Crushingly introspective? Explosively meditative? Bret Autry's latest sonic blasts appear to occupy two states at the same time, and, surprisingly, are not being released by his long-time career label Fixt Music.
An intriguing mixture of electronica, Arty European-style Black Metal and his instrumental 'AntiSleep' series of albums, there is definitely something for everyone on the new album, entitled Quartz.
Unless you want a quiet night's sleep - in which case, continue to look elsewhere!
Blue Stahli ( real name: Bret Autrey ) is more well known for his catchy blasts of crushing industrial overkill than any sweepingly evocative atmospheric pieces. However, the latter is exactly what we get here, as he and label FIXT release this spooky teaser, which we hope is ahead of a full-on rockin' version of the Billy Idol classic. Deep-cut fans will be interested to note that this down-tempo interpretation and that familiar chord sequence makes us think of Joy Division's New Dawn Fades, as covered by Moby on the soundtrack to Heat ( which we will also include below ).
Anthony is a movie director ( see his work with TENDRIL, in
the recent MONOBLOG, and our BONUS FEATURE, below ), as well as an accomplished
musician, and as you may have gathered, since childhood he has been immersed in
the polished-chrome ambience of 1980's films and soundtracks.
His beautiful debut album PILOTPRIEST - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK is available to buy now, and is due out on vinyl shortly. You can hear the whole album on FUTURE-ROCKER right here, while we chat with Anthony:
- How long have you been playing? Has the synth
always been your instrument?
I’ve been playing for 20 years. I play drums, bass, guitar,and
keys. I started with synth.
I’ve always been into this sound ever since I was 5. I loved
the way it was so odd, yet popular. I have been writing this style since I
started... I’m lucky it came back into style.
- Explain the titles - you wrote all the music, so they're not
cover versions. Did you watch the films first, then write the music?
I just titled the tracks based on the film from my childhood that the song made me feel the most. ( Cont'd ).
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PILOTPRIEST - TOP THREES
ALBUMS
3. Lou Reed – Transformer
2. Jeff Wayne – War Of The Worlds
1. Michael Jackson – Thriller
SOUNDTRACKS
3. Repo Man – Various
2. The Thing – Ennio Morricone
1. Bladerunner – Vangelis /////////////////
- Any scoops on the collaboration with artist / designer Ash Thorp?
We are developing numerous films right now... All different
types of genre stories. We are really trying to bring back the realism of
character, that was in stories put to film before the studios got scared of new
untested ideas.
- Apart from that, what's next from you?
I’m always working on new music, and I’m trying to develop
the next album as an oculus rift experience [ - meaning a head-mounted,
high-field-of-view virtual reality device
].
I'm mostly focusing on directing... This month I’m directing an
episode of a new horror anthology series.
