Summer Killing Spree (actions)

The GNAW debut is nearing completion. It looks like the killer Conspiracy Records label will be releasing the album in Europe (possibly worldwide), domestic release is TBA at this moment.  The final KHANATE album is completed and we're in release discussions at this time. I emitted some vocals and other noises for my friend Darea for a track on the upcoming A Taste For Decay (Swe) album. Also, I just screamed my wretched guts out for a Brent Gutzeit/Kevin Drumm collab. That's gonna be a killer!   On the film/video side of things, I'm starting a new gig at a place called Perceptional on August 1st. I've been freelancing the last month working on lots of TV Land stuff and a really cool animated trailer pitch for Disney with some boring corporate shite thrown in for bad measure. BuzzKill is screening during the summer (no info at the moment). We're hoping it gets sold soon so the masses can see it on the big screen.   I'm open to all video/film work so feel free to inquire my services for any TV Spots, music vids, corporate, and of course features. The word "blog" makes me vomit.

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BuzzKill
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

Since I'm getting so many questions about the feature I'm editing, heres some info:

 In the dark comedy "BuzzKill", a struggling British writer's stab at fame is jeopardized when a serial killer steals his car and the only copy of his script. He soon learns it doesn't matter how you get famous, just that you are famous.

The cast includes: Daniel Raymont, Darrell Hammond, Mike Starr, Krysten Ritter, Larry Hankin, Reiko Aylesworth, Lance Kinsey, Martin Short & Richard Kind.

Directed by: Steven Kampmann
Written by: Steven Kampmann & Matt Smollon
Produced by: Thomas Hanna, Dylan Hundley, Barry Shapiro, Samara Yeshaiek
Dir of Photography: Stephen Treadway
Film Editor: Alan Dubin
Composer: Michael Levey
Audio Mix: Anthony Erice

imdb.com/title/tt1093355

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GNAW
Category: Music

GNAW

GNAW is

-Alan Dubin (ex- Khanate/OLD)  vox/other

-Carter Thornton (Enos Slaughter/IZITITIZ)  guitarded/other

-Jamie "The Bog" Sykes (ex- Burning Witch/ Th. Hammer)   Thundergod

-Jun Mizumachi (ex- Ike Yard)   JuNoiseTerror/other

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So far 2 songs have been spewed forth and they are killers. I don't even know what fuckin' genre they are (HellWarElectro?) We plan on having a full release done by the summer. Tell your mother "JAGERMEISTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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kHanATE scribbles
Category: Music

..	unholydeathguitarist (udmguitarist) wrote, @ 2006-09-25 20:44:00

Current mood:	blah
Current music:	still more Khanate than you can handle, buddy

"commuted" is my favorite khanate ditty.

The thing that everybody gets about Khanate is that they're slow. Like, really, really, really slow. They favor tempos so hideously stunted that you can't really imagine them being possible to play without visual cues, with so few notes at such an immense crawl that it's almost impossible to recognize what they're playing as actual music (although it is, deeply perverted though it may be).

Now grok this, doom childe:

See those six notes sitting right next to each other? If you played this on a guitar, at a reasonable tempo (say, 90-120 bpm), you'd have a riff that climbs up the scale at a brisk, hip-wigglin' pace. Now, take the ends of that measure and pull them apart, far apart, until the notes aren't even remotely close together anymore, until what resembled a nice set of steps has suddenly turned into a series of endless slopes. That's the Khanate School of Time Travel at work -- playing so slowly, with so much space between the notes, that if they got any slower they'd be playing the song backwards. Most of THINGS VIRAL moves at what could best be described as "cloud speed" -- notes hang and scream endlessly as shuddering, ass-quaking bass waves drone like a series of earthquakes bleeding into one another, and a simple riff takes literally minutes to play out. It's time drawn out to its most ridiculous extreme, a pace so glacial and so minimalist that it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to recognize as an actual song with distinct measures, riffs, and movements.

"No Joy," from the self-titled first album, is the "catchiest" thing on the album precisely because it's the "fastest" (it's slow, but moves just fast enough to be able to distinguish where the beats are and where a riff begins and ends, for instance), in spite of the fact that it's still pretty out there -- the whole first album sounds like early Swans and Blind Idiot God jamming on St. Vitus, all heaviness and droning open space moving in slo-mo.

