Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Boy Breaking Glass bassist Joe Mantell. Their new album, ‘Desolations’, premiered on Jammerzine on June 24th and was released on the 25th. The album is a darkly decadent set of songs that really capture the overall sound of Boy Breaking Glass will making a solid set of tracks that have that flow to it that lets you know this is an album that you can listen to all they way through. However, each song has its own unique personality.
High points are throughout with a lot going on in the background. Listen to the guitars, you will hear layers of sonic goodness flow throughout, with an almost goth level vocal set that gives ‘Desolations’ the bulk of its personality.
Check out our other features with Boy Breaking Glass HERE.
Watch the full episode HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/boybreakingglass
https://www.instagram.com/boybreakingglass
https://www.boybreakingglass.com
https://soundcloud.com/boybreakingglass
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1G8WUXQWNCoPlQoQjVJy0z
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFCutOs2JSQq0BpanzR7atA
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Zenith Volt Premieres New Single ‘Hold On’ (The Week in #Indie Segment)
Zenith Volt has premiered the new single titled ‘Hold On‘ right here on Jammerzine. Starting off as an electronic burst of energy from the first note, this First Listen garners the attention with ecstatic energy and electric harmony in ways that only a true artist can muster. Designed for the dancefloor and mastered for the masses, ‘Hold On’ gives that certain something we all need to erode the isolation and ‘go through the motion’ and lets us ‘hold on to what we got’, which is each other. This is brilliance with bass.
Hold On” sounds like it could be written for these crazy modern times, as an anthem for the 20’s even this early on. What did you set out to write about when you started working on this track?
I actually started writing “Hold On” at the end of 2019 and it eerily fell right in line with my life as 2020 unfolded and society seemed to be tearing into itself. So naturally, it became more of an anthemic message about perseverance and the prodigious pursuit of the greater good. Essentially it asks the question, how do we get there? You have to HOLD ON.
The production is fantastic, a mix of the retro with a large modern sound (reminds me of MGMT’s “Oracular Spectacular”). Did you produce this yourself, who else did you team up on to create “Hold On”?
First off … glad you like it! All of the pre-production of the instrumentals and lyric composition was done solely by myself in my home studio on Maui. And then when I was ready to get final vocal takes I met up with my good friend Eric Scullin in LA and together we dug deeper into the mixing process and unearthed a banger.
Lastly, I wanted to touch on Hawaii as your home base. Each part of the country has certainly always had its own feel but especially nowadays those differences are becoming more distinct. I once heard that the weather is always so nice in Hawaii that people lose their grasp on reality haha. Does your music even fit into the physical world, or is the Zenith Volt universe more transcendent?
To your observation, in my own words, I refer to Hawaii as my home planet. It is a great place that seems to work hand in hand with the ethereal sound and aesthetic that is Zenith Volt. I’m definitely writing what I feel with my full senses when I am home on an island…. wide open spaces / starry nights / long horizons / a readily available grasp of infinity. I feel like music, in general, is pulled from The Great Beyond by artists, and reconstructed into an earthy form, so at its core, it’s dually rooted in transcendence AND reality.
When life and love have the inability to serve as waypoints for one’s own universal existence there is only one thing to do… Hold On. Instability can only exist when harmony feels as if its too far down the road. As long as we hold on we will make it. Don’t ever let go…
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Click HERE to watch Season 1 of Jammerzine’s ‘The Week in #Indie’.ABOUT ZENITH VOLT
Pulling sounds from retro and futuristic palates, Zenith Volt constructs an ethereal reality, attuned to the openness, enormity and unpredictability of the expanding universe, and the unknown that ever lies ahead.
Writing, recording, and broadcasting auditory reverberation across the universe from the island of Maui, Hawaii.
LINKS:
https://www.zenithvolt.com
https://www.facebook.com/zenithvolt
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Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 7/5/2021
Exclusive interviews with Boy Breaking Glass and Chase Potter. Exclusive premieres and new music, videos, and albums from ROE, The Quilts, Ceiling Demons, Dolly Ave and Charlie Curtis-Beard, José Junior, Occurrence, Robert Taira Wilson, Amusement Parks on Fire, and Evidence.
About Boy Breaking Glass
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Boy Breaking Glass bassist Joe Mantell. Their new album, ‘Desolations’, premiered on Jammerzine on June 24th and was released on the 25th. The album is a darkly decadent set of songs that really capture the overall sound of Boy Breaking Glass will making a solid set of tracks that have that flow to it that lets you know this is an album that you can listen to all they way through. However, each song has its own unique personality.
