recommended music: Mincemeat or Tenspeed

Yes, Mincemeat or Tenspeed is one act, and in fact one person. And though Mincemeat or Tenspeed has received a shout-out from the WFMU blog in the past, I felt that the music is so innovative and awesome that a feature post was well-deserved.

Davey Harms, the man behind Mincemeat or Tenspeed, famously proclaimed that his music was made without synthesizers, samplers, computers, or musical instruments. Though he's recently added a sampler to the mix, I can reassure you that his sounds still appear to be made by some form of mysterious wizardry. Davey starts with a simple feedback loop or a simple rhythmic sample and runs it through a table of effects pedals, looking much like any harsh noiser's table circa 1999 but with rather different results. Some effects double-up the sound, some mash it back together, others shift things in hard-to-comprehend ways. Contrasting rhythms and tones fight for dominance and you're swept into the sonic wormhole. The results are something like the audio equivalent of the classic Dr. Who opening effects (no disrespect intended to the actual Dr. Who theme) or perhaps falling into an infinite fractal picture (mute that video and play some Mikncemeat or Tenspeed instead).

Some listening, free downloadables, and links after the jump...

Mincemeat or Tenspeed on Bandcamp

Mincemeat or Tenspeed on Facebook

Mincemeat or Tenspeed on Twitter

There is a Mincemeat or Tenspeed and Dan Friel collab 7" coming out soon on Ormolycka.

 

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