Lumisokea @ Tusk Mini 2014

The rich, dark sound of Lumisokea, the Belgian-Italian duo of Andrea Taeggi and Koenraad Ecker, annexes a dark, foreboding aura from an abundance of reference points – codifying and making concrete the connections that might otherwise have been elusive or intangible in the worlds of noise, dub, techno and musique concrète, and with heavy, machine-led influence of traditional Asian & African percussion musics. Released in early 2014, the vinyl Apophenia EP follows their Opal Tapes debut Contrapasso, and sees their sound continue to develop; growing in intensity and twisting into more complex, aggressive, and euphorically bent shapes. All seems abstract, not as ‘whoa, that’s weird’, but as though every element exists in direct opposition with nature and organic order. Industrial and technoid beats are rolled over sub-sonic, hyper-digital abrasions of noise and synthetic texture to reinforce and fortify the more extreme end of Opal’s sonic interests. Synthetic stomp and precise, premeditated glissandi form sonic sculptures where the unreal is turned towards something frighteningly palpable. Lumisokea formed part of the line-up for the first Opal Tapes tour in February 2014, their disorienting AV set causing jaws to drop at Club Transmediale and elsewhere. Lumisokea’s stunning live visuals are designed by Yannick Jacquet aka Legoman from the AntiVJ visual label and add yet further depth and impact to their live experience. They have a new album set for release on the great Digitalis label later this year and so many more audiences waiting to be inducted into their dark, dystopian soundworld. http://.lumisokea.com Recorded live at TUSK Mini at Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday 12th July, 2014. Cameras - Harry Wheeler, Phil Powell Vision Mixing - Shaun Blezard Sound - BLANK Studios Video Production - Hugs Bison Production coordinator - Stephen Bishop Special thanks to Sound And Music http://www.tuskfestival.com