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SAKI BOMB
SAKI BOMB is a DIY project by Electronica/Ambient producer and musician Christoph Kresse.
A Hamburg Germany transplant artist, based in South Carolina (USA), he creates cosmic electronic soundscapes, mixed with a unique blend of Scottish Bagpipes, world percussion, drum machine beats, field recording samples and lush synths sounds. SAKI BOMB’s music can be upbeat, complex, yet dark at times, invite to dance or daydream. Kresse himself views SAKI BOMB as a transcendent performance act, mixing audio and visual elements into a unique experience.
SAKI BOMB has self-released an entire catalog of EPs and singles since 2010 through his Bandcamp site and performed across the South Eastern US, with performance highlights including Nophest 2013 (Atlanta), TEDx 2012 (Greenville) Drone Fest 2 (Clemson) and WSBF 88.1 Radio. Music blogs, fans, and concert goers compared SAKI BOMB’s sound to established artists such as Boards of Canada, Apex Twin, The Orb and Massive Attack.
In 2015, Kresse recorded and produced the soundtrack to the independent Documentary film SYNTHESIZED ©2014, to be released in 2016.
The fusion of analog haze and digital clearness reflects on SAKI BOMB’s mastery of production and composition work, inviting the listener into a timeless world of electronic, ambient bliss. Elements of deconstructed house, trip hop, IDM, dark ambient techno, organic pulse, handcrafted samples, bagpipes, and modular synth collages sculpt the music that is SAKI BOMB.
SAKI BOMB is a DIY project by Electronica/Ambient producer and musician Christoph Kresse.
A Hamburg Germany transplant artist, based in South Carolina (USA), he creates cosmic electronic soundscapes, mixed with a unique blend of Scottish Bagpipes, world percussion, drum machine beats, field recording samples and lush synths sounds. SAKI BOMB’s music can be upbeat, complex, yet dark at times, invite to dance or daydream. Kresse himself views SAKI BOMB as a transcendent performance act, mixing audio and visual elements into a unique experience.
SAKI BOMB has self-released an entire catalog of EPs and singles since 2010 through his Bandcamp site and performed across the South Eastern US, with performance highlights including Nophest 2013 (Atlanta), TEDx 2012 (Greenville) Drone Fest 2 (Clemson) and WSBF 88.1 Radio. Music blogs, fans, and concert goers compared SAKI BOMB’s sound to established artists such as Boards of Canada, Apex Twin, The Orb and Massive Attack.
In 2015, Kresse recorded and produced the soundtrack to the independent Documentary film SYNTHESIZED ©2014, to be released in 2016.
The fusion of analog haze and digital clearness reflects on SAKI BOMB’s mastery of production and composition work, inviting the listener into a timeless world of electronic, ambient bliss. Elements of deconstructed house, trip hop, IDM, dark ambient techno, organic pulse, handcrafted samples, bagpipes, and modular synth collages sculpt the music that is SAKI BOMB.
Nerdkween
Nerdkween (pronounced "nerd queen") is the stage name for the American singer/songwriter, composer, digital educator and coach, Monica Arrington, who is known for lo-fi recordings and minimalist style of electric guitar playing with added electronic noises. She is also known for a wide range in vocal ability, from haunting and airy tones to gritty and country-like twangs. Her music is a part of the genres noise pop, lo-fi, slowcore or dream pop.
Nerdkween (pronounced "nerd queen") is the stage name for the American singer/songwriter, composer, digital educator and coach, Monica Arrington, who is known for lo-fi recordings and minimalist style of electric guitar playing with added electronic noises. She is also known for a wide range in vocal ability, from haunting and airy tones to gritty and country-like twangs. Her music is a part of the genres noise pop, lo-fi, slowcore or dream pop.
Dendera Bloodbath
The world of Dendera Bloodbath is compact and claustrophobic. Her industrial soundscapes close in on the listener with stark clarity, yet the erratic pulses induce curiosity, like a Discovery Channel program from an alien world. Every extraterrestrial melody from her new EP, Xaoate, unlocks another mystery of the night.
