SEMEN TORN – ‘Suspicion’ ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Morts

Little is known about Semen Torn. All that’s know is this noise/glitch based project is a one-man outfit.
It’s dirty, gritty and dark.
A CD-R of material is floating around Sydney and on underground blog sites.


17 – Semen Torn – ‘Suspicion’
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17. SEMEN TORN – ‘Suspicion’
Produced & performed by ‘S.T’
Recorded September 2010 at unknown location.
© 2011 Semen Torn / Andrew Mortensen

As it says above, little is known about Semen Torn. All I know is a person by the initials of “S.T” requested to participate, sending me an email from an address of semen_torn.
The email said, (quote)
“hi. i heard about your remix thing. im up for shit. send me files or whateva. S.T”.
I had no idea what to expect, but what I got back is some weird stuff.
It’s dark, gritty, dirty and creepy – a perfect way to end Volume 4. The picture above was sent to me and is apparently art work for the Semen Torn CD-R that’s supposedly floating around.
I have no idea where the element of the original song is, but I think I can hear the bass line from the middle in there.
- Andrew Mortensen, October 2011

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AM FREQUENCIES – ‘Another Failed Prophet’ ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Morts

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.


16 – AM Frequencies – ‘Another Failed Prophet’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

16. AM FREQUENCIES – ‘Another Failed Prophet’
Produced, performed and arranged by Andrew Mortensen
Recorded at AM Frequencies, March 2011
Original music by Andrew Mortensen
© 2011 Andrew Mortensen

With this remix I don’t actually remember sitting down to make it this style. I was just experimenting with some beats and loops.
At the time I was listening to a fair bit of “ambient industrial rock” or what some call “shoegaze” or noise-pop, drone-pop, etc. Bands like Jesu, My Bloody Valentine and Whirr (aka Whirl).
Check out Whirr’s album below, really cool stuff

Although my remix is not as full-on and “wall-of-sound” as the above bands, this genre did play a part in this remix as I worked on it. I might do some more ‘shoegaze-esque’ stuff in the future.
- Andrew Mortensen, October 2011

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BILLY LIAR – ‘Legion Dub’ ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Morts

Billy Liar is the project of bassist Andrew Mortensen. It started out as a project for Andrew to pursue his love of turntablism/hip-hop combined with dub and heavy rock/metal. Over time, it has morphed into a group effort that now contains elements from many genres.
Most recently Billy Liar has been focusing on the dub genre.


15 – Billy Liar – ‘Legion Dub’
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15. BILLY LIAR – Legion Dub
Produced, arranged and performed by Andrew Mortensen
Recorded at AM Frequencies April 2011
© 2011 Andrew Mortensen

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AMANDA RAE KELLY – ‘Just Go Along’ ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Morts

www.myspace.com/amandaraekelly

Amanda Rae Kelly is a singer songwriter based in Sydney and in recent years has begun producing her own material. Working as lead singer with several bands, Amanda has developed a unique style in both writing and performance through creating intricately quirky, melodic journeys. Elements of theatre and film drench the sounds, sparking a truly inspirational experience for both the ears and the mind of the listener.

14 – Amanda Rae Kelly – ‘Just Go Along’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

14. AMANDA RAE KELLY – ‘Just Go Along’
Produced, performed, written and arranged by Amanda Rae Kelly
Recorded at Studio ARK, 23.9.11
Original music by Andrew Mortensen
© 2011 Amanda Rae Kelly / Andrew Mortensen

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JR FREQUENCIES – Corrosive ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Morts

Jr Frequencies is the musical debut of Sotaro Mortensen, son of Andrew Mortensen, the man behind
AM Frequencies.
Sotaro is 7 months old and pretty much destined to be involved in music.

13 – Jr Frequencies – ‘Corrosive’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

13. JR FREQUENCIES – Corrosive
Performed by Sotaro Mortensen (keyboards and vocals)
Produced and mixed by Andrew Mortnense at AM Frequencies September 2011
© 2011 Sotaro Mortensen / Andrew Mortensen

Sotaro recording the track

This is what happens when you put a baby in front of a keyboard, linked to a sampler (a sample of the original bass, heavily processed) and then do it another 3 times while  linked to two drum machines and a synth.
- Andrew Mortensen, September 2011

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AM FREQUENCIES vs KRS-ONE – Almost Pure Ah Yeah! ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Morts

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.

