Soft Pink Truth -- Why Do the Heathen Rage?

"Grim and Frostbitten Gay Bar" :D

Have been listening to this live set for a while in prep:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMqFDCzhRI

Oh my god, keep flying the flag! Is anyone paying attention?

Enjoy a trailer

https://vimeo.com/93313290/

I did not know Drew did a Soft Pink Truth set at Voice of the Valley festival

that is amazing

Pink metallic foiling!

Annnnd the cover of "Black Metal" is up

http://pitchfork.com/news/55103-the-soft-pink-truth-matmos-drew-daniel-covers-black-metal-with-antony-wye-oak-on-new-album/

amazing

long, interesting interview: http://www.steelforbrains.com/post/85545886662/drew-daniel

reading that last night i was totally nodding my head to the axes of music/noise which has been my internal theory for years except i only had the one axis

one thing I've been pondering is that I agree with Drew's point about the regressive politics of (some) BM, but does it then follow that BM fans are "cowardly" in their fandom? I don't want this to turn into another "should I listen to Burzum?" thread so tell me to STFU if you like, but how can one be a BM fan and avoid the trap of cowardice that DD alludes to? And is it fair to ascribe cowardice to a presumably disparate group of people who (as DD himself notes) are only united by their BM fandom?

cowardice could mean a number of things in this instance I'd think but plausibly it might be about the handwavey excuses that get made for far-right sentiment and/or wilful bigotry, by people who would never cut that much slack to indierock bands or w/e

irl lol'd at Fenriz Has a Guidance Tattoo btw

so excited about this!!

Interview!

http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/9417-soft-pink-truth/

Plus...a Burzum cover.

DD: I wanted some kind of spoken word intro with ominous sound effects, like the way atmospheric black metal records begin. In fact, I made a mix that's just 45 minutes of intros.

I WANT TO HEAR THIS.

both the 45-minute black metal intro mix, and also the new record. i absolutely adored the Do You Want New Wave album. i think it was one of the last CDs i bought before i switched over to LPs, and it was in nonstop rotation in my car's CD player until i sold the vehicle

this is on rotation atm. a part-time metal fan so only knew some of the songs being covered but it's detailed, humorous and makes the language of torment and hell quite touching in places, suspended outside its complementary musical context. it's fun!

also I'm a sucker for the Snap! interpellation.

Yeah I started listening this morning too. Also wish I knew more of the originals, but it's a fun listen so far all the same.

Thoughts from...a Norwegian black metal performer! Great piece, Drew just shared it out on Twitter:

http://theformant.info/why-do-the-heathen-rage/

yeah good stuff

this rules so much https://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/the-soft-pink-truth-ready-to

really love this record.

haven't spent much time w this, but i think i like the concept more than the music per se. which has been the case since do you party?, tbh. it's a really good concept, so i'm not damning quite so harshly as my faint praise might suggest, but i am a bit disappointed. will give it some time to sink in though...

DD: I wanted some kind of spoken word intro with ominous sound effects, like the way atmospheric black metal records begin. In fact, I made a mix that's just 45 minutes of intros.

I WANT TO HEAR THIS.

crap I edited it down to 35 minutes

time for a volume two

I, for one, wouldn't complain if that were to happen.

I made a Spotify playlist that interleaves the original versions of these songs (except the two that aren't available on Spotify):

http://open.spotify.com/user/glennpmcdonald/playlist/11qaRpKgoKFg8FuBiZPttb

I covered Daft Punk's "Teachers" as a bonus track during this lil project

https://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/the-soft-pink-truth-teachers/s-HY8N2

album of the year after eno/hyde's High Life, for me. So far.

I covered Daft Punk's "Teachers" as a bonus track during this lil project

https://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/the-soft-pink-truth-teachers/s-HY8N2

― the tune was space, Monday, 7 July 2014 21:46 (Yesterday)

!!!

Lots of familiar names here I sez I sez

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/10/black-metal-dance-soft-pink-truth-drew-daniel-why-do-the-heathen-rage

I love this record so much and the highlight has to be "Let there be Ebola Frost", but can we not let there be Ebola frost please?

yeah this record is awesome \m/

Still so good. Feeling the Mayhem cover especially.

love this fuckin record. seeing SPT w/ dleone opening on saturday, super excited.

http://i.imgur.com/q27bcMG.gif

woulda gone if i'd had any energy whatsoever :(

love this fuckin record. seeing SPT w/ dleone opening on saturday, super excited.

