Browse by Artist: HANGEDUP

Artist:	HANGEDUP
Title:
Label:	CONSTELLATION (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	CST 016CD

"Hangedup is a Montreal-based duo featuring Gen Hiestek (Pest 5000, Sackville) on viola and Eric Craven (Shortwave, Sackville) on drums and percussion. Imagine Tony Conrad minimalism wedded to the rhythmic thrust of bands like Dog Faced Hermans and The Ex. A middle-European sensibility prevails in the stripped-down melodicism of the string playing, reminiscent of similarly folk-inspired modern music by the likes of Eva Bittova. Pieces range from borderline musique concrete experimentation to 80's new wave pop extrapolations, bound by a minimalist agenda throughout. Cameo appearances by electric bass and overdubbed effects provide some additional textures."

Artist:	HANGEDUP
Title:	Kicker In Tow
Label:	CONSTELLATION (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	CST 022CD

"Hangedup explodes on this follow-up to last year's critically-acclaimed debut (cst016). With Kicker in Tow, they prove themselves one of the most powerful, hypnotic and relentless duos currently mining the subterrain of avant rock. Gen Heistek's amplified viola is a propulsive blend of drones & doublestops, while Eric Craven's drumming spurts & hisses like an ornate, early-industrial steam engine. Both players also bring some brilliant free & improvisational explorations to the table, always with a raw, restless punk rock heart. These are work songs, fight songs, songs brimming with life & shot through with melodic influences drawn from folk traditions."

Artist:	HANGEDUP
Title:	Clatter For Control
Label:	CONSTELLATION (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CST 034CD

"This is the third full length by the viola and drums duo of Montréal's Hangedup, who've been mesmerising audiences, while pushing the boundaries of what a bow and a pair of drumsticks can conjure, since 1999. Gen's bi−amplified viola rig, linked to a live audio looper, creates an astounding vortex of jigs, reels & air raid drones, pummelled along by some of the heaviest polyrhythmic skinbeating we've ever heard. An unbelievably beautfbeautifult that finds the band utterly on fire, swooping & slamming around with varying degrees of controlled chaos. Both noisier & more melodic than anything they've yet put to tape, Hangedup raise their compositional & improvisational bars on Clatter For Control."

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