To say that Telecult Powers are a band after my own heart is to wallow in understatement. These guys brought me a double DVD of Asian horror, a red skull candle, and a copy of their latest tape. (Let it be known that I respond very favorably to such thoughtful tribute.) Then, they proceeded to carefully set up their home-built gear (which, by the way, made it into the building in one trip—no double-parking of car required!) Then, we rolled, and Telecult Powers proceeded to open a fissure in reality.
Telecult Powers are Mister Matthews and Witchbeam, synthesists extraordinaire, who very unassumingly make some of the best electronic music I've heard since MB or Con. Their sound pulls together so many things I like—soft noise, harsh noise, Krautrock, and occult electronics to name only a few—that their visit to My Castle of Quiet really just amounted to destiny fulfilled. I was gratified to have Mister Matthews write me the next morning and refer to the radio session as "some of our finest work yet," as their tapes are pretty fuckin' swell too (and packaged in Witchbeam's colorful, digital/occult/LSD illustrations.) These guys are just beginning to hit their stride...and they tell me there's some new vinyl coming soon.
Here is the entire Telecult Powers / My Castle of Quiet session, to download and enjoy, ideally by oscillating candlelight:
The Tushita Heaven
The Golden Shrine of Michael Aquarius
Live audio covered by a creative commons attribution-non commercial-no derivatives license.
Thanks for the kind words William. I feel I should note that if people like what we are doing, they should seek out things by some of our contemporaries, such as Bee Mask, Fluxmonkey, Skin Graft, Grasshopper, Slasher Risk, THD, Millions, Fluorescent Vibes, Brother Raven, Reviver, to name just a few.
Posted by: Witch Beam | July 28, 2009 at 02:10 PM
their talent is only outshined by their sincerity.
true gentledudes and absolutely essential listening.
Posted by: Baked Jesse | July 28, 2009 at 03:25 PM