reassessing scissor shock - Page 5

Genteel Death · 10.22.2010, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ni'k

i put effort into mine. and this is what you come up with.

I know I know. Which is more laughable because you spend your time writing a bunch of bollocks like that on the internet which you hate so much. Pfftwhohahahahaha......HAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh my aching sides...WHOHAHAHAHAHA!HAHAHA!!!

ni'k · 10.22.2010, 06:32 PM

i dont hate the internet, but i do wish sometimes it had more to offer.

troll me once...

Genteel Death · 10.22.2010, 06:39 PM

Did you not post that you were fucking off somewhere never to be seen on here again because some of us strip you of your (oh so) high intellect? Well, what the fuck are you still doing on here writing that unfunny shit then? Eh? Eh? Whohahahahahahahahahaha.

atsonicpark · 10.26.2010, 01:23 AM

Blastitude issue # 29 will be publishing a review of the new Scissor Shock album. Here is the first, unedited rough draft of the review:

- SCISSOR SHOCK Psychic Existentialism CDR (FOR NOISE'S SAKE) Nutty stuff from a one-man project, short tracks that sound like they each have about 1,002 edits, with the raw material being live instrumentation (the dude sounds like a pretty a...ccomplished classical/acoustic guitar player), computer clicks and clacks, maybe samples from film music, and maybe hundreds of more sources... I don't know. It reminds me of Synclavier-era Frank Zappa, Conlon Nancarrow, John Oswald's Plexure... but the thing I like about it is that for all the over-the-topness, it's still not trying to be the loudest and craziest thing in the room. There's a delicacy and patience to it that makes it an enjoyable listen, as well as an appealingly airy acoustic quality to the sonics. My only criticism is that the album is 32 minutes long, which is normally a good length but not so much when the music has this much (as Zappa would say) "statistical density" to it.
"Psychic Existentialism" review by VITAL WEEK:

"Scissor Shock is a project of Adam Cooley from Columbus, Indiana and releases music since 2003. The music on the album "Psychic Existentialist" can be described as Frank Zappa full speed forward. Thirteen songs, varying from extremely short (twenty-three seconds) to about nine minutes fill the album. The musician experiments a lot with guitar, voice, synthesizer, drummachine and more. It is a kind of free-jazz, rock with weirdo combinations and structures, humor and an excellent feeling of timing. For me this album is a great surprise! (JKH)"

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 10.26.2010, 02:27 PM

I've gotta say, Tearing Wings Off of a Pigeon really sounds like tearing wings off of a pigeon.

atsonicpark · 11.12.2010, 02:54 PM

no idea who made this but

http://drownedinsound.com/community/.../music/4271013

PSYCHIC EXISTENTIALISM = ALBUM OF THE YEAR thread

Glice · 11.12.2010, 03:27 PM

Cementemental. You're friends with him on facebook. Bad internetting, Herr Park.

atsonicpark · 11.17.2010, 01:03 AM

I actually didn't notice the CENTIMENTAL name until i'd postd that. and what's weird is, tim never told me he dug the album, so i guess i just never connected the two.

quite cool.

atsonicpark · 11.17.2010, 01:08 AM

excellent review by CLIMAX GOLDEN TWINS (Rob Millis/Jeffrey Taylor/Sun City Girls producer Scott Colburn)

First of all:
I was impressed by the song titles. "Codeine Dream of Sunset Eyeball" "Ghost with Shit Electronics" "Bring back the guillotine" Already you know you are dealing with top shelf material. But in this case the top shelf ripped out of the wall and is now spread all over the floor, and probably brained someone on the way down.
Second of all:
I worry that you might have some issues. Tearing the wings off of a pigeon? What, without eating it afterward? This is clearly a waste and the French, being ultimately pigeon and snail eaters, would not appreciate it. But I suspect that perhaps you do not appreciate the French so my point here is moot. Then again, there is the Guillotine number and mentions of existentialism. Perhaps there is a European outlook after all. A yearning for the old country. A philosophical bent. Just whose heads will be chopped in the guillotine? But this perhaps is a question for a different day, after the cake eating has been resolved. "No bread? Let them listen to Scissor Schock"
Finally:
This does indeed bring me back to the climax golden twins of yore, with cut up electronics and broken samples, crossed wires, missed connections and confused ambiance, all extremely well sliced and diced layered, discombobulated and edited. You will be hearing from our lawyers.

CGT

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 11.17.2010, 03:41 AM

atsonicpark · 11.21.2010, 09:50 AM

HEY ALL

FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!!

FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!!

FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!!

FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!!

FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!!

