02.26 (Wed)
Ancient Methodsは、昨年、自主レーベルであるAncient Methodsから立て続けにリリースした3枚のEPでダンスミュージック界に衝撃を与えた。古代の絵画をモチーフにしたであろう印象的なデザインのリリースは、エクスペリメンタルでノイジー、ハードコアでストイックなサウンドが細かにレイヤードされた珠玉のトラック群であり、Traversable Wormhole aka Adam X、Len Faki、Marcel Dettmann、Ben Klockなどからも熱烈に支持されている。UKアンダーグラウンド・ミニマル・シーンを牽引するRegisことKarl O'Connorとのユニット"Ugandan Methods"や、NY老舗テクノ・レーベルSonic GrooveからリリースしたAdam XとのコラボレーションEPなどを経て、古くて新しいカルト・エクスペリメンタルなサウンドを破竹の勢いで広げている音楽家である。
English:
There's something about the fearsome crunch of Ancient Methods' sounds that defies dry technical description and demands that you go over the top, whether in talking about it or moving to it. Which isn't to say they make headbanging music - the "funk" part of their pitch black techno war funk is as important as anything, and their tracks have a good healthy dose of bump'n'grind running through them, even if that grinding is as much angle-grinder as bogling. The raw edges, thick-layered sound and general old-school soundsystem-in-an-industrial-building kick has leapt out amidst the minimal orthodoxy, creating a massive buzz over a few beautifully marbled pieces of vinyl with medieval etchings on the labels, and prompting suggestions of a new industrial forward... More Biography
English:
There's something about the fearsome crunch of Ancient Methods' sounds that defies dry technical description and demands that you go over the top, whether in talking about it or moving to it. Which isn't to say they make headbanging music - the "funk" part of their pitch black techno war funk is as important as anything, and their tracks have a good healthy dose of bump'n'grind running through them, even if that grinding is as much angle-grinder as bogling. The raw edges, thick-layered sound and general old-school soundsystem-in-an-industrial-building kick has leapt out amidst the minimal orthodoxy, creating a massive buzz over a few beautifully marbled pieces of vinyl with medieval etchings on the labels, and prompting suggestions of a new industrial forward... More Biography
