The cassette edition of Quitter / Canady – Psychological Morphology is available now. It is a professionally manufactured tape limited to 50 copies, and comes with a free Bandcamp download code. The price with postage is $16 US / $22 Canada / $32 World. Payment accepted via PayPal to malsonus@yahoo.com or Venmo to @vergeoflight – Each tape will be packed in a protective cardboard sleeve and padded mailer.
Out soon! On cassette (Malsonus) and digital (@dumpsterscore_home_recordings ). Collaboration album between Jonathan Candy (dead world, deathpile, angel of decay, etc.) And Andrew Quitter (regosphere, concrete moon, suburbia melting, etc.). Heavy stoner/sludge/kraut riffs meet pounding beats and intricate synth/industrial sound design. Keep your eyes peeled, 50 copies only! I’m beyond stoked for this to see the light of day! Art by @vergeoflight
Here’s the story behind this unorthodox project…
Back in 2009 some readers will recall I started a solo noise-rock project called Diamond Cult. I only managed to play one show and put a few things out before I realized that it was not a sustainable use of my time. I called it quits in 2011. The one bit of output I am still proud of is my track “Irons in the Fire” that was released on the first Premier Rock Forum-related “Lake of Fake” comp 12 inch. You can check out that track here –https://prfq1.bandcamp.com/album/lake-of-fake-prf-singles-club-q1?t=4 – and the record is cheap on Discogs.
During that time I attempted to do a noise-rock vs dark ambient noise collaboration with a friend, but it did not work out. I blame communication problems on my part, and my waining enthusiasm for Diamond Cult. For my share of the collab I tracked around 45 minutes of guitar and APC synth box sweeps (details on those at the end). The session was recorded by James Plotkin who I had become friends with around that time. I got to play through James’ amp and head combo that he used in Khanate, which was a total treat. I have never been able to afford decent gear, so Mr. Plotkin gave me the best guitar tone I have ever had. My only contribution to that sound was my Boss HM-2 distortion pedal and old Dead World guitar.
After the original collaboration project fizzled those tracks just sat around for years. I knew I wouldn’t let them go to waste, but was waiting for the right opportunity. Andrew Quitter and I had been friends via the noise community for years, so when the prospect of working together came up he accepted my invitation to build something out of my old Plotkin tracks. Everything you will hear on “Psychological Morphology” aside from the guitar and synth box sweeps is Andrew’s work. He spent a long time crafting these into proper songs with very little input from me, and the end result is magical if you ask me.
This is a really oddball album, but I’m proud of what Andrew and I have done, and we hope you enjoy it. If you do, please spread the word.
Thank you. -Jonathan Canady
P.S. or the synth nerds – The majority of my sweeps were done with two APCs (https://sdiy.info/wiki/Atari_Punk_Console) the DAED Feedback Synth, and maybe the Super DAED Overdrive (a converted Boss SD-1 pedal). I’m not positive I used the Overdrive in this session. Those boxes were made by my friend David Talento and were used primarily for my old project with my partner Suzie, Sexual Assault Rifle. The Feedback Synth was also used for the first round of Nightmares releases and 2009 tour. For one track on Quitter / Canady I used one of James’ custom APC creations, but I need to look up what that was called (I will update this post once I find that). I have photos from the session that I will dig up as well.
The tape is now SOLD OUT. Thanks to those of you that bought a copy.
My “post-industrial sludge” project Shadow Structure now has a cassette available of the album “Never Say Never Again”. This is limited to 15 retail copies (and 5 promo copies) only. This very special art edition will not be re-pressed. It is unlikely to be released in another physical format anytime soon, if at all. You can also stream / buy a digital version of the album on Bandcamp.
Here are some details about this release: My good friend Brennan Waters took this on as a labor of love and the results are fantastic. I wanted to do a special physical copy of “Never Say Never Again”, for the die hards out there, that used as little new materials as possible. Brennan bought a lot of old cassette tapes off eBay that contained “conspiracy theory” type recordings of radio programs. He then spliced the tapes down to the correct length and recorded each one straight from the 24bit master files in real time. He UV printed the Shadow Structure logo and spine text on to the corresponding original J-Card (check out a video here), and also cleaned up and UV printed each cassette shell. Every tape comes with an insert track list card, a separate download code, and is wrapped in black letterpressed paper.
I did a remix for Locrian’s new “Solar Lodge” EP. It is available now on Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms. Thank you to Terence, André, and Stephen for asking me to take part!
The EP consists of Locrian’s re-imagination of Coil’s “Solar Lodge” along with remixes of Locrian’s version of the track by Paul Riedl (Blood Incantation), TV-CRIMES (from Domes, a member of Fulci), and Jonathan Canady (Deathpile & Shadow Structure).
André Foisy of Locrian commented: “In 2022, we started looking back to the roots of our project, specifically our mutual interest in experimental, avant-garde, and ambient music. This examination of our foundation as a group led us back to our shared respect for Coil in how they expanded sonic boundaries and explored unconventional themes. From 2014 through the last time we played live in 2016, we closed our live sets with a cover version of “Solar Lodge.” Last year, we recorded our take on that track, a song that alludes to the Coil’s interest in exploring hidden dimensions of consciousness.”
The new issue of Skree Zine features a long-form interview with me (on my art / music and a bunch of recommendations), plus many other BRUTAL things. Skree is a legit old school style print zine that is a blast to flip through. I recommend you order a copy soon!
I am keeping this as low-key as possible, but I also just released a new full length album by my “post-industrial sludge” project Shadow Structure. You can stream/ buy the download now on Bandcamp. There will be a super-limited cassette edition out soon as well.
There is one, or possibly more, collaboration projects currently in the works. My part of the recordings are all done. More on those down the road.
With all that in mind, I wanted to share that I am taking a long hiatus from music to focus on my visual art (as well as just maintaining my sanity while working full time). I am so burned out on all the recording projects in recent years that I am tempted to say I am done with music for good. However knowing myself as I do, I am sure I will get the urge to record (or maybe play live again under the right circumstances) sometime in the future.
I appreciate your interest and support of my musical endeavors. I will continue to post anything related to that work here as it comes out.
Here’s a video for my track “Continuously Abused” off the album “Suffering and Defiance.” The images are excerpted for my video art piece “The Unspeakable” (2019).
My new analog synth heavy electronics CD, “Suffering and Defiance”, is available for a pre-order (at a discounted price). You can hear samples from four tracks as well. If you’re not into CDs it will be for sale soon on Bandcamp with the option of getting a limited edition 11×14” print of the cover artwork.
My new artists’ book is available now for only $6 plus shipping! This very special RISO publication was made in collaboration with my friend Marc Fischer (the man behind Public Collectors).
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