SUMMER SYNONYM SESSION SONGS, from 2008!

http://www.mediafire.com/?8e8voy65je0dutt

This is 22 songs recorded around the time of scissor shock's violent fucked up album "synonym for the word decay" (which is our most abrasive and violent album, not our best but these songs were written to be played live. They were played live many rimes and they've since been quietly retired). This is SS at our most no wave... I would bring a riff and a beat to a guy's house every week .ONE TAKE. I'd program some drums, play ONE TAKE of guitar. FIX NO MISTAKES. I'd play some bass/organ ONE TAKE. No fixing of any mistakes at all, and trust me, there are mistakes galore. Booe would play trombone or trumpet. And then I'd yell some lyrics, usually from poems I wrote right then or something we read out of a book. The vocals would be done through a telephone. It's basically.. instant-music. It has an energy and urgency that I'm proud of. The horns sound like they're dying. The drum machine is stuttering and fucked up. The guitars could tear off your enamel (yet are mostly clean). The bratty annoying telephone and megaphone vocals are like Arto Lindsay getting it on with Don Van Vliet. All in all, it sounds like a very very Beefheart-as-covered-by-Red-Transistors. Even if you're not usually into Scissor Shock, you'll probably enjoy this collection.

Features all the songs from the Shearing Pinx split, as well as the Bubblegum Octopus split and a few other bands. Also has some tracks only on comps before. Even some urneleased songs. These are some of my favorite songs, and this is sound I won't be returning to, since I am going to continue to make the band more complex and musical. But if your favorite side of SS is the violent out of control side of the band, this might be your album of choice. Will probably not see an official release, so enjoy. Only 36mb or so.

SpaceCadetHayden · 11.21.2010, 12:22 PM

woop! Thanks, Adam.

atsonicpark · 11.26.2010, 02:12 AM

no problem

Everyneurotic · 11.26.2010, 02:29 AM

Scissor Shock, i can set my watch to it.

atsonicpark · 11.26.2010, 03:05 AM

hey marocs i just emailed your facebook

nicfit · 11.26.2010, 03:09 AM

schizo and every-n in the same week, the world is coming to an end!
B-WARE!
B*WITCHED!

Everyneurotic · 11.26.2010, 06:37 PM

Hi Nic.

Adam, I can't get in Facebook at work, will read and respond properly later.

By the way: Scissor Shock/Bubblegum Octopus tape. January 2011. Set in stone.

atsonicpark · 11.26.2010, 06:43 PM

cool dude, it's nothing important, just lots of ranting and explaining what's been going on with me and some other people.

i sent you the new ss if you didn't have it

www.mediafire.com/?b28upiail4y5a57

it's only 32 minures long. par for the course it sounds completely different than the last few albums. in the email i told you about my correspondence with a pitchfork dude about the album haha.

Everyneurotic · 11.26.2010, 07:03 PM

psychic existentialism? already grabbed it a few months ago.

