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[CULTUREINDUSTRY] SINGLE LAUNCH PARTY
Friday 17th September
Duke of Clarence
140 Rotherfield Street, Islington
Free entry
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Live sets (8-10pm):
[cultureindustry]
The Violets
Snow White
DJ sets (10pm-3am):
Sym & Guy (Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster)
Rory (Trash, Our Disco)
Howard Monk (Knom, Billy Mahonie)
And more…
The first [cultureindustry] single, DJ Ascetic Loves Himself Badly/The Recognitions, is out now on seven-inch vinyl (Static Caravan, VAN83).
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Praise for the single:
“Leaves you feeling all goose pimply after one listen. In short, a fantastic taste of post-rock that makes you want to shake people. If there is a god out there make this band as big as Radiohead. I know it’s only a single, but trust me, it’s that good.” TOHELLWITH…
“Their unique combination of relentless noise and eerie posturing is nothing short of brilliant” THE FLY
“As debut singles go, the first offering from [CULTUREINDUSTRY] on Static Caravan does notably well at giving its listeners the willies whilst barely batting an eyelid […] The bizarrely- (but also uncomfortably-) titled ‘DJ Ascetic Loves Himself Badly’ sprawls about in a desolate but enthralling manner, with melodically matter-of-fact tone and unfolding guitar lines, like Radiohead’s ‘My Iron Lung’ stretched mozzarella-style over an intense (but not stark) post-everything moodscape. Other ‘A-side’ ‘The Recognitions’, meanwhile, places the bar even higher up when it comes on like a severely bloodshot Joy Division wrapping themselves in a slow anaconda action around Mark E Smith’s notebook, all growling and snarling lyrics about American architecture and terrestrial television set upon piercingly low basslines and feedback with an aural-hallucinatory bent. Advanced already, it seems. Don’t have nightmares.” DROWNEDINSOUND
“The rumbling bass of "DJ Ascetic Loves Himself Badly" is replete with spiky guitars and a sense of foreboding in the vocal performance. The song builds like some nightmarish post-punk vision of apocalypse; the song's crescendo is impressive, building layers of guitars and despairing lyrics. "The Recognitions" is probably even more impressive sounding, not unlike some of At the Drive-In's work in its rambling chorus lines and shifting vocals. Doom-ridden, bass-heavy verses are complimented by drum patterns and a neat bunch of words […] an impressive debut.” GODISINTHETV
“Culture Industry’s […] brand of agit anti pop is awash with caustic fervour, both dense and intense so much so that you can literally feel the hairs on the back off your neck rise to attention. Tipped by head Static boy as the band to watch this year, he wasn’t kidding. This two track debut is extremely limited to 500 copies and will sure as hell fly out the racks faster than bottled water from a hastily set up corner shop in the middle of the Sahara. Brutal and foreboding, Culture Industries legacy owes much to PIL and early grind Killing Joke as it they do to the thickening hardcore groove of Big Black, ‘DJ ascetic loves himself badly’ oozes in its own wretchedness, dark, unloved and uncaring yet distractively engaging enough to set the pulses racing and the inner rage simmering coolly. ‘The recognitions’ over on the flip equally toys with darkly spun textures, underpinned by a subtle dub core groove to its bosom around which uneasily fits a splintered angular art rock dynamic that at times veers towards the more macabre moments from Bauhaus’ back catalogue festering hurtfully with the stalking glee of a serial killer closing on their next victim, in other words, its rather smart. Another winner for the Caravan set.” LOSINGTODAY
Links:
www.cultureindustry.co.uk
www.snowwhiteband.co.uk
www.theviolets.co.uk
www.knom.co.uk
www.trashclub.co.uk
www.eightiesmatchbox.com
[CULTUREINDUSTRY] SINGLE LAUNCH PARTY
Friday 17th September
Duke of Clarence
140 Rotherfield Street, Islington
Free entry
***
Live sets (8-10pm):
[cultureindustry]
The Violets
Snow White
DJ sets (10pm-3am):
Sym & Guy (Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster)
Rory (Trash, Our Disco)
Howard Monk (Knom, Billy Mahonie)
And more…
The first [cultureindustry] single, DJ Ascetic Loves Himself Badly/The Recognitions, is out now on seven-inch vinyl (Static Caravan, VAN83).
***
Praise for the single:
“Leaves you feeling all goose pimply after one listen. In short, a fantastic taste of post-rock that makes you want to shake people. If there is a god out there make this band as big as Radiohead. I know it’s only a single, but trust me, it’s that good.” TOHELLWITH…
“Their unique combination of relentless noise and eerie posturing is nothing short of brilliant” THE FLY
“As debut singles go, the first offering from [CULTUREINDUSTRY] on Static Caravan does notably well at giving its listeners the willies whilst barely batting an eyelid […] The bizarrely- (but also uncomfortably-) titled ‘DJ Ascetic Loves Himself Badly’ sprawls about in a desolate but enthralling manner, with melodically matter-of-fact tone and unfolding guitar lines, like Radiohead’s ‘My Iron Lung’ stretched mozzarella-style over an intense (but not stark) post-everything moodscape. Other ‘A-side’ ‘The Recognitions’, meanwhile, places the bar even higher up when it comes on like a severely bloodshot Joy Division wrapping themselves in a slow anaconda action around Mark E Smith’s notebook, all growling and snarling lyrics about American architecture and terrestrial television set upon piercingly low basslines and feedback with an aural-hallucinatory bent. Advanced already, it seems. Don’t have nightmares.” DROWNEDINSOUND
“The rumbling bass of "DJ Ascetic Loves Himself Badly" is replete with spiky guitars and a sense of foreboding in the vocal performance. The song builds like some nightmarish post-punk vision of apocalypse; the song's crescendo is impressive, building layers of guitars and despairing lyrics. "The Recognitions" is probably even more impressive sounding, not unlike some of At the Drive-In's work in its rambling chorus lines and shifting vocals. Doom-ridden, bass-heavy verses are complimented by drum patterns and a neat bunch of words […] an impressive debut.” GODISINTHETV
“Culture Industry’s […] brand of agit anti pop is awash with caustic fervour, both dense and intense so much so that you can literally feel the hairs on the back off your neck rise to attention. Tipped by head Static boy as the band to watch this year, he wasn’t kidding. This two track debut is extremely limited to 500 copies and will sure as hell fly out the racks faster than bottled water from a hastily set up corner shop in the middle of the Sahara. Brutal and foreboding, Culture Industries legacy owes much to PIL and early grind Killing Joke as it they do to the thickening hardcore groove of Big Black, ‘DJ ascetic loves himself badly’ oozes in its own wretchedness, dark, unloved and uncaring yet distractively engaging enough to set the pulses racing and the inner rage simmering coolly. ‘The recognitions’ over on the flip equally toys with darkly spun textures, underpinned by a subtle dub core groove to its bosom around which uneasily fits a splintered angular art rock dynamic that at times veers towards the more macabre moments from Bauhaus’ back catalogue festering hurtfully with the stalking glee of a serial killer closing on their next victim, in other words, its rather smart. Another winner for the Caravan set.” LOSINGTODAY
Links:
www.cultureindustry.co.uk
www.snowwhiteband.co.uk
www.theviolets.co.uk
www.knom.co.uk
www.trashclub.co.uk
www.eightiesmatchbox.com