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As a live sound engineer Adam Wiltzie has worked with Labradford, The Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev. He currently lives in Brussels, recording and working at live shows across Europe. It seemed inevitable that, given the extended process of recording Stars of the Lid’s albums, Wiltzie would turn to solo recording. Adam Wiltzie did collaborate with Bobby Donne of Labradford on the self-titled Aix Em Klemm album, however The Dead Texan album presents a collaboration of a different kind.
The Dead Texan is a continuation of Mr. Wiltzie’s nocturnal musical fumblings. Many of these songs could have been beginnings to new SOTL tracks, but he felt they were too aggressive for the new Lid record, which is still being recorded as we go to press.
Christina Vantzou is a filmmaker and video artist whose work has been shown in film, music and art festivals in Baltimore, Kansas City, Chicago and Brussels. She has accompanied musicians as a VJ and is working on a video documentary on teenage life in Scotland. Although Wiltzie began composing and recording the music on his own, he dabbled with combining his music with Vantzou’s videos; this eventually became a mutually collaborative project with the composition of the music and the creation of the videos becoming simultaneous. Both mediums played off the other until audio and visual came to support each other seamlessly. The DVD is divided into seven sections which add up to a half hour’s viewing time.
The Dead Texan is a continuation of Mr. Wiltzie’s nocturnal musical fumblings. Many of these songs could have been beginnings to new SOTL tracks, but he felt they were too aggressive for the new Lid record, which is still being recorded as we go to press.
Christina Vantzou is a filmmaker and video artist whose work has been shown in film, music and art festivals in Baltimore, Kansas City, Chicago and Brussels. She has accompanied musicians as a VJ and is working on a video documentary on teenage life in Scotland. Although Wiltzie began composing and recording the music on his own, he dabbled with combining his music with Vantzou’s videos; this eventually became a mutually collaborative project with the composition of the music and the creation of the videos becoming simultaneous. Both mediums played off the other until audio and visual came to support each other seamlessly. The DVD is divided into seven sections which add up to a half hour’s viewing time.
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IanOhs wrote:
am a sensing an upswing in listeners here as I think I heard a snatch of them on a car advert... anyone confirm this?
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tallinspace wrote:
please join my new group if you like http://www.last.fm/group/Dope+Music
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3rdparty wrote:
Previously unreleased track here: http://christinavantzou.bandcamp.com/track/the-adversary-of-evil-budd-bonus-track-from-the-dead-texan
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DrKKE wrote:
очень хороши
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Anticitizenone_ wrote:
GUESS WHO HAS A BONUS TRACK ON CHRISTINA VANTZOU'S NO. 1 REMIX ALBUM? DEAD. TEXAN.
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gregoryoftours wrote:
:-)
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otsukaretimu wrote:
Is it just me or do these two look almost exactly alike? Nice sounds and all that...
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J_Hook wrote:
I hope we see something new from these guys soon, LOVE the s/t
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ajKay wrote:
A Chronicle of Early Failures p2 - gets me every time
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poeq wrote:
pretend stars of the lid
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VeritasLvxMea wrote:
"The Struggle": the drone version of Gregor Samsa.
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knubbas wrote:
and that's an reason not to listen to this?
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Anticitizenone_ wrote:
...........?
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BlockJuice wrote:
It's a nice recommendation last.fm, but I already have seven albums of his under his pseudonym Stars of the Lid.
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poeq wrote:
gee maybe stars of the lid.
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htodorov wrote:
Just can't get enough of this anything similar?
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Mechiavellism wrote:
@FibbleT which one?
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FlibbleT wrote:
Becoming one of my favorite albums, thats for sure.
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-rivulett wrote:
Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O'Halloran have collaborated on a song which will featured on the "For Nihon" compilation to benefit Japanese relief efforts.Christina Vantzou is also contributing a track to the comp. http://www.unseen-music.com/nihon/
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sleepyjz wrote:
I am now listening to the first hint (in a long time) of a somewhat strongly associated SOTL sound... Christina Vantzou has a truly beautiful track on Ghostly's "SMM: Context" that obviously has a large SOTL influence (thanks Adam W.). I hope to hear more of her individual stuff.
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