Patriarchy: Bed, blood, bath, and Beyond.
"Bed, blood, bath and beyond" is what could be said about Patriarchy's recent European tour. Their madness of live snuff metal lands in San Diego with the second edition of Modern Wav at Corazon Del Barrio in Barrio Logan alongside Soft Vein Friday, May 19th.
As I joined the Modern Wav team, I got the opportunity to converse digitally with Patriarchy. Without further anticipation, let's get to the flogging questions.
1) Huizenga, who do you channel when you are on stage? Your energy on stage draws the audience in and keeps them watching and enthralled.
I’m really not present when I’m performing, so I can’t be sure. Sometimes maybe it feels like some dude inside of me, but the channel is not clear.
2) During your travels in the US, which artists have you performed with that have left Patriarchy in awe?
It was always inspiring watching Pixel Grip every night on our tour together, and most recently, Mvtant, King Yosef, marquis.is.dead, and Choke Chain has really got our blood pumping. Though Sandy Smiles will always reign supreme.
3) Siouxsie just came back. Have you seen the clips? What are your thoughts on her return?
I didn’t realize she had gone… I’d love to see her play the song from Batman and the underrated masterpiece ‘Forever.’
4) Remixes are very prevalent in the Patriarchy catalog. Zanias, Kris Baha, Kontravoid, Bon Harris (of Nitzer Ebb), and Rhys Fulber (of Front Line Assembly. Who is currently using ingredients associated with the Patriarchy in their kitchen?
I guess we can use this opportunity to announce that a full remix album of The Unself has just gone in the oven. Can’t name all the chefs quite yet, but we’ve tapped over a dozen of our faves for the first time, as well as a few returning for seconds.
Other exciting news: We have a second press coming of The Unself vinyl on special bloody semen-splattered wax, as well as the fifth and final chapter in The Unself video saga, a steamy thriller set to crowd favorite ‘No Touch Torture.’
We are also excited to play our first LA hometown show in a year headlining Dum Dum Fest at the Echo on June 24. as well as some other epic festivals in the coming months, like Verboden in Vancouver, the Terminus in Calgary, and the newly minted Immortalis at Portland's epic Coffin Club.
As we inch closer and closer to May 19th at El Corazon Del Barrio, we strongly encourage all our dark-spirited friends to indulge in the experience that is Patriarchy, Soft Vein, and live rope performance artist Giselle Thorn for an intimate setting of Modern Wav.
We highly recommend purchasing presale tickets as Modern Wav has already gained wide notoriety for selling out. As I say in my posts, “Regrets are forever, and Presale is not.”
Speaking to the grace of such darkness, Patriarchy, was an honor.
See you May 19th.
Gothcheez
Straight Razor: “I Make Music That Is Meant To Play Loud”
Every artist’s journey is unique, but some are more unique than others. Omar Doom AKA Straight Razor may be known for his appearance in Quentin Tarantino films (especially because he had the honor of killing Hitler), but his experience as an actor is much more recent than his history as a musician. Like any seasoned musician, his passion for music has involved him in multiple musical projects throughout the years, many of them in collaboration with other artists. Music has long been his main artistic focus, and he hadn’t even considered acting professionally until he met Quentin Tarantino, who told him he should pursue this art form as well. Seems he knew what he was talking about - who would have known that such a legendary and critically-acclaimed director would know potential when he sees it??
Clearly, the stars aligned to bring such a fated meeting of the minds to fruition, and we thank them because it brought a larger audience to an artist who deserves to be in the spotlight! Modern.Wav is thrilled to be showcasing Straight Razor at our April 15th show at Music Box San Diego in San Diego, along with Health, Author & Punisher, and Matte Blvck. And don’t worry: as an artist who prides himself on the intensity and cinematic nature of his music, you can be sure that Omar’s passion for film and theatrics shines through his set. He has a defined sense of style and aesthetic that feels altogether classic and clean, heavy and haunting.
An artist like this is best captured and understood through their own experience and thoughts, so Modern.Wav took the time to deep-dive into the mind of Straight Razor. Without further ado…
As a musician who is more widely known for your acting work, how do you feel your musical audience finds their way to you?
People are discovering my Straight Razor albums through their releases, social media and also through my acting work. I think fans of my movies are liking the movie soundtrack vibe of my music. Worlds collide when I do music for movies. You can hear a Straight Razor track in the opening credits of the horror movie SPREE starring Joe Keery of Stranger Things.
What newer artists do you look to as the future of the kind of music and/or musical communities you want to live in?
I just started a record label called Doom Vision where I’ll be releasing remixes from various artists that I’m really excited about. I’ll be releasing the identity of the remixers on my socials soon. I’ll be playing some of the new remixes for the first time at the show on April 15th at Music Box San Diego. There will be new Straight Razor music as well. Doom Vision is the future.
What non-music art and artists have inspired your creative path, and how do you feel it shows in your music?
I love all the visual tropes in Giallo films (Stylized Euro-Slashers/ Murder Mysteries). The sleek, masked killers with black gloves and often a straight razor as their murder weapon was the inspiration for the name STRAIGHT RAZOR.
What gets you lost in the world of music more than anything else?
I experience music best either in a club or driving. I make music that is meant to play loud. Aside from my studio, music sounds best to me on good club speakers or car speakers. Since we do a lot of driving here in Los Angeles, I get to listen to a lot of music. It’s a blessing and a curse.
If you discovered your own work 10 or 20 years ago and didn’t know you were the one that made it, how do you think you’d feel about it?
I’d like to think that I would’ve liked it. I think there’s a vibe in my music that has been there from the beginning. The mediums and methodology of making art and music changes with time, along with technological advancements and whatever else the future holds. The feeling you get when experiencing the art/music stays the same.
Are you on Spotify? Add Modern.Wav’s curated playlist “Dark Entries” to you favorites for more Straight Razor, Health, and Matte Blvck.
MATTE BLVCK Leak Performance Footage Ahead of Upcoming Show
Mere days before they play Modern Wav’s debut event, MATTE BLVCK drops a performance video that gives us a look into the atmospheric and immersive experience they have in store for us…
Photography by Alex Casillas
Mere days before they play Modern Wav’s debut event on April 15th, 2023 at Music Box , MATTE BLVCK drops a performance video that gives us a look into the atmospheric and immersive experience they have in store for us…
MATTE BLVCK is taking a different approach from contemporary bands in their content creation, in a way that’s making the full experience more accessible. By filming high-quality footage for fans to consume from home, they are drawing people into their world and pulling them closer to the stage. This footage feels kind of like a trailer or a teaser for the in-person show, and a live crowd will only add to that. The energy of the crowd fuels the dynamic of the performance in real-time, changing and enhancing the experience. Still, even in this video, there is so much to take in.
The action is beautifully caught through the camera cutting between the band members during the performance. It so richly captures each one of them, all absorbed in their own world of knobs, buttons, instruments, microphones… It’s a landscape that we’ve come to associate with some of the most impressive and successful musical acts in electronic music. Still, people who aren’t familiar with the backend of electronic music underestimate the vast difference between creating and performing electronic music. MATTE BLVCK performs their track with such sonic integrity, bringing it to life through emotion and passion in every detail of their performance.
It’s rare to find a group of musicians with such skill in both technological and emotive aspects so in-tune in their collaboration with each other. The live mixing of the music alone is impressive, it’s even reminiscent of Daft Punk. What’s more, is that the spirit of the track manifests in the details of the expression and intention behind every movement. If they can perform like this without a crowd, imagine how a crowd will electrify the moment even more.
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Written by Flux Psyche