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Shriek​.​Void

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Shriek 30:00
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Void 29:59
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Mike Metlay's body of work has always included abstract noisescapes, a passion he's enjoyed for nearly three decades. This album, originally released by the now-defunct Just Not Normal netlabel, is one particularly difficult example.

Mike's main noisescaping device at the time of this recording was the lost and lamented "Thing One", the Oberheim Xpander analog modular synthesizer he had been playing for nearly 25 years before he had to let it go.

For this release, Mike used Thing One primarily for self-modulating noise textures that could be manipulated in real time with broad control gestures. Mated to the Alesis Wedge digital reverb, Thing One has created sonic environments for three decades' worth of live shows, Internet concerts, and studio albums.

Each of the two pieces on this release uses one such sound, manipulated for 30 minutes without edits or overdubs. FMSHRIEK (shriek) has been in Mike's repertory for over 20 years and takes its inspiration from Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music. TRANS-EK (void) was created in 1998 for the Beneath Stars concert by Team Metlay, and is an homage to the open-textured longform soundscapes common in the dark ambient world.

Listeners familiar with Mike's previous body of work should be warned that "this is something different" is the understatement of the decade. Listening to this record at high volume under headphones will almost certainly cause irreparable brain damage, or at least a severe nosebleed. A word to the wise is sufficient.

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released March 6, 2009

All tracks by Mike Metlay (metlay!), played live in one take on an Oberheim Xpander through an Alesis Wedge reverb.

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mr. spiral is mike metlay - musician, music journalist, gear guru, internet music pioneer, facilitator of live music events worldwide, and all-around lovable rogue.

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