The Observatory, Koichi Shimizu
Demon State
The Observatory, Koichi Shimizu
Demon State
Boomkat Product Review:
Fractal hybridized gamelan and electronics from Singapore's The Observatory and Japanese sound artist Koichi Shimizu, who build uncanny electro-organic structures into hypnotic, ritualistic patterns. RIYL Raja Kirik or Gabber Modus Operandi.
'Demon State' emerged from casual improv sessions in 2020 that were made with Koichi Shimizu, a regular collaborator who had been based long-term in Bangkok before moving back home to Japan. Koichi had worked extensively with The Observatory since the early 2000s, and now had the opportunity to work on these recordings in the safety of his own studio, re-arranging the parts and building on the sessions adding his own electronic elements. In their own Singapore studio, The Observatory worked on sonic elements for an art exhibition called "DEMON STATES", an immersive cyberpunk environment that staged a few tracks from "DEMON STATE". Confused yet? Well we're not even scratching the surface - the music is chaotically ambitious, opening with 'Panopticism', a kinetic slice of itchy gamelan experimentation that's unsettlingly deep, as if it's been drowned.
The title track 'Demon State' is more central to the project, with fiery vocals that throb with rage and shine a light on the band's motivation for the record and the exhibition. Revolution, colonization and the situation in Singapore and Southeast Asia in general drives the sounds presented here, and that's never more evident than on 'Imprisoned Mind'. A jerky fusion of DSP glitches, hardstyle kicks and FM radio chants, it sounds as if it's beamed from the same continuum as Raja Kirik's anti-colonial masterpiece "Rampokan", but injected with industrial punk energy that's impossible to ignore.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Fractal hybridized gamelan and electronics from Singapore's The Observatory and Japanese sound artist Koichi Shimizu, who build uncanny electro-organic structures into hypnotic, ritualistic patterns. RIYL Raja Kirik or Gabber Modus Operandi.
'Demon State' emerged from casual improv sessions in 2020 that were made with Koichi Shimizu, a regular collaborator who had been based long-term in Bangkok before moving back home to Japan. Koichi had worked extensively with The Observatory since the early 2000s, and now had the opportunity to work on these recordings in the safety of his own studio, re-arranging the parts and building on the sessions adding his own electronic elements. In their own Singapore studio, The Observatory worked on sonic elements for an art exhibition called "DEMON STATES", an immersive cyberpunk environment that staged a few tracks from "DEMON STATE". Confused yet? Well we're not even scratching the surface - the music is chaotically ambitious, opening with 'Panopticism', a kinetic slice of itchy gamelan experimentation that's unsettlingly deep, as if it's been drowned.
The title track 'Demon State' is more central to the project, with fiery vocals that throb with rage and shine a light on the band's motivation for the record and the exhibition. Revolution, colonization and the situation in Singapore and Southeast Asia in general drives the sounds presented here, and that's never more evident than on 'Imprisoned Mind'. A jerky fusion of DSP glitches, hardstyle kicks and FM radio chants, it sounds as if it's beamed from the same continuum as Raja Kirik's anti-colonial masterpiece "Rampokan", but injected with industrial punk energy that's impossible to ignore.
Boomkat Product Review:
Fractal hybridized gamelan and electronics from Singapore's The Observatory and Japanese sound artist Koichi Shimizu, who build uncanny electro-organic structures into hypnotic, ritualistic patterns. RIYL Raja Kirik or Gabber Modus Operandi.
'Demon State' emerged from casual improv sessions in 2020 that were made with Koichi Shimizu, a regular collaborator who had been based long-term in Bangkok before moving back home to Japan. Koichi had worked extensively with The Observatory since the early 2000s, and now had the opportunity to work on these recordings in the safety of his own studio, re-arranging the parts and building on the sessions adding his own electronic elements. In their own Singapore studio, The Observatory worked on sonic elements for an art exhibition called "DEMON STATES", an immersive cyberpunk environment that staged a few tracks from "DEMON STATE". Confused yet? Well we're not even scratching the surface - the music is chaotically ambitious, opening with 'Panopticism', a kinetic slice of itchy gamelan experimentation that's unsettlingly deep, as if it's been drowned.
The title track 'Demon State' is more central to the project, with fiery vocals that throb with rage and shine a light on the band's motivation for the record and the exhibition. Revolution, colonization and the situation in Singapore and Southeast Asia in general drives the sounds presented here, and that's never more evident than on 'Imprisoned Mind'. A jerky fusion of DSP glitches, hardstyle kicks and FM radio chants, it sounds as if it's beamed from the same continuum as Raja Kirik's anti-colonial masterpiece "Rampokan", but injected with industrial punk energy that's impossible to ignore.
Boomkat Product Review:
Fractal hybridized gamelan and electronics from Singapore's The Observatory and Japanese sound artist Koichi Shimizu, who build uncanny electro-organic structures into hypnotic, ritualistic patterns. RIYL Raja Kirik or Gabber Modus Operandi.
'Demon State' emerged from casual improv sessions in 2020 that were made with Koichi Shimizu, a regular collaborator who had been based long-term in Bangkok before moving back home to Japan. Koichi had worked extensively with The Observatory since the early 2000s, and now had the opportunity to work on these recordings in the safety of his own studio, re-arranging the parts and building on the sessions adding his own electronic elements. In their own Singapore studio, The Observatory worked on sonic elements for an art exhibition called "DEMON STATES", an immersive cyberpunk environment that staged a few tracks from "DEMON STATE". Confused yet? Well we're not even scratching the surface - the music is chaotically ambitious, opening with 'Panopticism', a kinetic slice of itchy gamelan experimentation that's unsettlingly deep, as if it's been drowned.
The title track 'Demon State' is more central to the project, with fiery vocals that throb with rage and shine a light on the band's motivation for the record and the exhibition. Revolution, colonization and the situation in Singapore and Southeast Asia in general drives the sounds presented here, and that's never more evident than on 'Imprisoned Mind'. A jerky fusion of DSP glitches, hardstyle kicks and FM radio chants, it sounds as if it's beamed from the same continuum as Raja Kirik's anti-colonial masterpiece "Rampokan", but injected with industrial punk energy that's impossible to ignore.
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