Well, the apocalypse didn't happen, neither did the collaboration with Snakecharmer due to shit weather. No one thought it would rain on December 21st in Canada. Think of us as the saviours of the world, because had we played clearly the apocalypse would have happened. We'll be sure to get together soon and work out some times to actually collaborate and perform. Hopefully with no chance of rain. We're nihilistic, but death by electrical shock is a bit too much.
More last minute changes to the Watching 7" mix before it heads off for pre-mastering, then to the plant. I'm finally happy with the mix, had to bring up the snare and finalize the song names. Been working with the order as well. So the Watching 7" is:
A Side:
Listening
Listening 2
B Side:
Watching
We posted Watching on Soundcloud already. If you dig it, you'll like this whole 7". Mid tempo punk songs, with oscillators, tape loops, samples, metal percussion and noise. Think Born Against meets Test Dept with an undercurrent of Confuse. Bandcamp will be available soon, at that time I believe we'll offer the whole thing for free. When it's back from the plant, I'd like to get the price point about $6 North America plus postage. There's only going to be 200 of them, and more if the demand is such that we need more.
Already working on the Citizens 7" which will tackle the themes of how people respond to media manipulation - covering the range of emotions from fear, paranoia, impotence, and silence. Three songs are written, one partially recorded. I suspect these will be faster shorter bursts and maybe we'll continue the tradition of one longer blast on side B of the records.
Also working on a Skull Servant NE/SE tape to be out mid summer focusing more on the noise constructs that Servant #1 and #2 are crafting. I think it will be a companion piece to the Watching 7" - with the compositions "Satellites Falling From the Sky" and "Watchful Overlord" making up a side of a C-20 each. Recording is done, or as done as these things get, with art being constructed soon. These things take time.
Servant #2 has some solo noise works planned. Cassettes under several different monikers and dealing with many different subject matter. More as those projects develop as well.
We also acquired a button press so I would think that we will be pushing out tiny buttons. Those won't be too expensive. Spread the message, serve your skull.
