orphx. live at maschinenfest 2008. tape. raubbau raub-068 / pflichtkauf pflicht 081
tracklisting:
a1. la nebuleuse, a2. cracktest, a3. stillpoint, b1. simulacrum, b2.
autogestion, b3. critical mass, b4. burning flags
comes in a slipcase & includes am mp3-download-code. recorded live on october
3rd, 2008, at the kulturfabrik in krefeld, germany. graphic design by stefan
alt. limited edition of 100 copies. release date: 17.09.2018
october 3rd 2008, already 10 years ago, was the last time canadian project
orphx played at the german maschinenfest. it must also be said that it was
already their third time at the festival which featured also other legends like
scorn and fellow canadian hugo girard a.k.a. vromb. and 2008 was also the last
time the festival was at the kulturfabrik in krefeld. so, has orphx been silent
ever since? definitely not.
ever since that 2008 performance orphx hit the big league. their rhythmic
structures, which are in just the right pace to keep on dancing all through
their performance, in combination with the deep analog layered drones, bass-
lines and erratic noise explosions got the attention it deserves from the rest
of the electronic music scene. they've shared line-ups of festivals with famous
names like adam x, luke slater, richie hawtin, sunn o))), jesu and godflesh.
and next to that, europe - and especially berlin - became a second home because
of all of the times they were invited to perform.
one of the reasons orphx got the attention they deserve from the music industry
might be their appearance in the 2014 documentary 'i dream of wires', which
handles the revival of modular synthesizers in the last few decades. christina
and rich are amongst the first to properly embed a modular synthesizer in their
live-setup, which is probably also why it always sound so amazingly deep when
they perform.
the recording of this performance contains one hour of the sound we admire of
orphx. the tracks on this tape cover highlights of the period between 2004 and
2010, with tracks available on hands productions, hymen records and sonic
groove. but none of the tracks are straightforward album versions. because
that's the way they do it live: orphx keeps on developing, improvising,
changing, improving in order to excel ...
so this release marks the beginning of the future for christina and rich, a
future they deserve. and yes, they are that good live, but we in the european
technoïd industrial scene kinda knew that already for about 20 years.
as this is an edition of only 100 copies, you might not want to wait too long
to pick up your actual tape (with mp3 download). in case you are too late,
well, maybe, just maybe, there will be an all-digital version so you can still
enjoy these sounds which - if you look at it within the previously described
perspective - might be considered the evolutionary missing link between
industrial and techno. but do you want to risk missing out?
also available:
orphx. t-shirt. raubbau raub-071
black premium t-shirt with grey frontprint
sizes: s, m, l, xl
discography (excerpt):
live at maschinenfest 2008. tape. raubbau / pflichtkauf. 2018
pitch black mirror. cd/lp. hands productions / sonic groove. 2016
sacrifice. 12inch. sonic groove. 2014
boundary conditions. 12inch. sonic groove. 2013
hunger knows no law. 12inch. sonic groove. 2012
traces ep. 12inch. sonic groove. 2011
radiotherapy. cd. hands productions. 2011
black light. 12inch. sonic groove. 2010
division ep. 12inch. sonic groove. 2009
insurgent flows. cd. hands productions. 2005
circuitbreaking. cd/12inch. hymen records. 2004
interference (w/ the infant cycle). cd. hands productions. 2003
chalice. 10inch. auf abwegen. 2002
other voices. 12inch. hands productions. 2002
the living tissue. cd/2xlp. hands productions. 2001
surface. 12inch. hands productions. 2000
vita mediativa. cd. hands productions. 1999
nullity. 10inch. hands productions. 1998
the final moments (w/ en nihil). tape. isolation / third force. 1997
obsession and progress. tape. bloodlust!. 1996
fragmentation. cd. malignant records. 1996
02. tape. xcreteria. 1994
01. xcreteria. 1993
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