Described as a “stick of dynamite strapped to reality,” (Scenery Zine), subQtaneous is a diverse conceptual, collaborative album. It carves new soundscapes ranging from brutal, pounding industrial to sarcastic hip hop set over carnival music to delicately layered trance. It has been compared to Pigface, probably due to its format, as well as Coil, Mr Bungle, the Tapeworm project, and Frank Zappa.
Interview with James Curcio and P. Emerson Williams of subQtaneous.
We discuss the lyrics of P. Emerson Williams; how subQtaneous helped create relationships; the many versions of “Double Bind”; why it took so long to release their CD, Some Still Despair In A Prozac Nation; why subQtaneous ws formed when so many of the musicians live all over the country; similarities to Pigface; the members who make up subQtaneous; the Abyss of Hallucinations; the complications of working with so many people; what was surprisingly easy recording Some Still Despair In A Prozac Nation; recording “Wake Up”; why the recorded the album in so many different studios; the guitar stylings of Scott Landes; post-punk political commentary; Mythos Media; the influence of Joseph Campbell.
Featured songs are:
1. “Double Bind”
2. “Equinox”
3. “Wake Up”
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I had no idea that there were many versions of “Double Bind”, but, I must say that the version on the CD is really, REALLY fucking hard to get out of your head. Not that it’s a bad thing, of course.
I keep having SubQ songs pop up on my iPod on shuffle, during the most odd and unexpected yet gratefully perfect times.
Fucking awesome, if you ask me.
P.S. Scott Landes is a guitar god.