A new creation by artist/graphic designer Trey Crim. Trey is also responsible for the artwork and design of my recent release, ‘The Pursuit of Salvation’ (ALRN024) as well as my CD, ‘Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD’ (ALRN008).
Checkout more of Trey’s work, here - http://www.treycrim.com/
The vinyl records have arrived at Alrealon Musique HQ. 300 copies of ‘FluiD / John 3:16 - The Pursuit of Salvation’ (ALRN024)
Order, ‘The Pursuit of Salvation’, here -
http://alrealonmusique.bandcamp.com/album/the-pursuit-of-salvation-alrn024-alrn-vl001
Pre-order, ALRN024: ‘FluiD / John 3:16 - The Pursuit of Salvation’ and receive a limited edition poster of the cover art, signed by the artist, Trey Crim…
Pre-order here - http://alrealonmusique.bandcamp.com/album/the-pursuit-of-salvation-alrn024-alrn-vl001
Final artwork for, FluiD / John 3:16 - The Pursuit of Salvation (ALRN024). All artwork by Trey Crim (http://www.treycrim.com/)
Test pressings of ‘The Pursuit of Salvation’ (ALRN024). My forthcoming split release with John 3:16 on Alrealon Musique, release date March 19, 2012.
Release info - http://www.alrealon.co.uk/alrn024.html
FluiD/John 3:16 - The Pursuit of Salvation (ALRN024). Coming, Mar. 19, 2012 on Alrealon Musique.
For more info - http://www.alrealon.co.uk/alrn024.html
Austin, TX., based blog, ‘The One True Dead Angel’, recently posted a review of ‘Duality’.
“…Now this is something I can get behind: a diabolical mix of hip-hop, noise, and metal that’s heavy on beats inspired by Massive Attack circa MEZZANINE (still my vote for the best trip-hop album ever, with the best beats), ambient weirdness akin to the dubbed-out cyclone of death tearing through Scorn’s first album, and liberal doses of pure noise. Industrial music and hip-hop seems like an unlikely sonic marriage, but in FluiD’s hands they work together really well. Fans of Scorn’s debut VAE SOLIS will find this to be in the same ballpark, albeit nowhere near as aggressive and violent; with the exception of the driving opener DH-1,”, these are mostly mid-tempo tracks built on fat beats, dub-heavy bass, and melodies that are often processed sounds swaddled in noise. The Massive Attack influence is particularly prominent on “AIC” and “Disrupting the Ghost,” but “Iron Communique” (featuring buried vocals courtesy of Black Saturn) is closer to white noise with occasional beats and incredibly distorted guitar riffs, and “Dread Futures” opens with what sounds like voices underwater before segueing into bass ‘n drums straight out of MEZZANINE and a lilting piano melody. “Refuge,” nothing more than a droning string melody accompanied by a drifting collection of ambient noises, acts as a brief respite from the beats, and “Froz N II” is more about sounds and textures, with beats held in abeyance until halfway through the song. All ten tracks are strong, deftly mixing textured sounds and noises with uncomplicated beats that are nevertheless perfect for the occasion. In short: great stuff, and hopefully more will follow…”
FluiD Live @ Experi-Mental Fest. 3 (2011)