― adam, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 10:59 (5 days ago)

Dream lineup, but unlike Matmos I don't think SPT's gonna make it to Wellington. What's the live setup like?

drew on laptop and mic, a gentleman whose name i did not catch vogueing in corpsepaint, screaming (nicely) in audience members' faces, thunderous beats. it sounded great and looked great. like the whole why do the heathen rage project it could go horribly wrong in lesser hands but my wife and i (and the whole club) were floored.

also, surprise coil cover! "the anal staircase."

"Let There Be Ebola Frost" is giving me some serious KMFDM vibes

Digging in now: https://thesoftpinktruth.bandcamp.com/album/why-pay-more

ha, "Party Pills"! I hadn't heard this in ages.

This will sound like slander but I dig this so much more than the previous two SPT releases

A new Soft Pink Truth album is on the way! Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?

Hey! I have some news! Time to put SxPxTx into SuPer Tuesday! Thanks to the help of many friends, I'm now able to announce a NEW album by The Soft Pink Truth. "Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?" will come out on Thrill Jockey records on May 1st. The album is two sidelong 22 minute pieces and is very different from past SPT music; you can hear an element here: https://thesoftpinktruth.bandcamp.com/track/we
The artwork and design is by Robert Beatty; the mastering was done by Heba Kadry; the music features playing and/or singing from many people who are dear to me: M.C. Schmidt, Angel Deradoorian, Sarah Hennies, Jana Hunter, Colin Self, Koye Berry, Andrew Bernstein, John Berndt, and David Serotte all contributed and helped make it what it is. I'm so grateful to everyone who helped me to do this.

^^ as per Dr3w on fb.

great artwork
love beatty's stuff

stoked for the record!

We is so dope

new one is lovely

Yeah, gorgeous stuff.

took my breath away several times but none moreso than the transition from 'that' into 'grace'

Just went to check the tracklist to see which transition it was that perked my ears up, but turns it was the exact same spot on the album: when the piano first comes in on Grace. Sublime.

(One question: if your conceit is that each track is named using one word from your 10-word title, then why only include 9 tracks on the album?)

yes yr right it's a lil way into grace in fact

loving this so much

Y’all know about the companion album, right?

https://thesoftpinktruth.bandcamp.com/album/am-i-free-to-go

'Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?' is one of the best records I've heard this year.

https://thesoftpinktruth.bandcamp.com/album/was-it-ever-real
New mini album on the way. "Is it going to get deeper than this (Dark Room Mix)" sounds gorgeous/lush!

💦 SURPRISE! I've made a double album of new SPT music! 🍾 Featuring artwork by @EdSunspot and fourteen guest musicians, "Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This?" comes out on @thrilljockey in October, but you can hear the summery first single right here: https://t.co/nmhzrm9Kke pic.twitter.com/FKmD7abTMJ

— The Soft Pink Truth (@xSoftPinkTruthx) July 26, 2022

first track 'wanna know' available now

"wanna know" rules

John Wiese: Broken Glass

nice

was it ever real EP is out today and is pretty good

great stuff this

it's a brave move covering 'the anal staircase' but he totally pulls it off.

Love this, very different-sounding to the last album but similiar in its unabashed prettiness. Something of a Luomo meets Kalabrese vibe.

this is so lush

yeah this album rules so much

this is so lush

It’s brilliant. Deep enough for me..

this is perfect music

Something of a Luomo meets Kalabrese vibe.

― Tim F, Sunday, September 18, 2022 3:04 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

this is perfect music

I was a big fan of Shall We Go On Sinning, but this is definitely a step up. I wish i could preserve the sensation of hearing "Toot Suite" for the first time.

had been waiting for brad to get around to this, such a great album

this reminds me a bit of mungolian jet set!

my fav spt record this

glorious

late to this but it really is.

Beautiful beautiful record, precisely what I need to listen to right now

so many highs

i love this album so much i want to live in it

some parts remind me of can's "disco" era a bit

Sounded great on a loud system. Best dance record I've heard in a bit. Unique texture combos

Truly is a lovely album.