KING NIGHT
via Posted by Tom Breihan
Screwed-up Chicago/Michigan drug-music trio Salem haven’t even released an album yet, but we’ve already got them to thank for an entire subgenre. The group pioneered the uniquely murky style now known as witch-house, or drag; you can read our feature about it here. On September 28, Salem will release their debut album King Night, via IAMSOUND.
We’ve got the album’s tracklist below. Best song title: “Release Da Boar”, obviously.
King Night:
01 King Night
02 Asia
03 Frost
04 Sick
05 Release Da Boar
06 Trapdoor
07 Redlights
08 Hound
09 Traxx
10 Tair
11 Killer
FRIDAY, JUNE 11. Doors (9pm) SALEM and WHITE CAR *PRE SALE
On Again // Off Again presents SALEM with WHITE CAR
Records provided throughout the night by Beau and Nanu the Nanu.
Location: The Playground. 718 W.18th Street, Chicago
Time: 9:00PM Friday, (this will be an early show please be sure to arrive on time)
We are proud and very grateful to have our friends volunteer their talents.
The “donation” of $10 is non-negotiable. Space is extremely limited and to guarantee entrance we encourage you to pre-purchase your ticket(s).
To ensure entry, order your ticket on our website
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Looking forward to a wonderful night. Thank you for your support!
WHITE CAR : THE BRIDGE
drag. chop. screw. drag. chop. screw. drag. chop.
Our good friends owleyes and Disaro were mentioned in this article on pitchfork. Not for everyone but defenitely something interesting and new.
“The term “drag” is partly a reference to screwed and chopped hip-hop, the syrupy style cooked up by DJ Screw and others in 1990s Houston, and was first used by the band Salem to describe their music. Salem took screwed and chopped’s pacing— its heavy, hypnotic pull— and combined it with spooky synths and vocals to create an eerie, cavernous sound. This new batch of artists, which includes Balam Acab, White Ring, and Creep, are taking this idea in different directions. Houston hip-hop is still central, but they’re also toying with dub, goth, current electro, ambient house á la KLF’s Chill Out, and even chart pop…”
“All of these artists are relatively new, and few have even released an EP yet, so it’s difficult to say where this sound will go. The encouraging thing, though, is that even with acts working from a common aesthetic base, there isn’t much overlap. In most cases, they’re starting at the same point but headed down drastically different paths. “Everyone on the label is brand-new,” Carolan says of the Tri Angle acts. “They’ve only just started making their music in the last six months or so— and everyone is kind of figuring out their sound as they go along. Which is kind of nerve-wracking but exciting at the same time because you don’t know what you’re going to get.”
For the full article click below:
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7806-ghosts-in-the-machine/
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