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Death Genesis

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1.
Journey Through The Urethra 10:06
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2.
Archangel 04:15
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3.
Voodoo Factory 05:01
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4.
Stolen Soul 03:06
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5.
Heaven's Toxic Waste Dump 05:37
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6.
Spirit of Life in Death 04:41
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7.
Satan's Oscilliscope 07:08
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8.
Death Genesis (Finale) 14:15
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about

Detroit based composer Pete Bastian has been a prolific entity on the experimental music front to say the least. Under the guise of King Shoji, there is an entire Bandcamp dedicated to his techno-organic explorations.

We as a label also were fortunate enough to release three of his works in quick succession; Black Rainbow Machine, Vortex and CHERUB/DEMON on varying formats; including the humble Minidisc.

But a change in Bastian’s approach to composing, leading to an audible shift in his works, led to the King Shoji name being retired and instead comes Death Genesis; the eponymous debut of power electronics.

Having moved from an assemblage of works more akin to harsh noise under this prior moniker, Death Genesis is something Bastian feels gives more control to the machines used in creating his works than the conductor like nature of King Shoji.

“For me, power electronics means giving complete control to sound machines. The operator becomes one with them and the sound machines take over any human thought in their powers. This, I feel, lends to the occult aspect of Death Genesis.”

“Luigi Russolo and the Italo-Futurist movement has an immense impact on power electronics and its concepts. Most of the set-ups consist of the operator setting up the machines, patching them, adjusting signal chains, levels, and simply letting them run wild, morphing and melting sonic waves with little to no human interference.”

Bastian’s results have become even more malevolent than his King Shoji catalogue. More maligned, visceral and sense of “auditory gore.” Something that Bastian is happy to acknowledge and yet hopes the listener sees and hears the beauty of the gore, and the goriness of its beauty.

With compositions ranging from 10+ minutes, to the five-piece musical suite of “Death Genesis (Finale), there may be some apprehension to unsuspecting listeners, but the length of the tracks is integral to the meditative aspect of the recording/listening process.

“I want the listener to feel that cosmic connection. That can’t be properly achieved in three minutes or less.”

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released April 30, 2021

Music by PB

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