The only real consistent thing about Khanate's trajectory so far has been that they've gotten better (and slower) with every new release. Otherwise, their albums have all been fairly different, no small feat for a band working in such narrow confines with such a minimalist palette. (Godflesh tried this too, but after the first ep and STREETCLEANER, were never really this consistently focused again, although they came real, real close on MERCILESS and at times on PURE.) For them, getting "better" has been less about changing anything and more about getting a better grip on the concept, execution, and recording. That's especially true of vocalist Alan Dubin, whose psychopathic lyrics and hideous, tortured psychotic delivery reached a truly blood-curdling apex on THINGS VIRAL, surely one of the most harrowing albums ever recorded (and almost as difficult to sit through in one sitting as the Swans masterpiece of room-clearing uberklang, PUBLIC CASTRATION IS A GOOD IDEA).

My favorite of the whole bunch is THINGS VIRAL, the cd version (I have both, but that's the one I listen to most), which it takes approximately 70+ minutes for them to play four songs, all of them about vast, psychotic rage; violent, psychopathic urges; and death. Lots of death. The bass doesn't even sound like a bass, but more like a buzzing, dying drone, like power stations failing in what might be an actual rhythm if it weren't being played at a speed close to motionless; the beats are minimal but potent, with masterful use of cymbals in particular; and Dubin -- well, he's clearly possessed with a whole assload of demons, and he's all splattered in blood and has you by the arm and won't let you go because he's got to lean in and make you understand, and all you can do is listen while your blood runs cold and hope he doesn't kill you. Dubin favors psychodramas populated by unhinged psychopaths, killers who've changed their minds and are trying to will their dead back to life, men consumed by madness on the verge of striking out, psychotic killers raving through the crack under the door from the confines of straightjackets in a padded room. This is the ultimate expression of pained, hopeless doom: Even if the insanely slow anti-songs weren't bumming you out with their poky tempos and feedback and droning hoodoo shit, this crazy fuck howling about erasing people and commuting souls and death and violence will ruin the rest of your day.

CAPTURE & RELEASE is much like THINGS VIRAL, only more so, with Dubin's vocals way up front from the word go and the rest of the band easing back into an even more minimalist (and increasingly less overtly metallic) approach. This time they take an eternity to play just two songs (one 18 minutes long, the other 25 minutes). This is what they call genius, folks, and this time around they also make it a lot more obvious that they're influenced far more by minimalists like Steve Reich and Alvin Lucier than by the metal lot they've been lumped in with. One of the problems with the band originally appearing on Southern Lord and the amount of metal in the band's pedigree (Plotkin and Dubin were once in Old, O'Malley has played guitar for half a dozen avant-garde metal bands, including Burning Witch and more currently Sunn O)))) . This has led a lot of people to believe they are a metal band, which I don't think is true, although I do think the first two albums are least recognizable as a very mutant, avant-garde form of metal. C&E is kind of pushing it, although I'm not sure where.....

So what we're talking about here is a band that's closer to performance art than metal, as scary and grandiose as Diamanda Galas* or Swans but even slower, like the musical equivalent of Michael Gira's collection of sociopathic fables, THE CONSUMER, or perhaps a distant, colder cousin to the brilliant Golden Palominos album with Nicole Blackman, DEAD INSIDE. It's a sound that's certainly ripe for being hated by the vast majority of the public, and some of the funniest things I've ever read have been comments from angry / offended / befuddled listeners tagged onto reviews / store listings for Khanate albums. ["Dude, I spent the whole album listening to them tune up, waiting for it to start -- and then it was over!"]

And now it's over, o boo hoo hoo....

At least we'll get at least two more albums out of the deal. They were in the middle of mixing the latest one when Plotkin (bassist) announced he was leaving, prompting O'Malley (guitarist, "leader") to shut it down completely, and there's another that was going to be assembled at some point from C&E session outtakes. And I wouldn't be surprised if some other bits 'n pieces surface. Still, the whole thing is a severe bummer....

On the plus side, I guess now this means I can go back to playing slow again. Oooo!
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* I would kill to hear Diamanda Galas backed by a band like Khanate.

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R.I.P. KHANATE

Recent discussions have dictated a direction where KHANATE has called it a day. Thanks for the six years of attention, interest, touring, megastructure and tension. We will continue to pursue the release of our 4th studio work (which is in the mixing phase) and the Japanese reissues of our first two releases, via Daymare. REPRINTED FROM IDEOLOGIC.ORG WITHOUT PERMISSION

Good luck to my doom brothers with their sonic persuits. Full support.

-dubin666

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dubin666: A new project of sikkkness has already birthed. Announcement soon, fuck hype!

