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Handmade silkscreened minibox with postcards
It may be difficult for some to acknowledge, but the cold war is over. In its
place: PEOPLE. We have chosen to create new folk devils and to instill new, more
insidious moral panics as a consequence. The War Against what or who?
Reformed Faction is a new band featuring Robin Storey and Mark Spybey. “The War
Against...” is their second CD, following “Vota” (KIanggalerie, 2006). This new
album was cultivated from hours of improvisations made whilst watching Werner
Herzog movies and drinking red wine. Spybey would record Storey and then
manipulate the sounds, combining rough mixes of the pieces with sounds of his
own. Although the most of the music was recorded over the course of a weekend,
it took several months to assemble the album. Themes from the recording sessions
were played in live concerts and then reworked for the final version of the
album.
“The War Against” is presented in a lavishly produced cardboard minibox with
pictures featuring postcards of artwork by the band. It is limited to 400
copies, and closely resembles the packaging for Rapoon’s “From Shadows Sleep”
CD, released in 2006.
Robin Storey was born in 1955 in Cumbria, England. He studied fine arts at
Sunderland University and took classes in electronic and experimental
composition, joining with friends to perform the works of Karlhinz Stockhausen.
In 1979 Storey formed the pioneering industrial group :zoviet*france:, remaining
a member until 1992, when he departed to form Rapoon. Recording and touring as a
solo artist, he his first release was “Dream Circle”, an entrancing fusion of
Indian ragas, African rhythms and experimental textures that anticipated the
evocative soundscapes of the many releases to follow. Also a noted visual artist
and animator, Storey’s work has been exhibited around the world and is in the
collections of many major galleries.
Mark Spybey was born in North Yorkshire, England in 1961. He is a therapist in
the field of mental health care, but has long had an interest in experimental
music, and was a member of :zoviet*france: from 1987 to 1989. After leaving the
band he moved to Canada and worked under the names Dead Voices on Air and
Propeller. He collaborated widely, toured and was vocalist in the acclaimed band
Download (ex-Skinny Puppy). He was also a member of Sofortkontakat!, led by the
late Michael Karoli of Can, and participated in Can’s 30th anniversary shows
1999/2000. Spybey has worked with a variety of artists who inspired his music,
including Damo Suzuki (Can), Faust, Michael Rother (Neu!, Harmonia and Kraftwerk),
Dieter Moebius (Cluster and Harmonia), Genesis P. Orridge (Throbbing Gristle and
Psychic TV), and The Legendary Pink Dots. He returned to England in 2000.
Released on Soleilmoon and available September 7th, 2007.
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Reformed Faction (Robin Storey & Mark Spybey) - The War Against |
CD $19.97
CAD
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