Overdose The Katatonic

The Book of Karen (And Other Pleasant Sounds)

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Habesha Lounge
Habesha Lounge

The Book of Karen (And Other Pleasant Sounds)
(Featuring live performances by Death Pact Jazz Ensemble, The Holy Filament, Overdose The Katatonic, Abusive Consumer & The Dead Air Fresheners w/ me, Austin Rich!)

A few months ago Blasphuphmus Radio was given the unique opportunity to participate in an incredible show at Habesha Lounge, featuring a number of incredible artists who had also made an appearance on What’s This Called? earlier that same day.  It was a pretty incredible day of music, and I was more than happy to participate in running sound, and hanging out with some cool dudes.

However, this show was unique, in that I actually performed as part of the headlining act.  That’s right, I got to perform with The Dead Air Fresheners, the first time I’d done any kind of experimental music since the mid ’90’s.  It was incredibly nerve wracking, and I was lucky that the small hangover I had was all that I earned that particular evening.

The performances in this show were incredible, and I’m really happy with the way they came out.  I was still trying to dial in how I would record artists live, and while I have some bugs to work out, this is a fantastic representation of what I can (and will be) doing with this show in the future.  If you aren’t already fans of these guys, I recommend tracking down some other stuff by all of them.  They are all very good at melting your mind in the best of ways.

For the performance with The Dead Air Fresheners, I interpreted a story titled “The Book of Karen,” from The Bible of Blasphuphmus, a re-interpretation of a story written by kiisu d’salyss, THE Pope of The Church of Blasphuphmus.  It’s an old story, and quite near and dear to the members of the church.  I was told after the performance that I did the story proud, and hopefully you enjoy the work we did here as well.

While this podcast is edited together to give you a full presentation of what this show was like, you can also enjoy each of the individual performances as their own individual downloads on our Bandcamp Page.  These downloads are free, but you can always make a donation to help support the cause.

Otherwise, I’ll let this one speak for itself.  Enjoy!

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What’s This Called? w/ Holy Filament, Overdose The Katatonic & Death Pact Jazz Ensemble, LIVE!

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Death Pact Jazz Ensemble
Death Pact Jazz Ensemble

What’s This Called? w/ Holy Filament, Overdose The Katatonic & Death Pact Jazz Ensemble, LIVE!
(Featuring the usual What’s This Called? chicanery, plus live performances by Holy Filament, Overdose The Katatonic & the noise super-group, Death Pact Jazz Ensemble, in preparation for their show tonight at Habesha Lounge.)

Join Ricardo Wang and I as we squeeze an excellent DJ set – and three live performances – into a show that almost wasn’t, on kpsu.org.  This week’s show couldn’t have happened without the stellar assistance of DJ Dirty Mollie of the Whitechappel Circus, for helping out with both the gear, and contacting staff members to help out in a pinch.  This show was truly a group effort, and you will get to hear it all in this nearly two-hour set of fantastic radio.

Ricardo’s pre-game show, featuring all of Sun Ra’s Atlantis, was enough to put anyone in the mood, but not only was he able to fit in a fantastic DJ set, but live performances by two noise masters, and their super-group, Death Pact Jazz Ensemble.  All three are performing tonight at Habesha Lounge for a noise show that features Abusive Consumer, and the legendary Dead Air Fresheners, featuring me, Austin Rich, delivering an actual Blasphuphmus sermon as part of the show.  Both Holy Filament and Overdose The Katatonic have releases on Den Of Dead Trees Recordings, a label that specializes in experimental and avant-guard recording projects.  Their split – Absolute Insult – is a tribute to their kind of forward-thinking soundscapes that alter as well as focus the mind.

If you like what you hear, come to the show!  This promises to be a lot of fun.  Personally, I’ve already had a great day working with these guys once today.  Playing a show with them is going to be pretty fantastic.

See ya there.

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Playlist:

01.) Cold Dust * Cabbage Patch Kill Dolls * CDR
02.) Track 3 * Daniel Menche * Flaming Tongues
03.) Welcome to the New Killer Bees * Behead The Prophet No Lord Shall Live * I Am That Great And Fiery Force
04.) II Porno Star * Shellac * At Action Park
05.) You’re Out of the Computer * Bingo Gazingo & My Robot Friend * Songs in the Key of Z Vol. 2

06.) Holy Filament LIVE on What’s This Called?

07.) Heart of the Heartland * Mark Kennis * Songs in the Key of Z Vol. 2

08.) Overdose the Katatonic LIVE on What’s This Called?

09.) Urban Wolves Are Watching * Select Sex * Demo
10.) Demolished * Unwound * The Future of What?
11.) Attack On Love * Yo La Tengo * Electr-O-Purra

12.) Death Pact Jazz Ensemble LIVE on What’s This Called?