Mike
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Transition Engineer
I will cure the world of this plague of hope...
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Post by Mike on May 18, 2011 22:13:20 GMT
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Post by Tyranor on Oct 4, 2011 21:48:56 GMT
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Post by Master Inferno on Oct 5, 2011 5:08:35 GMT
Fascinating, although the reviewer doesn't seem to realize that Tenements is the conclusion of a trilogy...I certainly wouldn't describe the ending as a "cliffhanger".
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Post by Darkcrawl on Oct 16, 2011 10:45:24 GMT
was that really written for the Washington Times? The mind boggles. Despite some slight inaccuracies, that's a decent review.
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Mike
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Transition Engineer
I will cure the world of this plague of hope...
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Post by Mike on Nov 3, 2011 20:38:41 GMT
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Post by Master Inferno on Nov 3, 2011 23:47:01 GMT
Nice interview. I will indeed keep my eyes peeled, it does make the eyeball touching easier after all.
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Post by St. Mark on Nov 6, 2011 12:27:49 GMT
Good read. Nice timing too, as I'm into another serious phase of Tenementation.
Just noticed the spirallic variation of the Axis logo on the cover from the brighter version slotted into that piece. Urfe knows what else I'm missing / will never spot. Following TAOP is just draining.
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Post by Darkcrawl on Nov 9, 2011 15:14:26 GMT
Yeah, good interview Mike. Something that stood out for me was the use of the 'I' word. I don't think you've used Industrial as a description previously, consciously or otherwise. Words like cinematic, ambient etc, yes, but I don't recall industrial. Is this a change in your perception or have I just been totally oblivious in the past??
My personal thought is there have been textures that I would describe as industrial on every release by The Axis... but it has never been at the fore, though I agree with you that it is much more obvious on 'Urfe'.
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Mike
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I will cure the world of this plague of hope...
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Post by Mike on Nov 9, 2011 15:21:10 GMT
Well, I've really gone off the description "cinematic". Usually in the past we've spoken of a blend of extreme metal and dark ambient, but ultimately there's really nothing ambient about it. Ambient implies it accomodates several levels of attention whereas I think Axis's music is usually about as subliminal as a poke in the eye. Industrial is probably the most permissive catch-all (in the post TG sense, that is).
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Post by Darkcrawl on Nov 10, 2011 15:57:08 GMT
I think so. I've always thought industrial fit quite well but you always seemed to vere away from that term previously  I think cinematic was perhaps slightly more apt to pre-Urfe Axis if anything. If I had to describe your stuff in musical labels, it would be of the 'just horrible, please can we talk about something else' genre. Edit- Regarding (dark) ambient, I hear what you're saying but I think there are many levels of attention to The Axis's music, especially on 'Urfe' but on every release before and since too. If I completely notice/(mis)understand/ vomit upon hearing all the nuances and textures within a month of listening, you've failed, and that hasn't happened yet ;D The destruction to my feeble disposition needs time to fully grasp the depth of horrors available. |
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Mike
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I will cure the world of this plague of hope...
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Post by Mike on Nov 10, 2011 17:39:34 GMT
It's not so much the term 'industrial' I've been uncomfortable with, more 'industrial black metal', in that (a) I don't like to call it black metal and (b) people tend to use 'industrial black metal' to mean stuff like Aborym, Blacklodge, Helel etc.; bleepy dancey stuff in other words.
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