黑暗風格的主唱Alan Vega逝世於2016年，此後他的遺孀Liz Lamere與長期合作人Jared Artaud，整理並陸續發佈他過去的個人作品，《Insurrection》收錄11首九零年代末的錄音紀錄，Alan神經質地低語，沈重的節奏圍繞在燦爛的願景和悲慘的現實之間，就像被拖進廢棄金屬處理廠的一頭野獸，捕捉了過去紐約市在犯罪、仇恨與恐怖攻擊下的社會氛圍。即使是超過20年前的創作，音樂的實驗性仍聽起來豪不過時，深遠影響Joy Division、Nine Inch Nails等樂團，直到近期來店裡跟我們說喜歡Molchat Doma的新生代聽眾，也驚喜表示聽了有所共鳴。
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In The Red Records is proud to announce a previously unreleased new album by Brooklyn-born master of minimalism Alan Vega, Insurrection. The eleven songs here showcase the unparalleled vision and uncompromising force from one of the most influential artists of all time. Alan Vega was born in Brooklyn in 1938. He co-founded the legendary New York City punk band Suicide with Martin Rev in 1970. Suicide s groundbreaking 1977 debut is considered one of the most influential albums of all time. Vega considered his solo records the audio counterpoint to his visual art that reflected the world around him while simultaneously exploring universal themes. It makes his work as relevant today as it was when he created them. It was during his highly experimental period beginning in the late 80s that he began working with Liz Lamere, who became the most crucial collaborator of his solo career until his death in 2016. Lamere, along with Jared Artaud, resurrected these newly unearthed collection of lost recordings, which they co-produced and mixed. Lamere and Artaud spearhead the Vega Vault project, which aims to bring rare, unreleased and back catalog work spanning Alan Vega and Suicide s career to the public for the first time. On Insurrection, Lamere says: “Insurrection was created in the time period around 1997/98, after Mutator and prior to Vega s 1999 release of 2007 and captures the intense energy of NYC in the 90s rife with crime, killing, hate, fascism, racism, and moral bankruptcy. You can hear the tortured souls floating through this album. Post-Gulf War angst still enveloped Alan. He was having premonitions about a major terror attack in the US, well before 9/11. The upcoming birth of his son raised further awareness of the state of our world. All these emotions are mirrored in the sounds he magnetized. And true to Vega form, there remains hope and empowerment coursing through the tracks. In the almost three decades of going into the studio with Vega, we recorded significantly more material than the seven albums released. Vega s intention was to experiment with sound which would become the canvas for the poetry that reflected his vision of the universe. Because the goal was not to make albums, he had no timeline or constraints and would freely follow new paths uncovered along the way.”
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