― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Friday, 26 September 2003 00:47 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 26 September 2003 01:02 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 26 September 2003 01:03 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 26 September 2003 01:07 (twenty years ago) link
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Friday, 26 September 2003 01:49 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward, Friday, 26 September 2003 02:03 (twenty years ago) link
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Friday, 26 September 2003 02:05 (twenty years ago) link
sorry.
― Sasha (sgh), Friday, 26 September 2003 04:14 (twenty years ago) link
actually, no, what jim said, everyone who ever heard them
― ... (gareth), Friday, 26 September 2003 04:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 26 September 2003 06:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Stephen Boyle (SBoyle), Friday, 26 September 2003 16:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 26 September 2003 17:44 (twenty years ago) link
― stirmonster, Friday, 26 September 2003 18:10 (twenty years ago) link
Re their most deliberately unlistenable music, it's 'An American in Paris' that really, really blew my mind. First use of looped breakbeat ever? If you have a migraine, this'll cure it; if you don't, you'll get one.
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Friday, 26 September 2003 22:47 (twenty years ago) link
― mentalist (mentalist), Saturday, 27 September 2003 01:48 (twenty years ago) link
most SH vinyl isn't especially valuable as it's not altogether scarce. only the stuff pre-"Dead Eyes Opened" is worth anything more than RRP
― the surface noise (electricsound), Saturday, 27 September 2003 02:31 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Saturday, 27 September 2003 02:32 (twenty years ago) link
Anyway, not only do they have a tight friendship/remix relationship with SEVERED HEADS, and not only is the lead guy in the band also named Stephen Jones (just like the guy in Severed Heads, just to make things confusing...), but Red Martian have released a split album with BOB HUND, this great indie rock band from Sweden. They're apparently semi-known everywhere except the U.S.
http://www.redmartian.com
Specifically, http://www.redmartian.com/index.cgi?mp3 .. I'd pass over the "No More SUV" song, but the tracks off glasses cannot go to the puzzle are good though.
Severed Heads do a remix of the first song/mp3 from that album.. it's on this odd compilation from this year called The Music Of The Members Of The SDF Public Access Unix System Vol 02, and the remix is just brilliant.
― donut floccinaucinihilipilification (donut), Saturday, 20 August 2005 07:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― donut floccinaucinihilipilification (donut), Saturday, 20 August 2005 07:14 (eighteen years ago) link
severed heads are one of my greatest influences. full stop.
― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Saturday, 20 August 2005 08:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― donut floccinaucinihilipilification (donut), Saturday, 20 August 2005 08:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― jimmy glass (electricsound), Saturday, 20 August 2005 11:30 (eighteen years ago) link
Anyway, Red Martian! Again, I've lived in Seattle for many years, and have sought out new bands, live and not live, in town.. and yesterday was the first I heard of them. It's possible I was just lame enough to never notice them all this time, but I get a feeling this is a band that has given up on wanting to be a "Seattle" band and they want to be an "internet-ional" band that just happens to live here...
Would LOVE to hear these other Severed Heads remixes of their tracks. I love the "FUSEN/Misfigured Balloon" remix.
― donut floccinaucinihilipilification (donut), Saturday, 20 August 2005 18:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Saturday, 20 August 2005 18:25 (eighteen years ago) link
Tom is currently working on video ideas featuring elements from our designer/bassist. We've not decided which song will get the video treatment, but it may be FUSEN and probably MEGANE. We've also been recording a new album entitled SLOW MOTION SAMURAI which develops more of the sound we had on the CD EP. Yes, its hit or miss with us. Did you know we even have a tune that sounds like YMO?? We've been known to break into RYDEEN in the middle of our set.
And donut has it spot on - We live in Seattle, but we're not really a Seattle band. Making it in Seattle is essentially a waste of time and money. Its not that there is no place to play or no 'scene' .. there is, but its very into itself with who knows who. Its much more enjoyable to go to Farnworth/Bolton and other places in the North and meet those people. Its just much more friendly and less competitive.
You mentioned LOVELESS Records. Interestingly enough, we're working with a label in Manchester called VALENTINE. Now here is the real deal: We're influenced by VELVET UNDERGROUND, KRAFTWERK, SEVEREDED HEADS, DEAD KENNEDYS and YMO. MBV comes into play, but isn't near the top of the list. We don't want to be like MBV, because we just can't. Here is the thing .. we've got a Prophet 2002 plus .. I hit one single chord, adjust the filter EG and play a few sequenced notes .. instantly you're an inbetween track somewhere on the loveless LP. Its totally unavoidable, because what makes MBV so brilliant applies to KRAFTWERK as well .. minimalist simplicity! So, rather than worry about all of that, we just play what sounds good to us and have fun .. and especially go DIY as much as we can.
― Stephen Jones, Saturday, 22 April 2006 17:08 (seventeen years ago) link
cut copy & the presets, ha. how, uh, listened-to are severed heads in aussie at the moment?
― etc, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 00:07 (fifteen years ago) link
time for tom to reform!!
― electricsound, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 00:11 (fifteen years ago) link
How is it that no one freaking acknowledged Stephen Jones' contribution to the thread??!?!
― Sean Carruthers, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 05:39 (fifteen years ago) link
...that's a very good question.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 05:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Because it's obviously a Stephen Jones from Red Martian, not the Stephen Jones from Severed Heads.
― energy flash gordon, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 08:33 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i was trying before to work out who red martian were
― electricsound, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 08:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Ron Gallipoli (ex Sharpie Crows)'s stuff has been giving me a Severed Heads buzz:
http://rongallipoli.bandcamp.com/album/agrokomplex
Been a good day for randomly sifting through all the Severed Heads stuff up on Bandcamp ... never enough live versions or demos of "Heart of the Party", eh.
― etc, Tuesday, 24 November 2015 07:43 (eight years ago) link