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How To Shit In Iraq
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

* Say before entering the toilet: In the name of Allah, O Allah! I seek refuge with You from all offensive and wicked things (Al-Bukhaaree)
* One should enter the toilet with the left foot and leave with the right foot.
* One must wear a hat when in the toilet.
* It is not permissible to enter the toilet whilst carrying or wearing anything bearing the name of Allah, such as the Quran, or any book with the name of Allah in it, or jewelry such as bracelets or necklaces engraved with the name of Allah.
* One should remain silent whilst in the toilet. Talking, reading, answering greetings or greeting others, sneezing or coughing is forbidden.
* One should not face nor turn your back on Mecca whilst relieving yourself. One should sit at 90 degrees.
* One should be out of sight of people when going to the toilet.
* It is forbidden to relieve oneself whilst standing up, lying down or if you are completely nude.
* One should avoid going to the toilet anywhere where people may take rest or gather for any purpose.
* Do not raise clothes until you get close to the ground and do not uncover the body any more than is needed.
* One should sit on the feet (e.g. squat) keeping thighs wide apart with the stress on the left foot.
* Do not look to the private parts of the body nor the waste matter passed from the body.
* Do not sit more than needed.
* Do not spit, blow nose, look hither and thither, touch the body unnecessarily nor look towards the sky but relieve oneself with the eyes downcast in modesty.
* After relieving oneself it is essential to perform Istinjaa (washing with water) of the anus and/or genitals with the left hand and water. The precise mode of performing Istinjaa has also been defined by religious leaders: "At the beginning of Istinja, it is preferable to use toilet paper three times. If Istinjaa is being done on a hot day, then the person should start from the front to the back and then from the back to the front and the third time from the front to the back. If Istinjaa is being done on a cold day, then he should begin from the back to the front. After wiping, he should wash his hand first and then he should cleanse himself with two fingers and three fingers if necessary together with pouring water. When using the two fingers, one should keep the middle finger in front and the ring and index finger behind it. After beginning with the fingers in this position, he should bring the ring finger forward and rub with the middle finger and ring finger. Thereafter, he will wipe with the index finger, if necessary. He should continue until all the impurity and smell is removed. The left over water after Istinjaa is paak only if there is no impurity in it." (Mufti Ebrahim Desai) And further: "To wash the orifice with water, even though no filth is stuck to it after relieving oneself, is desirable. If the filth is sticking to it (less than a Dirham or equal to it) then the use of water is 'Sunnah' (optional) and in the case the filth stuck to the orifice is more than a Dirham then its washing with the water is 'Fard'. (obligatory)" Islamic Academy
* Other than toilet paper, water and the left hand Istinjaa can be performed with earth, grit, stones and worn-out cloths provided they are all clean. It is forbidden to perform Istinyaa with bone, any edible item, dry dung, baked brick, potsherd, coal, fodder, writing paper and anything which has even a small value.
* After this process the hands should also be washed.
* When leaving the toilet one should say the following prayer: Praise be to Allah who relieved me of the filth and gave me relief.

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Newest Khanate album!

Demon spit shall be cast this week for the next kHanATE monster spewed forth by yours truly and captured by Plotkin. No further info shall be given for now.

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stonerrock.com

slomo james [edited 0 times]		[1/10/2006 5:51:48 AM]
Reply Subject: Tell me about Khanate
I think they bring out the worst aspects of record collectors are pretentious assholes in me. I have everything, but cannot actually really listen to any of it (bar, perhaps, the first album). It makes me feel exceptionally uncomfortable and makes my brain fizz and itch. All so bleak. It's like all the space in the music magnifies my every failure as a human!!

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Khanate Interview excerpt TBA

5. How much of your lyrics come from personal experience and how much from imagination and how much of a gap is there between the two?

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KHANATE - DVD & VINYL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGES

HYDRAHEAD RECORDS SHOP


Hydrahead Records has available now in limited packages:

-CAPTURE & RELEASE limited edition vinyl (available in 4 colors)

-DEAD & LIVE AKTIONS DVD (contains a video short entitled DEAD shot in HighDef as well as 4 bearded live vids - hidden fucked up "easter eggs" etc). You've been waiting for this dvd forever. As yummy as a wet kiss from your dead granny.

-T-Shirt and Hoodie:
Designed by A. Turner/Feral Pig.
Gold and Silver ink printed on a black t-shirt and/or black zip hoodie. The hoodie features a different front design than the t-shirt. The back of the hoodie is the same as the front of the t-shirt, and the placement is also in the lower right.

-Slipmat:
Design via SOMA - White ink on a black, 16oz record player slipmat.

see the Hydrahead Records online shop for details:
http://www.hydraheadshop.com/

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