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CONTRASTATE - Life without Agriculture

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: Drone Records SYM:05 Release Year: 2024 Note: an album as "re-imagining" some of the DADAist, futurist, and surrealist clubs of the 20th century, from Moscow 1918 over Tehran 1966 to Münster 1997; a wonderfully surprising and experimental work by the British post industrial and ambient performance trio...-"The arc that links them all is the experimentation, the exchange of ideas, and the platform to perform free from the “social norms” of the time." [Stephen Meixner of Contrastate] - lim. 250 copies - OUT NOW!! check promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACZmOWEB8Eo Price (incl. 19% VAT): €13.00 More Info An album "re-imagining" some of the dadaist, futurist, and surrealist clubs of the 20th century, from Moscow 1918 over Tehran 1966 to Münster 1997; a wonderfully surprising and experimental work by the British post-industrial and ambient performance trio. CONTRASTATE have created an amazing new work that is inspired by some historical, but also newer places (cafes, clubs, cabarets - including fantasised venues that could / should have existed), relating to the glorious times of the 'true' avantgarde. "The arc that links them all is the experimentation, the exchange of ideas, and the platform to perform free from the “social norms” of the time." [Stephen Meixner of Contrastate] The dreamy first half of the album establishes a very sombre and melancholic mood, but when the central pieces "London 1912" and "Zurich 1916" enter it leads to more collagenous and experimental areas, using guitar and bass harmonics, pulsing analogue electronics, spoken words, and all kinds of samples and weird processed sounds. The versatility especially of the second half allows for a fully immersive listening experience, with a vast array of details and twists. "Imagination is subversive, because it puts the possible against the real. That's why you should always use your wildest imagination. Imagination is the biggest gift humanity has received. Imagination makes people human, not work..." [Jan Švankmajer, "Decalogue", Touch Movements, 2017]. CONTRASTATE, formed in 1987, are a trio from London that have operated on the edge of experimental ambient, dark post-industrial, and performative art areas, often using spoken word lyrics with a strong political, anti-imperialistic approach/agitation. Their early 7" for Drone Records "English Embers" (DR-05) became one of the highlights in the series. listen to "Zurich 1916" : https://soundcloud.com/drone-records/contrastate-zurich-1916 watch promo video trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACZmOWEB8Eo retail order: https://www.dronerecords.de/album.view.html?album=22013 ######################### 1. Strasbourg 1928 2. Moscow 1918 3. Rome 1921 4. Berlin 1968 5. London 1912 6. Zurich 1916 7. Münster 1997 8. Tehran 1966 Contrastate: Jonathan Grieve Stephen Meixner Stephen J. Pomeroy Mixed and produced by Contrastate Mastered at Lust Studios Copyright: Contrastate 2023 Contact: blackroserecordings@yahoo.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/contrastate