Brutalism was a reaction. The idea was function over form. Architecture in the raw. Wheras the preceeding architectural movement was "form follows function". Brutalism was huge slabs of concrete and brick. Monumental ideas in this hard edged realist interpretation.
This idea in architecture, artwork, and music has interested me for quite some time. How do you express this feeling. Unpolished massive constructs, filled with depth and weight. In my last EP I was exploring urban music styles. The idea was to use my understanding of EBM/Electro and then further explore the ideas and history of UK Garage and Dubstep music.
I feel that, like Brutalist Architecture, music has also had a splash-back reaction. Experimental noise, heavy bass, unpolished lo-fi, these styles of music have flourished since the period where most music was becoming over compressed, over produced, and overall fake- in my opinion of the use of Auto-Tune and basically stealing ideas from past era hit songs, polishing and releasing them as original compositions.
In the undercurrent there was a movement of heavy, realistic, and urban ideas. And this music speaks to me like nothing has in the past decade or so. Not so reliant on style, but about the construct and function. Raw techno, noise, ambience, heavy sounds, jamacian and dub rythms, polyryhthmic structures, massive synth crashes without a great reliance on melody and harmony. These are the rough ideas I am taking into creating this new album "Unyielding".
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
R010R 2014 new LP is Unyielding
"Unyielding", is the working title for the new album. Roughly 20 tracks have been created. There might be a prelude single or EP. I have not decided yet. Right now I am just seeing how all the pieces fit. because this album is like a puzzle for me. Putting the pieces together, following my subconcious pathways through each section. This time I did not put tracks together as songs and enclosures. They have been coming together like landscapes. Broad and sweeping in style and destination.
You can hear some of the ideas now at my SoundCloud.
You can hear some of the ideas now at my SoundCloud.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Bruderschaft - Return
R010R remix featured on BRUDERSCHAFT LP "Return".
Vocals are by Stefan Netschio of Beborn Beton- I am a big fan of their music and was thrilled to be able to put this together for the guys.
http://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/return-bonus-tracks-version
Get the 2 CD boxset including a poster and pin here: http://www.alfa-matrix.com/bio_bruderschaft.php
Friday, November 8, 2013
R010R | Daybreak
Been one hell of along wait-but now you can expect new R010R this month, In the form of a 3 track single with Basic Unit Productions. Enjoy the video for "Daybreak".
http://youtu.be/TE3fWP8dE08
http://youtu.be/TE3fWP8dE08
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
New split EP with "Tactil Vision" coming soon
Currently in the studio, I have created 2 brand new tracks and I am working ona remix for a forthcoming EP with Tactil Vision. Details at this point are spare, but it will feature 6 tracks total. 3 of Tactil, and 3 of R010R. Two tracks will be a remix trade and the other four are originals. Here is a taste of the new track, working title "Suspend".
R010R-suspend
R010R-suspend
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Urban Renewal Program EP
Out on Sept 15 -my birthday] is the new offering from R010R:
The new release features 4 new tracks and a fabulous DSX re-interpretation.
Also I had an exciting promo campaign put together by myself and film-maker Anna Spence. You can see the results here:
miniclip-1 http://youtu.be/4FzWfemOq7U
miniclip-2 http://youtu.be/yem8loWFnsI
miniclip-3 http://youtu.be/v7FdZWXDLY4
miniclip-4 http://youtu.be/8jUhw-C8vEs
miniclip-5 http://youtu.be/8QhuVayTZUY
miniclip-6 http://youtu.be/eB4CgOXWXJE
miniclip-7 http://youtu.be/oZipzteZNZw
And you can check out more of Anna's brilliant work here:
http://tinyurl.com/9tzpafb
The new release features 4 new tracks and a fabulous DSX re-interpretation.
Also I had an exciting promo campaign put together by myself and film-maker Anna Spence. You can see the results here:
miniclip-1 http://youtu.be/4FzWfemOq7U
miniclip-2 http://youtu.be/yem8loWFnsI
miniclip-3 http://youtu.be/v7FdZWXDLY4
miniclip-4 http://youtu.be/8jUhw-C8vEs
miniclip-5 http://youtu.be/8QhuVayTZUY
miniclip-6 http://youtu.be/eB4CgOXWXJE
miniclip-7 http://youtu.be/oZipzteZNZw
And you can check out more of Anna's brilliant work here:
http://tinyurl.com/9tzpafb
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