Foreplay – JANE PAIN

THE HELLO KITTY CAMERA

November 15, 2013November 15, 2013Posted in UncategorizedTagged 285 Kent, Antwon, Assateague Island, Christopher Hansell, Dank toy, Danny Moore, Death in June, Douglas P, Ferrel House, Foreplay, gag, Gagy Olympia, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Glamour, Goosebumps, Hank Wood and the Hammerheads, Helicopter, Hello Kitty, Hello Kitty Disposable Camera, Hello Kitty Photography, Mask, Matthew McClure, Max Quinn, My Westside Horizon, Paint Store, Painted Lady, Playboy, practice, Psychic TV, Psychic Youth, Sacred Bones, The Men, Thee Psychick Bible, Throbbing Gristle, TOPY, Warthog, Wild, Wild PonyLeave a comment

Painted lady sitting on the steps of a paint store in SoHo.Wild pony @ Assateague Island.Genesis Breyer P-Orridge at a book signing for Thee Psychick Bible.Christopher Hansell at Foreplay practice.AntwonGag at Fitness Gallery for Arts and Tactics.Douglas P (Death in June) with Matthew McClure.Sio, best bartender + lady @ 285 Kent.Danny Moore’s “Dank Toy”.Max Quinn (Hank Wood & the Hammerheads) @ 538.

Painted lady sitting on the steps of a paint store in SoHo.Wild pony @ Assateague Island.Genesis Breyer P-Orridge at a book signing for Thee Psychick Bible.Christopher Hansell at Foreplay practice.AntwonGag at Fitness Gallery for Arts and Tactics.Douglas P (Death in June) with Matthew McClure.Sio, best bartender + lady @ 285 Kent.Danny Moore’s “Dank Toy”.Max Quinn (Hank Wood & the Hammerheads) @ 538.

PHOTOS OF MARSHSTEPPER

March 5, 2013March 6, 2013Posted in UncategorizedTagged Ascetic House, Foreplay, Marshstepper, Profligate, Saint Vitus Bar, Søren, YOU.3 Comments

Marshstepper is more than a just band, they are a perfect extension of the Ascetic House collective that the members have built. Spearheaded by J. Aurelius, A. Jarson, N. Nappa and D. Pupillo; Tempe, Arizona’s Ascetic House releases everything from video art and cassette tapes to handsome zines. Releases often feature musicians extending their creative impulse to create visual art and words. In Marshstepper’s case, the band has pushed beyond simply playing music and create an eerie aura at live shows that includes performance, costume and a whole lot of fog.

D. Pupillo seems like the projects front man but he does not contribute to performing the music live. Generally D. Pupillo performs in masks and participates in rituals with nude models. At a recent show at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, his performance also included two girls in gimp masks and domanatrix gear brutally dominating him live. While N. Nappa held down electronics and vocals, J. Aurelius took time off the gutair to read from his most recent zine, which he then set on fire. The gesture was intensified by his own photo on the books cover, which was slowly burned into a crisp.

But don’t let my concentration on Marshstepper’s performative aspects distract from Marshstepper’s music. Releasing cassettes on their own Ascetic House imprint and also Greh Holger’s impeccable Chondritic Sound, Marshstepper have created a sound that is so solid, I would have put it at the top of my 2012 list. Guitar and synth driven noise melts into spooky dance music to create a perfect balance of tripped out ambience and utterly entrancing EBM and techno tinged tracks . I had a chance to shoot these photos at their performance at Saint Vitus bar in Brooklyn, February 28 when they played alongside Soren, Foreplay [my new project with Chris Hansell, who also happen to now have a tape available through Ascetic House], Profligate and YOU.

JANUARY’S DISPOSABLE CAMERA SHOTS

January 29, 2013January 30, 2013Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acheron, Antwon, Avana, Dave Castillo, Discipline, Flatmates, Foreplay, Frankie Teardrop, Invocation, Menses, Raspberry Bulbs, Roy Miller, Salvation, Stalagmike, Sucia, WierdLeave a comment

Matt Adis, Salvation @Saint Vitus 1/13/13.

Marco, Rasberry Bulbs @ Saint Vitus 1/13/13. — Marco, Raspberry Bulbs @ Saint Vitus 1/13/13.

Rasberry Bulbs Banner. — Raspberry Bulbs Banner.

Ray hired a saxophone player off Craigslist for his birthday party. Unfortunately, the clown he hired for "$25 and an open bar" did not show up. Last days of Speakeasy. RIP Rot Gut. — Ray hired a saxophone player off Craigslist for his birthday party. Unfortunately, the clown he hired for “$25 and an open bar” did not show up. Last days of Speakeasy. RIP Rot Gut.

Sucia's first show. — Cucia’s first show.

Mateo and Jared. — Mateo and Jared at Speakeasy.

Chris Hansell and the Flatmates, a fictitous inside joke killed by death style punk band became a reality, hopping on a shitty living room show on another disgruntled bands gear [only to receive the best reaction of the night] playing songs written by humming them once outside of said shitty show. Oh, and a Black Flag cover.

Antown live at Santos Party House, 1/24/13.

This was an absurd month of awesome shows. Saw Profligate, Soft Moon, Hoax, Inmates, Antown, Raspberry Bulbs, Ice Age, Salvation, Pharmakon,Vatican Shadow, Silent Servent, Deformity and so many others. Djed Invocation and Wierd. Showed three prints in the “Thrown Together” art show. Going to play with my new project FOREPLAY live in thee Wierd at Home Sweet Home for the first time tomorrow. DJing Discipline on Friday, Feb.1. Sheesh. I love New York.