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mercredi 16 mai 2012

Aqua Nebula Oscillator

" ... Aqua Nebula Oscillator captures the waves emanating from the cosmos to

launch its space music to the face of the whole world ... " (David Sphaer'Os)

Aqua Nebula Oscillator, a Parisian garage & psychedelic rock outfit, was formed in 1999 by David Sphaer'Os, a fan of dark psychedelic rock culture, parallel dimensions, voodoo, ethnic trance, horror and cult movies from the 20’s to the 60’s, painters like Hieronymus Bosch or Salvador Dali, dark underground literature (H. P. Lovecraft, Isidore Ducasse, Antonin Artaud), UFOs, aliens and they create a similar atmosphere in their music. Each gig turns into a rocking, psychedelic, apocalyptic, spacey trance!!! On stage they can play 3-minute songs or long improvisations. Each concert is different depending on the energy of the band and the public.

Through 'long spatially improvised performances' in Paris, they could solidify their ensemble and musical style much influenced by Hawkwind, MC5, Shankar, Sun Ra or Silver Apples. After the European tour they nearly split up but David worked on producing experimental tunes and made an effort to reform the band with the help of Juan Trip' (drums, percussion), Takumi Iida (bass) and David Alfonso Gallego (voices & epileptic dance). As a result, Aqua Nebula Oscillator could make a success of 'Happening impro' concerts with cultic rituals and release their eponymous debut album from Pan European Recording in February 2008.

Sadly this dream could not go on for a long while...they broke up soon. David, apart from the other members and left alone, traveled in London for Garage Psychedelic Festival. He met a charming dancer named Shazzula, ringing his bell. David at once invited her to Paris as a vocalist, call Simon Bouteloup (bass) one of the founding members, and recruited Vince Posadzki from Quebec (drums, guitars) - Aqua Nebula Oscillator came back as a different ensemble. Emphasizing stoner & epileptic psychedelia, they released the second album "Under The Moon Of...", recorded in Juan's studio, in November 2008.

Since 2009, Vince Posadzki was replaced by Antoine Hadjioannou (from Aluk Todolo) on drums, and the band added a new bass player: Victor Rassov. After four years in the band, Shazzula left in november 2010, and since then, she toured with Farflung & White Hills...

Aqua Nebula Oscillator is not a classical rock band. This band is authentic and free and they do almost everything by themselves. They are living in autarky in a 15th century cave that looks like a "cabinet de curiositées" from the 19th century, full of strange instruments, valve amps, echo boxes, skeletons, grigri and strange sculptures!! They create their own costumes, record covers and songs in their universe far away from the nauseous and miserable meanders of this century. Beware, beware it's not just music; it's a way of life!!!

The band has 2 LP's and one 7" single out on Pan European Recording, 1 EP out on Assommer (USA), 1 LP on Funeral Folk (Belgium), a road movie called "Van International" filmed by Juan Trip (watch here: http://stagevu.com/video/okzaqkszivjz), 3 short movies by Marco Laguna and 1 short movie by Axelle von Doorpp. They have done many gigs, an European tour with The Cult and they've warmed up for Sky Saxon (The Seeds), The Dead Weather, The Black Angels, Black Acid etc...
Aqua Nebula Oscillator is a band that has had different formations, each one of them has made an album.

They have also been featured on the Klangbad Festival sampler of 2007 with a live track: "Take a long walk", and on Pan European Recording compilations "Voyage":
"Voyage 1 - Facing The History Of French Modern Psychedelic Music" (21 jan'2008) including "Ready To Fly" by Aqua Nebula Oscillator, & "Beware" by Musikasphaera * ,
"Voyage 2 - Mort Pour La France - French Underground Voodoo Music" (24 jan'2011) including "Dead Souls" by Aqua Nebula Oscillator, & "Seance Friction" by Shazzula.
Both volumes include tracks by Juan Trip' and Turzi (former members of Aqua Nebula).
[ * Musikasphaera is a side-project by David Sphaer'Os & Shazzula. When Shazzulla left the band, late'2010, the remaining members of the band performed a time as Os'Sphaeratü. See the two last videos of the "live" playlist below... ]

They signed to Tee Pee Records for release of a new LP "Third" on June 5, 2012.