12 – AM Frequencies vs KRS-One – ‘Almost Pure Ah-Yeah!’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

12. AM FREQUENCIES vs KRS-ONE  – Almost Pure Ah Yeah!
Remixed at AM Frequencies, March-September 2011 by Andrew Mortensen
© 2011 Andrew Mortensen / KRS-One

There’s a lot of shit hip-hop out there… A LOT! But KRS-One is not part of the shite that is shoved all in our faces.
KRS-One is one MCs out there to really take rhyme and lyrics to a higher, more intellectual and philosophical level.
Basically I took the a-cappella EP mix of his track “Ah-Yeah” and mixed it with a stripped-down, more hip-hop version of “Almost Pure”. “Ah-Yeah” is from the album “KRS-One“, which is the first KRS album I heard when good friend and band-mate Jacob Cook made me a mix tape of some KRS, BDP and Mingus tracks.

"KRS-One" by KRS-One

It worked out quite well I feel, and was quite a fluke how it matched without much editing – basically the vocals were cut from the record to what felt like the correct tempo.
The scratches were made using my buddies from Hermitude‘s creation – the app for the iPhone and iPad – Flare Scatch.

You can check out the app here and there’s also a free version to check out, which is also great.
- Andrew Mortensen, September 2011

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ANDREW MORTENSEN – ‘Dawn of The New Age’ ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Morts

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 numerous original and cover bands.
You can see me about currently playing in

11 – Andrew Mortensen – ‘Dawn Of The New Age’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

11. ANDREW MORTENSEN – Dawn Of The New Age
Produced, performed and arranged by Andrew Mortensen.
Recorded at AM Frequencies May 2011.
© 2011 Andrew Mortensen

When “Dawn..” was originally written, it was heavily inspired/influenced by the Bladerunner score and the Total Recall score (Interesting that both films are based on stories by Philip K. Dick).
With this rework/reimaging of the song, I set out to really create a film-score vibe and really bring to mind sci-fi film images. I am happy with the result.
There’s pretty much a direct quote (homage) to Jerry Goldsmith‘s score for “Total Recall”.
The original song is still in there, you just have to listen carefully. One or two sections were extended, but other than that, the original’s bass lines and melodies are there.
I plan on doing some more film-esque music in the future.
- Andrew Mortensen, August 2011

Blade Runner score by Vangelis

Total Recall score by Jerry Goldsmith

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HYPOKONDRIAK – ‘Almost Pure (Interlude)’ ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Morts

Hypokondriak is a metal band from Wollongong, NSW, Australia. The band play a style of metal that gets labelled ‘nu-metal’, although they dislike that term.
Fusing heavy, deep bass, with funky drumming and heavy, gritty guitars, these guys are just as good as their USA influences.

The band plan a demo later this year.

Hypokondriak are:
G-man – guitar
Milko – guitar
Mo – bass
Pete – drums

10 – Hypokondriak – ‘Almost Pure (Interlude)’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

10. HYPOKONDRIAK – Almost Pure (Interlude)
Recorded at Hypo studios, October 2010 and March 2011
© 2011 Andrew Mortensen/Hypokondriak

We were just jamming one day back in October last year and someone started playing the middle section. It just grew from there…
- Milko, July 2011

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AM FREQUENCIES – ‘Make Way Suffering (Sunlight mix)’ ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Morts

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.


09 – AM Frequencies – ‘Make Way Suffering (Sunlight mix)’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

09. AM FREQUENCIES – Make Way Suffering (Sunlight mix)
Remixed at AM Frequencies March-May 2011 by Andrew Mortensen
© 2011 Andrew Mortensen

I can’t really explain how this remix came about. I was just experimenting with some trip-hop elements and it turned into this
- Andrew Mortensen, June 2011

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JOHNNY GRÜBER – ‘Samen der Roten’ ["Re-fleshed - Volume 4"]

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Morts

Johnny Grüber is a composer/performer based in Hamburg, Germany.
He first appeared in 1979, when he made his debut album entitled “Dracula’s Wood” which consisted of Mediaeval songs played on the Moog and other vintage synthesisers.
Johnny retired from music in about 1994 due to illness.
He has only recently resurfaced after being tracked down by AM Frequencies, being asked to contribute to the Re-Fleshed project.

08 – Johnny Grüber – ‘Samen der Roten’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

08. JOHNNY GRÜBER – ‘Samen der Roten’
Produced, performed and arranged by Johnny Grüber.
Recorded at Dracula’s Castle 2/11.
Original music by Andrew Mortensen.
© 2011 Johnny Grüber / Andrew Mortensen

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