High points are throughout with a lot going on in the background. Listen to the guitars, you will hear layers of sonic goodness flow throughout, with an almost goth level vocal set that gives ‘Desolations’ the bulk of its personality.
Check out our other features with Boy Breaking Glass HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/boybreakingglass
https://www.instagram.com/boybreakingglass
https://www.boybreakingglass.com
https://soundcloud.com/boybreakingglass
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1G8WUXQWNCoPlQoQjVJy0z
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFCutOs2JSQq0BpanzR7atAAbout Chase Potter
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Brooklyn, NYC artist Chase Potter. Fresh from the release of his new album titled ‘Hitchhike To Oblivion’ (playlist & videos below), Chase is poised to promote his new album in a time where the clubs and venues are filling back up and people are shaking off that feeling of hibernation.
‘Hitchhike To Oblivion’ is an album with a unique signature sound. One the surface it reminds me of those golden days of AM radio circa 1977 with those golden pop hooks and intricate songwriting. Where Chase excels is taking that sound and making it his own in such a way that you know its him from that initial listen.
In this interview, we hear about the creation of the album and how he got that vintage sound from the comfort and isolation of his home. We also get a glimpse of what’s coming next for Chase in these waning days of the pandemic.
LINKS:
https://www.chasepottermusic.com
https://chasepotter.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/chasepottermusic
https://www.youtube.com/chasepottermusic
https://instagram.com/chase_potter_music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tU8jCJzWhhZEFJXdiFUNP?si=Xqxv7ToUSAaA9svwytl97wAbout ROE
ROE has premiered her new single titled ‘Cruel’. Delicately raucous from the start and a reinvention of the self into, what I think, is her true self.
Hitting close to the mark with content describing what we’ve all been through, ‘Cruel’ is a thank you for self-realization and a fuck you to that gaslighting narcissist we all know and are thinking about when we heard ‘Cruel’. And, if you haven’t gone through what I’m talking about, I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a really catchy fucking song.
LINKS:
https://roeofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/RoeMusicOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/roemusic
https://twitter.com/Roe_musicAbout The Quilts
The Quilts has released their new single and video titled ‘Time’. It’s 8 AM as this goes live. Fourteen years ago the journey that became the song ‘Time’ began. The song shows the beautiful patina that nourished this track musically, lyrically, spiritually. And it shows. It shows in all of its pits, holes, and chips. Because that’s what makes us beautiful. That patina that inherently binds to us and shows our flaws and strengths.
Having to go through a similar issue with my father at the time of this writing as guitarist Steven Altonen did with his (in my case, Parkinson’s and Dementia), I feel a bond to this song that one gets when relating to a fellow musician and artist because those are the people who turn our pain and lives into expression for all. They interpret and share with art. As much as a canvas is for art, silence is for music. ‘Time’ fills the space with feeling and love.
LINKS:
https://thequiltsband.com
https://www.instagram.com/the_quilts
https://www.thequiltsmusic.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C4-c9ntSTWJUWdXRa_LWA
https://open.spotify.com/album/4t9bXyLqGTxlNY0li7YtE9?highlight=spotify:track:1n6grPdUG8ecGFcJCCJUgzAbout Ceiling Demons
Ceiling Demons have released their new video for the track titled ‘From The Womb To The Grave’. Dark with a flare and urban with a dare, Ceiling Demons break the ceiling of the establishment and lash out at the mainstream with a rebellious anthem of unity against conformity and a realization of the self. Much needed.
LINKS:
https://linktr.ee/ceilingdemons
https://www.facebook.com/CeilingDemons
https://twitter.com/ceilingdemons
https://www.instagram.com/ceilingdemonsAbout Dolly Ave and Charlie Curtis-Beard
Dolly Ave has released her new video for the track titled ‘Play With It’ featuring Charlie Curtis-Beard. Suave to a fault and trendy to an advantage, ‘Play With It’. Dolly and Charlie have that special chemistry that will make you want to watch for that aspect alone, but the song itself also has that driving hook that gives a stellar soundtrack to the video. This is what happens when talented multimedia artists do a collab, and TikTok is quickly becoming the premiere gladiator school for creating unique and much needed talent. Dolly and Charlie are the first generation. And it shows. Brilliant.
LINKS:
https://www.dollyavemusic.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CRylfSfibkfnjCMLhWmIk
https://instagram.com/dollyave
https://youtube.com/dollyave
https://facebook.com/dollyavemusic
https://twitter.com/dollyave
https://tiktok.com/@dollyaveAbout José Junior
José Junior has premiered his new video for the track titled ‘Forever’. Think R.E.M. with a fresh creative streak and you have a proper hint as to what José Junior is made of in this video and track. That 80’s music swing with chimey bell-toned guitars and vocals with a subtle angst. What you also have is just a damn good song with a classic MTV styled video to take us back while looking ahead. This is what music is supposed to be.
