merdeka atau mati, by SpermChurch

merdeka atau mati

by SpermChurch

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michael smith Trevor possibly at his wackiest! Amazing and kooky AF! Love this!

417alphonse Brilliantly odd and razor sharp. Stunning stuff. Favorite track: Ovary Looping.

Bobby Stover Weird asf ! Luv it thanks ♥️😀

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1.	The Unrestricted Gaze 00:31	buy track
2.	What Street Is This 03:01	buy track
3.	You Thoroughly Want The Thing That Mounts 09:16	buy track
4.	Ovary Looping 00:59	buy track
5.	A Puzzle & Not Intended For Use 04:31	buy track
6.	Which Ways The Arrows Point 05:20	buy track
7.	Martyrs, Badgers & Other Rodents 03:58	buy track
8.	Put The Baby Online 03:07	buy track
9.	There Is Plenty Of Time To Be Saved 01:15	buy track
10.	Consider Yourself Left-Handed 02:59	buy track

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The album “merdeka atau mati” was constructed through a number of rigorous writing sessions, rehearsals and home recordings mostly in 2017/2018. Meticulous care was given to create something new that included improvisation but not ruled by it. Sannety designed a unique software instrument (programmed in Max/MSP by Dutch programmer Timo Hoogland)— a percussion instrument in its own right— that explores micro-rhythms not unlike Carnatic or gamelan music. This instrument allows her to play games with temporal gestures & specific parameters by using algorithms. Within this context Trevor applied electric bass, processed with an array of pedals (distortion, octaver, granular loops, tone knobs) to weave textural accompaniment and harmonic and rhythmic counterpoint.

The title “medeka atau mati” was a slogan of the Indonesian Revolution of 1945-1949 which essentially translates as “live free or die”. Sannety had this phrase tattooed on her arm, somewhat sardonically, as she was half Dutch and half Indonesian, manifesting as the oppressor and the oppressed. She would often talk about having the word “atau” (or) crossed out, which is why the title of the record should have a strike-though across that word.

Original photography by Sannety.
Comes in a gatefold wallet with gold foil print.

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released September 3, 2021

Sannety: electronics
Trevor Dunn: bass

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SpermChurch Brooklyn, New York

SpermChurch is an international, poly-electro, pan-genre duo made up of Trevor Dunn (electric bass) and Sannety (electronics).
SpermChurch hovers within elements of abstraction and trap music, battling cultural conditioning with non-traditional tunings, glissandos, percussion, and a max/msp patch. Using minimal elements to play with turning patterns inside out. ... more

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