To anyone familiar with Virginia Bliss, the artist behind the Dendera Bloodbath stage presence, this ambitious release is no surprise. Bliss has a knack for experimental theatrics, an endless supply of creative energy, and the ability to use a power drill as more than a stage prop. In addition, the songwriter/producer is the head of the Clandestine Ritual record label.
Xaoate is a shift away from the gothic darkwave of Bliss’ previous record, Queen of the Cauldron Born, towards noise-infused ambience. The pop undertones and traditional song structures are now buried deep beneath the commotion. This doesn’t mean Xaoate is any less complicated than Dendera Bloodbath’s previous work. This EP is both a strong step forward and a look back to the layered beats of her first record, wr wr wr [ankh]. Most notably, the lyrics have been replaced by eerie synth notes which lie dark and heavy on the tracks like grimy odes to ’80s horror scores. Unsurprisingly, Bliss named Moog pioneer Wendy Carlos as one of the main influences on the EP, but she also drew inspiration from Leapt by Radio People. At its most noisy, Xaoate may draw comparisons to Pharmakon’s Abandon, but where Pharmakon is tragic and violent, Dendera Bloodbath is darkly playful.
Over email, Bliss explained the album as a chaos magick charm in which the song titles indicate the intention behind each piece. Each of the five tracks — “Health,” “Legacy,” “Soulmate,” “Triumph,” and “Riches” — were written so that both Bliss and the listener might acquire each particular attribute. The intention behind the record isn’t simply some press release factoid, but changes the listening experience and the perception of the album’s structure. In this new lens, the songs morph from ambient journeys into cosmic assembly lines where the spiritual intersects with the physical.
Often EPs are footnotes to strong careers, but for Dendera Bloodbath this is a bold statement, central to her artistic evolution. To speak of the success of the record as a charm in regards to health, riches, or any other song title may be premature, but one thing is certain: Xaoate is an absolute triumph.
The world of Dendera Bloodbath is compact and claustrophobic. Her industrial soundscapes close in on the listener with stark clarity, yet the erratic pulses induce curiosity, like a Discovery Channel program from an alien world. Every extraterrestrial melody from her new EP, Xaoate, unlocks another mystery of the night.
To anyone familiar with Virginia Bliss, the artist behind the Dendera Bloodbath stage presence, this ambitious release is no surprise. Bliss has a knack for experimental theatrics, an endless supply of creative energy, and the ability to use a power drill as more than a stage prop. In addition, the songwriter/producer is the head of the Clandestine Ritual record label.
Xaoate is a shift away from the gothic darkwave of Bliss’ previous record, Queen of the Cauldron Born, towards noise-infused ambience. The pop undertones and traditional song structures are now buried deep beneath the commotion. This doesn’t mean Xaoate is any less complicated than Dendera Bloodbath’s previous work. This EP is both a strong step forward and a look back to the layered beats of her first record, wr wr wr [ankh]. Most notably, the lyrics have been replaced by eerie synth notes which lie dark and heavy on the tracks like grimy odes to ’80s horror scores. Unsurprisingly, Bliss named Moog pioneer Wendy Carlos as one of the main influences on the EP, but she also drew inspiration from Leapt by Radio People. At its most noisy, Xaoate may draw comparisons to Pharmakon’s Abandon, but where Pharmakon is tragic and violent, Dendera Bloodbath is darkly playful.
Over email, Bliss explained the album as a chaos magick charm in which the song titles indicate the intention behind each piece. Each of the five tracks — “Health,” “Legacy,” “Soulmate,” “Triumph,” and “Riches” — were written so that both Bliss and the listener might acquire each particular attribute. The intention behind the record isn’t simply some press release factoid, but changes the listening experience and the perception of the album’s structure. In this new lens, the songs morph from ambient journeys into cosmic assembly lines where the spiritual intersects with the physical.
Often EPs are footnotes to strong careers, but for Dendera Bloodbath this is a bold statement, central to her artistic evolution. To speak of the success of the record as a charm in regards to health, riches, or any other song title may be premature, but one thing is certain: Xaoate is an absolute triumph.