LINKS:
https://linktr.ee/josejuniormusic
https://www.facebook.com/josejuniormusic
https://josejunior.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/josejuniormusic
https://twitter.com/josejuniormusic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChRpqJ02LH5nyht7KbjOd2Q
https://soundcloud.com/josejuniormusicAbout Occurrence
Occurrence has released their new video for the track titled ‘I Have So Much Love To Give’. An updated and twisted rendition of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, the video gives an artistic and interpretive visual of the song while the song itself keeps the flow in check with a modern gritty electronic flow filtered throw retro organs and angelic head voice that fills the speaker in an unassuming yet commanding way.
LINKS:
https://www.occurrencemusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/occurrencemusic
https://twitter.com/occurrencemusic
https://www.facebook.com/occurrence
https://youtube.com/occurrencemusic
https://occurrence.bandcamp.comAbout Robert Taira Wilson
Robert Taira Wilson has officially premiered his new video for the track titled ‘Blackbird’ on Jammerzine. If you read our review of the original track from June, you will get a perspective of our take from the music. The video offers a visual construct of what we said. Introverted. Introspective. Reflective. All of that and more with brilliant sketch style animations with geometric shapes representing bondage and cages that fade through the looking glass showing a better world and an alternative that could be. This is magic.
Check out our other features with Robert Taira Wilson HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.roberttairawilson.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/user/ROBERTTAIRAWILSON
https://www.instagram.com/roberttairawilson
https://www.facebook.com/roberttairawilson.music
https://www.twitch.com/roberttairawilsonAbout Amusement Parks on Fire
Amusement Parks on Fire have released their long awaited album titled ‘An Archaea’ on jammerzine.com. APOK is one of those bands that long ago found their sound, but now we have a more evolved APOK. A more experimental APOK. We get an album a long time in the making and, more importantly, we get an album from a band that knows what an album means. A set of songs meant to inspire and take you on a journey. Or with you on a journey. The hooks are unexpected and prominent. The guitars make you want to play guitar. The surreal, at times, and vivid at others, doesn’t detract the overall sound. It enhances it. This is a concept as much as it is an album. To listen to the album go to jammerzine.com and search Amusement Parks on Fire.
LINKS:
https://apof.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/amusementparksonfire
https://twitter.com/APOFAbout Evidence
Evidence has released his new album ‘Unlearning Vol 1’ on jammerzine.com. I could say something easy like ‘this record is groundbreaking’, but, that would be a bit dismissive and cliché. I will say this, however; this record is ground-defining. Some genres are hard to sound fresh in. Personally, I find this the case with rock and hip hop. A lot of green pastures for ground these days. ‘Unlearning Vol 1’ is scorched earth with a lot of heart. That’s what I respect about Evidence. His music comes from the heart as well as the mind. The music is more than just a backdrop. Its an interaction with his lyrics. Bashing and cascading and intertwining with each word and beat with stellar syncopation. Each word is a voice. Each beat is an outlet. Unlearning is a book that no one needs to read but everyone will remember. To listen to the album go to jammerzine.com and search Evidence.
LINKS:
https://www.rhymesayers.com/evidence
https://www.facebook.com/misterevidence
https://twitter.com/evidence
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An Interview with Information Society (The Week in #Indie Segment)
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with the absolute legends of synth-pop, electronic, MTV Generation, and, above all, original music, in the form of Information Society. Today we talk to Paul Robb, co-founder of INSOC, and their new album titled ‘ODDFellows’. What makes ODDFellows special is, and you will get the information about this in the interview, that this is a spatial collaboration with THX. Yes, that THX. The ones that make everything sound cool and rich. This is, in fact, the first collaboration between THX and a musical artist. And this is one of the many reasons INSOC is considered pioneers in the music industry. Not just to be the first, but to be willing to take the risk.
And, in regards to ‘ODDFellows’, we get plenty of risks. As stated in the interview, there are times where this is a different band and there are times where classic INSOC is there at the forefront. And, to be that original after all of these years is what makes them last. Because it’s fun.
‘ODDFellows’ releases on August 6th (Hakatak International (digital); and Negative Gain Records (CD/vinyl); release date: TBA).
Check out our interview with INSOC’s Kurt Harland Larson HERE.
LINKS:
https://informationsociety.us
https://www.facebook.com/informationsociety
https://twitter.com/insoc
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