David Sphaer'Os : guitar, vocals, sitar, organ
Victor Rassov : bass, vocals
Simon Bouteloup : guitar, organ
Adrian Bang : drums

" Aqua Nebula Oscillator " (LP / 2008) >.rar<

" Under The Moon Of ... " (LP / 2008) >.rar<

" Excavation " (12" EP / 2010) >.rar<

" Caves Recordings 1998-2008 " (LP / 2010) >.rar<

" Lucifer / Dead Soul " (7" single / 2011)

" Third " (LP / 2012) > Preview <

Compilations:

"Klangbad Festival 2007" sampler (2 july'2007)

"Voyage 1 - Facing The History Of French Modern Psychedelic Music" (21 jan'2008),
"Voyage 2 - Mort Pour La France - French Underground Voodoo Music" (24 jan'2011)

myspace : http://www.myspace.com/aquanebulaoscillator

Last.fm : http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Aqua+Nebula+Oscillator

tumblr : http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/aqua-nebula-oscillator

Interviews & other articles:
Psychotropic Zone (dec'2010 / eng.): http://www.unimeri.com/PsychotropicZone/interview_018.en.php
Shazzula regarding Aqua Nebula Oscillator (nov'2010 / eng.):
http://shazzula.blogspot.fr/2010/11/regarding-aqua-nebula-oscillator.html
Rock Times (march'2010 / fr.):
http://www.rock-times.com/c-3-interviews/aqua-nebula-oscillator%C2%A0-interview
Shazzula works in sound (eng.): http://shazzula.blogspot.fr/p/zzv-works-in-sound.html
Grandcrew profile (eng./fr.): http://www.grandcrew.com/fr/artists/aquanebulaoscillator
with videos live @ "Euro Visions", Point Éphémère, Paris, july 11th 2008 (app. 30 min.)
Fumetti promo (fr.): http://www.fumettipromo.com/?page_id=41

Albums reviews:
First LP reviews (fr.): http://neospheres.free.fr/disques/aqua-nebula.htm
http://www.desoreillesdansbabylone.com/2008/03/aqua-nebula-oscillator-aqua-nebula.html
"Under The Moon Of..." review (eng.):
http://rocketrecordings.blogspot.fr/2009/06/on-decks-4-aqua-nebula-oscillator-under.html
"Excavation" EP review: Assomer blogspot (eng.):
http://assommer.blogspot.fr/p/aqua-nebula-oscillator.html
"Third" LP review (eng.): http://www.thesodashop.us/2012/04/04/aqua-nebula-oscillator-to-release-new-album-third-on-june-5-2012/
"Third" preview @ AllMusic : http://www.allmusic.com/album/third-r2456632

More reviews (various languages), pictures, flyers & posters, and music
on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/aquanebulaoscillator/photos

Buying links @ Indie Rock Mag : http://www.indierockmag.com/artiste7423.html

YouTube playlist : Aqua Nebula Oscillator (20 clips) :

YouTube playlist : Aqua Nebula Oscillator live ! (2002-2012 / 39 clips) :

" Dead Soul " (live radio session France Culture, may 10th 2012) :

Aqua Nebula Oscillator - Dead Soul par franceculture

mercredi 4 mai 2011

Core

Core was a stoner rock band from New Jersey during the late 1990s. The heavy rock trio Core consists of guitarist/singer Finn, bassist Carmine, and drummer Tim. The group's intense mix of jazz, metal, and classic rock debuted in 1996 on their Atlantic Records release "Revival"; three years later, the group returned with "The Hustle Is On", which was released on MIA Records and added acoustic elements to their sound.

"Somewhere between Hendrix, Cream and Blue Cheer with 70's Miles Davis, a blissful psychedelic journey into the new breed of acid rock".

Core debuted with their first album, "Revival", in 1996 on Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Billy Anderson and supported by tours with Fu Manchu, Clutch and Orange 9mm. Despite this publicity, the album suffered due to limited promotion. The band bounced back in 1999 with their follow up, "The Hustle Is On" on MIA Records and Tee Pee Records. Produced by Eric Rachel, this album features artwork by Arik Roper. The album was supported by a tour entitled "Riff Rock Railroad," which also featured Atomic Bitchwax and Nebula. The album mixes stoner, psychedelic rock, punk and jazz music. It contains several instrumental tracks, sometimes long and sometimes just like intermede which gives the album a sort of jam-like feeling. The album begins with the "Monolith" sound of the science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrick.

The last track's name features "AuH2O" which means goldwater (Au=gold, H20=water).

This album was produced and mixed by Core. Tracks 1,2,4,5,7, were Recorded At Sub Sound and engineered by Stacey "Springdale" Phelon (Engineer on Monster Magnet's first album "Spine Of God"). The other tracks were recorded at Trax East with Eric Rachell. It was mastered at West Side Music by Al Douches.

In addition to the two albums, Core was also featured on the MeteorCity Records compilation "Welcome to Meteor City" (1997), an album that showcased numerous Kyuss-like bands and helped establish MeteorCity. They also contributed "Soul Shaker" (a cover of Aerosmith's "Soul Saver") to the Small Stone Records tribute compilation "Right in the Nuts" (2000). The unreleased song "The Godfather" appears on the Red Sun compilation "Stone Deaf Forever" (2001). The song "Fleetwood" appears on the Tee Pee Records compilation "Guerrilla Jukebox Vol.1" (2003).

In 2004, Finn Ryan replaces Ed Mundel in the group The Atomic Bitchwax.