synnack versus Torrent Vaccine
Overview
"synnack versus torrent vaccine" is a live performance featuring on-the-fly mashup of dark electronic music by Clint Sand of synnack and Brad Perkins of Torrent Vaccine.
The live show
From neworleansmusicians.blogspot.com: Next was another duo, "Synnack vs. Torrent Vaccine". Showmanship definitely came into play for their set. A Roland mixer decked out with a Theramin style sensor triggered the depth of an effect over the music. Ever present were beer tub laptop holders, and synth controllers. Think of a world when IDM, EBM, Power Noise, beer swilling & stage dry humping co-existed; this was all that and more. The guys were definitely feeling there music, in between the sweep filters,knob twisting, fist pumping and gyrating. They screamed for crowd participation in between every song, never loosing energy and stage presence.
It gave a fun energy to the show and kept all of us head banging, dancing and hungry for more. At one point, one of the members called zero order onstage to take over effects and mixing duties while he got another drink from the bar, used the restroom, and screamed for joy at the side of the stage for an encore. The unity and stripped down raw emotion for this show is what made it stand out from other laptop DJ/ power noise gigs. This was all about fun, not who could out program the other, who had the most up to date gear, the most keyboards that could fit on 10 tiers. It was about enjoying the art of noise, dance, manipulations, and having a blast while doing it.
More on Torrent Vaccine
Torrent Vaccine is an electronic solo operation out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, brought to life by Brad Vaccine after moving there in 1998. Growing up in rural Louisiana, Brad was continuously searching for ways to pass the time. This eventually led to an interest in music and writing his own was a natural progression. While searching for new forms of expression he was introduced to industrial music. Never having heard anything like this, it quickly became a part of his personality. This new acquaintance convinced Brad to begin his exploration into electronic sound design.
Interested in the voyeuristic and confrontational ways that the world around him interacted, Brad was inspired. In a harsh celebration of sound through life and experience, Torrent Vaccine took form. Starting out as pure experimentation, a DIY demo tilted .Somewhere in Between. was selectively handed out in 2001. Following that was .distort = kewl. a more polished EP sold in Louisiana and on tours supporting Stromkern and Cut Rate Box. This release has been described as atmospheric, desolate, aggressive, vibrant, creative, confident, controlled, and subjective.
In early 2008 Bit Riot Records appeared on Torrent Vaccine.s radar. After proving they had the energy, goals, personal attention and respect that he was looking for, Torrent Vaccine signed on to release his first full length via Bit Riot Records. A collaboration between Brad and Jeff Dodson of de-fragmentation, .Tentative Response. is scheduled for release in the summer of 2008.
More info on Torrent vaccine an be found on their website at www.torrentvaccine.com
More on synnack
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