atsonicpark · 11.26.2010, 07:04 PM

oh, word

10.22.2010, 06:32 PM	#82
ni'k invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,360	i dont hate the internet, but i do wish sometimes it had more to offer. troll me once...
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10.22.2010, 06:39 PM	#83
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	Did you not post that you were fucking off somewhere never to be seen on here again because some of us strip you of your (oh so) high intellect? Well, what the fuck are you still doing on here writing that unfunny shit then? Eh? Eh? Whohahahahahahahahahaha.
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10.26.2010, 01:23 AM	#84
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Blastitude issue # 29 will be publishing a review of the new Scissor Shock album. Here is the first, unedited rough draft of the review: SCISSOR SHOCK Psychic Existentialism CDR (FOR NOISE'S SAKE) Nutty stuff from a one-man project, short tracks that sound like they each have about 1,002 edits, with the raw material being live instrumentation (the dude sounds like a pretty a...ccomplished classical/acoustic guitar player), computer clicks and clacks, maybe samples from film music, and maybe hundreds of more sources... I don't know. It reminds me of Synclavier-era Frank Zappa, Conlon Nancarrow, John Oswald's Plexure... but the thing I like about it is that for all the over-the-topness, it's still not trying to be the loudest and craziest thing in the room. There's a delicacy and patience to it that makes it an enjoyable listen, as well as an appealingly airy acoustic quality to the sonics. My only criticism is that the album is 32 minutes long, which is normally a good length but not so much when the music has this much (as Zappa would say) "statistical density" to it. "Psychic Existentialism" review by VITAL WEEK: "Scissor Shock is a project of Adam Cooley from Columbus, Indiana and releases music since 2003. The music on the album "Psychic Existentialist" can be described as Frank Zappa full speed forward. Thirteen songs, varying from extremely short (twenty-three seconds) to about nine minutes fill the album. The musician experiments a lot with guitar, voice, synthesizer, drummachine and more. It is a kind of free-jazz, rock with weirdo combinations and structures, humor and an excellent feeling of timing. For me this album is a great surprise! (JKH)" __________________
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10.26.2010, 02:27 PM	#85
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,570	I've gotta say, Tearing Wings Off of a Pigeon really sounds like tearing wings off of a pigeon.
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11.12.2010, 02:54 PM	#86
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	no idea who made this but http://drownedinsound.com/community/.../music/4271013 PSYCHIC EXISTENTIALISM = ALBUM OF THE YEAR thread __________________
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11.17.2010, 01:03 AM	#88
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I actually didn't notice the CENTIMENTAL name until i'd postd that. and what's weird is, tim never told me he dug the album, so i guess i just never connected the two. quite cool. __________________
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11.17.2010, 01:08 AM	#89
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	excellent review by CLIMAX GOLDEN TWINS (Rob Millis/Jeffrey Taylor/Sun City Girls producer Scott Colburn) First of all: I was impressed by the song titles. "Codeine Dream of Sunset Eyeball" "Ghost with Shit Electronics" "Bring back the guillotine" Already you know you are dealing with top shelf material. But in this case the top shelf ripped out of the wall and is now spread all over the floor, and probably brained someone on the way down. Second of all: I worry that you might have some issues. Tearing the wings off of a pigeon? What, without eating it afterward? This is clearly a waste and the French, being ultimately pigeon and snail eaters, would not appreciate it. But I suspect that perhaps you do not appreciate the French so my point here is moot. Then again, there is the Guillotine number and mentions of existentialism. Perhaps there is a European outlook after all. A yearning for the old country. A philosophical bent. Just whose heads will be chopped in the guillotine? But this perhaps is a question for a different day, after the cake eating has been resolved. "No bread? Let them listen to Scissor Schock" Finally: This does indeed bring me back to the climax golden twins of yore, with cut up electronics and broken samples, crossed wires, missed connections and confused ambiance, all extremely well sliced and diced layered, discombobulated and edited. You will be hearing from our lawyers. CGT __________________
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11.17.2010, 03:41 AM	#90
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11.21.2010, 09:50 AM	#91
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	HEY ALL FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!! FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!! FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!! FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!! FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!!!! SUMMER SYNONYM SESSION SONGS, from 2008! http://www.mediafire.com/?8e8voy65je0dutt This is 22 songs recorded around the time of scissor shock's violent fucked up album "synonym for the word decay" (which is our most abrasive and violent album, not our best but these songs were written to be played live. They were played live many rimes and they've since been quietly retired). This is SS at our most no wave... I would bring a riff and a beat to a guy's house every week .ONE TAKE. I'd program some drums, play ONE TAKE of guitar. FIX NO MISTAKES. I'd play some bass/organ ONE TAKE. No fixing of any mistakes at all, and trust me, there are mistakes galore. Booe would play trombone or trumpet. And then I'd yell some lyrics, usually from poems I wrote right then or something we read out of a book. The vocals would be done through a telephone. It's basically.. instant-music. It has an energy and urgency that I'm proud of. The horns sound like they're dying. The drum machine is stuttering and fucked up. The guitars could tear off your enamel (yet are mostly clean). The bratty annoying telephone and megaphone vocals are like Arto Lindsay getting it on with Don Van Vliet. All in all, it sounds like a very very Beefheart-as-covered-by-Red-Transistors. Even if you're not usually into Scissor Shock, you'll probably enjoy this collection. Features all the songs from the Shearing Pinx split, as well as the Bubblegum Octopus split and a few other bands. Also has some tracks only on comps before. Even some urneleased songs. These are some of my favorite songs, and this is sound I won't be returning to, since I am going to continue to make the band more complex and musical. But if your favorite side of SS is the violent out of control side of the band, this might be your album of choice. Will probably not see an official release, so enjoy. Only 36mb or so. __________________
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11.21.2010, 12:22 PM	#92
SpaceCadetHayden the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: the void of civilization Posts: 988	woop! Thanks, Adam. __________________
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11.26.2010, 02:12 AM	#93
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	no problem __________________
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11.26.2010, 02:29 AM	#94
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	Scissor Shock, i can set my watch to it. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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11.26.2010, 03:05 AM	#95
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	hey marocs i just emailed your facebook __________________
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11.26.2010, 03:09 AM	#96
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	schizo and every-n in the same week, the world is coming to an end! B-WARE! B*WITCHED! __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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11.26.2010, 06:37 PM	#97
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	Hi Nic. Adam, I can't get in Facebook at work, will read and respond properly later. By the way: Scissor Shock/Bubblegum Octopus tape. January 2011. Set in stone. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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11.26.2010, 06:43 PM	#98
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	cool dude, it's nothing important, just lots of ranting and explaining what's been going on with me and some other people. i sent you the new ss if you didn't have it www.mediafire.com/?b28upiail4y5a57 it's only 32 minures long. par for the course it sounds completely different than the last few albums. in the email i told you about my correspondence with a pitchfork dude about the album haha. __________________
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11.26.2010, 07:03 PM	#99
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	psychic existentialism? already grabbed it a few months ago. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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11.26.2010, 07:04 PM	#100
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	oh, word __________________
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