Browse by Artist: PAIK

Artist:	PAIK
Title:	Magnesium Fire
Label:	BEYONDER RECORDS
Format:	DVD/3" CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	BDR 001DVD

"For the past decade, Paik have been revered as one of the fiercest bands trolling the synapse streams of the psychedelic rock underground. Anyone who has experienced this band live knows they are nothing shy of a juggernaut, a full experience of sight and sound that is capable of swallowing the senses whole. Now you can experience the full assault live in the confines of your own sphere. Follow Paik though the trenches on a mesmerizing 9-year trip of mind expanding live performances! Magnesium Fire DVD spans performances from 1996-2005, including an entire set at New York City's Irving Plaza which features 'Dirt for Driver,' 'Phantoms,' 'Monster of the Absolute,' and 'Satin Black'. Experience the full spectrum of Paik as they hone their signature brand of neuron acceleration and progress to new levels of musicality. Also included, as a special bonus, is Paik's ultra-rare 1998 'Spacer' single on a 3" CD, which was pressed in a miniscule run of 80 copies in 1999 and immediately went out of print." NTSC format.

Artist:	PAIK
Title:	Satin Black
Label:	STRANGE ATTRACTORS AUDIO HOUSE
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	SAAH 023CD

"Paik are wicked conjurers of a seriously delirious thunder, unleashing a maelstrom of sound that is as lilting as it is crushing. A power trio of guitar/bass/drums, the band first streaked across the Michigan space-gaze scene in 1997, seeking to chart out new aural frontiers within a rock format. Evoking the roaring resonance of Kevin Shields' levitating guitar innovations and the minimalist weight of a band like Earth, Paik are a heady force on the avant rock map. Satin Black is truly a beautiful noise."

Artist:	PAIK
Title:	Monster of the Absolute
Label:	STRANGE ATTRACTORS AUDIO HOUSE
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	SAAH 041CD

"The abandonment and subsequent plight of America's many major urban centers is well documented, but nowhere else is this manifest to its extremity as in Detroit, Michigan. Although there have been hints of a resurgence, downtown Detroit exists in an advanced state of decay and has for many years, its blue-collar past and collection of pre-Depression skyscrapers often referred to as an American Acropolis. For Paik, the very epicenter of this deterioration is precisely where they call home. From the erosion of concrete and steel comes a certain inspiration, a parable that has fueled Paik's ongoing quest for beauty amongst ugliness and chaos. Since their inception in 1997 and across four full-length albums and a smattering of singles and compilations, Paik have studiously advanced and mutated their sound. Evolving from their embryonic shoegaze-inspired melee into sprawling, heavy stoner/psych/drone hybrids as evidenced on 2003's epic Satin Black, Paik have an uncanny ability to completely shred the atmosphere while coaxing out blissfully sonorous melodies from their thunderous caterwaul. Pulling back the reins just a bit, Paik funnel their supersonic cyclones into a tightly focused box of thunder with Monster of the Absolute, their greatest balancing act of melody and dissonance to date."

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