Thursday, August 25, 2011

John Maus :: We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

MP3: John Maus :: "Quantum Leap"

John Maus
We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
June 28th 2011
Ribbon Music
myspace.com/johnmaus
ribbonmusic.com

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A contemporary of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and the similarities are immediately evident. The most notable is the inherent sense of humor. The differences being that John Maus' echo soaked groanings bump along to acidic and addictive beats and digital melodies that sparkle like Christmas lights. You might say that Maus was censoring himself through his revision process as the lyrics are sparse, but then on second thought, there's a song called "Cop Killer," so...

The label's site says the album captures Maus' live performance of "shirt pulling and air punching," which would be fun to see, but it isn't nearly as violent. Disturbed, maybe, but not violent. They cite inspirations for the album ranging from gore-rror filmmaker David Cronenberg to french philosopher Jacques Rancière to the thrash metal band Body Count. A mix as confused, weird, and lovely as the album itself.

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