with some help from Nick – it might appear on the out-take Volume which will be available by request at the completion of the whole remix project.
Special thanks to Nick Soole for his inspiration & support. - Andrew Mortensen, March 2012
Stray Theories is the ambient electronica project of Australian musician/composer
Micah Templeton-Wolfe.
Originally from Sydney, and now based in the South Island of New Zealand, Micah has been focusing on producing & performing deep electronica, primarily ambient & downtempo styles.
The sounds of Stray Theories have appeared worldwide on many documentaries, short films, as well as being featured on many radio shows, film and multimedia projects and art installations.
Releases have appeared on labels across the globe including two recent EP’s signed to Bloodsugar Records (Germany) as well as appearing on around 50 downtempo/chillout compilations including Sony Music’s “Bar Lounge Classics” series
After listening to the original version of “Make Way For Suffering”, I planned to create a dark drone/soundscape remix. After putting down that initial ideas the remix evolved into more of a breakbeat inspired dark electronica track with lots of ambient elements.
I used edited versions of the heavier guitar riffs & synth layers as an underlying drone, and one of the key synth lines as a melodic hook that repeats throughout the track. The vocoded vocals came about after listening to the original lyrics of the song, which inspired me to go for a harsher robotic edge on the vocals. - Micah Templeton-Wolfe, March 2012
AM Frequencies is one of the music outlets of Andrew Mortensen.
AM Frequencies has covered many genres including noise, experimental, dub, film music, hip-hop, metal and electronica.
Most recent work is the “Fleisch” album which is industrial inspired rock/metal. This track is one of a number of self-remixes.
AM Frequencies – ‘Corrosive (Humanoid mix)’DOWNLOAD
This remix was inspired by Fear Factory‘s “Fear Is the Mindkiller” EP. I was listening to this EP and thinking that I hadn’t really done a ‘techno’ remix yet – then I made this a few days later.
- Andrew Mortensen, February 2012
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Studio Tann is a product of the devolution of man to the point where the only light the skin tone gets is from the bright lights of a computer screen in a home studio environment.
That said a unique form of devolved music is created in this bleak circumstance. Studio Tann protects his extra pale condition by only venturing out after the sun is securely buried in the horizon. With the night life at his mercy he then reeks havoc with his twisted beats and subsonic tones.
Alphamama, aka Anita Meiruntu, is one of Sydney’s most versatile and reliable entertainers. Her experience in the live music scene extends from pop, soul & funk to world music and hip-hop, all delivered with an authentic knowledge and love for the genres.
She is a producer, arranger, musician, stylist, hair/make-up artist, promoter, booking agent and manager packaged in a hot one-woman dynamo!
Her charismatic stage presence along with her ability to connect with people has established her reputation as a formidable performer and entertainer. Well-respected and valued among her peers, she is an influential personality in the Australian soul, funk and hip-hop music scene.
Fluent in English and Indonesian (bahasa), Alphamama maintains strong ties to her Asian heritage, as can be heard in this track.
*** Watch this space for info on her album launch, or check her website for more info. ***
01 – Studio Tann featuring Alphamama – ‘Ashes’ DOWNLOAD
“Ashes was inspired by an article I read in an Indonesian newspaper about Islamic leaders lobbying to ban magazines such as playboy etc in Indonesia but in the meantime they had been marrying multiple girls at age 11, 12 and 13. I was so appalled I had to rant about it. Basically it’s my reaction to what I read and trying to get the message across that religion should not be an excuse for bad behaviour. That fanaticism can make you lose touch with what’s real and that God’s not gonna save you from yourself.” - Anita Meiruntu, January 2012
“Alphamama delivers hard-hitting conscious lyrics in both Bahasa & English.” - Studio Tann, January 2012
“This track is an interesting one. Ever since I started the remix project I wanted my friend Anita, who I’ve gigged with for years, to be involved. Anita is a real performer and as a side-man/rhythm section member, I witness her just command the band and you always know where you’re going with her leading.
When she started performing under the moniker of ‘Alphamama’, and then hearing some demos that were being done with Tim Hagan (aka DJ Jonah / Studio Tann) of Westlabz Productions, I knew she’d be great for the project!
This track is actually a remix of a remix.
I had made some remix ideas for Anita to do vocals on as a “AM Frequencies feat Alphamama”, but when she heard it, she suggested giving the remix to Tim to be re-remixed and made into a Studio Tann track. I was all for it as I love what Tim does and have huge respect for him as a producer & musician.
The original remix will most likely be available on the final remix Volume, or maybe on ‘De-Fleshed’ which will be a compilation of alternative mixes and out takes from ‘Fleisch’ and the ‘Re-Fleshed’ series.” - Andrew Mortensen, January 2012
The remix project is still going but due to various other projects and participants schedules, there is no definite track listing for ‘Volume 5′.
Keep watching this space to see the Volume 5 tracks uploaded as they are completed by the people involved. So far there’s some interesting ones due to be completed soon!
Definite tracks from Studio Tann featuring Alphamama, AM Frequencies, Invader,
Jerry Craib, Rob Cornish, Moz Troniques, Death Valley Burial Ground, Death Breath,
The Ghost of John Cage, Spine and Andrew Mortensen with possible tracks from: Suburban Dark, Thomas Kilroy, Ehsan Paksima, Jules Ambrosine, Todd Jacobs,
Matt Roberts, Dyke Destroyer, Anklepants, Comatone & Miss Chloe.
“Ashes was inspired by an article I read in an Indonesian newspaper about Islamic leaders lobbying to ban magazines such as playboy etc in Indonesia but in the meantime they had been marrying multiple girls at age 11, 12 and 13. I was so appalled I had to rant about it. Basically it’s my reaction to what I read and trying to get the message across that religion should not be an excuse for bad behaviour. That fanaticism can make you lose touch with what’s real and that God’s not gonna save you from yourself.” - Anita Meiruntu, January 2012