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Varunee Recording
Group/BlissRecordings artist ElectroOrganicSoundSystem (EOSS) has finished
its sophomore full-length record "Roots Wreck Remix." An album of experimental
electronic dance music, "Roots Wreck Remix" is the follow-up to ElectroOrganicSoundSystem's
1996 underground sensation "Herbanism."
Combining the artists'
studio wizardry while paying homage to the reggae, jungle and hip-hop
lineage that has come before, EOSS flavors the album's ten tracks with
its own "wreckstep" style of drum&bass beats.
"I really like the
term 'wreckstep,' it's a good description of the frantic, chaotic beats
on the album," says EOSS' Jake Trussell. Describing the creative
process for "Roots Wreck Remix," Trussell says: "What we do is mix
our favorite genres and styles together -ambient turns to dub, hip-hop
turns to jungle - then we tweak the mix with various effects. The result:
all the parts emerge recomposed into a new sound, one that goes to eclectic
and strange places."
"Roots Wreck
Remix" is already being added to RPM playlists at college radio stations
nationwide, including WZBC (Boston College), WRLC (Rutgers University),
KAMP (University of Arizona) and WERS (Emerson College) to name a few.
David Wildman, writing in the October 29 issue of The Boston Globe describes
ElectroOrganicSoundSystem as: "ground-breaking musical experimentation."
EOSS' debut release,
"Herbanism," was well-received when it was released in 1996. It also garnered
critical acclaim; Alternative Press' Justin Hampton wrote: "It's great
to hear excellent domestic electronic music that covers a lot of ground
without sounding forced... ElectroOrganicSoundSystem reminds us not to
forget those Americans currently mastering the art of noise."
In the summer of 2000,
EOSS participated in the Free Techno Tribe Noise Circus, a seven-city
national tour that featured an array of electronic and experimental artists,
including K.ktus Tribe and Zipperspy. Following a recent appearance with
Lee "Scratch" Perry and Mad Professor at The Grassroots Affair
in Tucson, AZ, EOSS will be playing select cities throughout the fall
and into 2001, including the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin,
TX.
The
WIRE magazine describes "Roots Wreck Remix" as "fibrous
Jungle and post-Orb dub overlayed with grainy electronics."
A review of "Roots
Wreck Remix" in Deeper Magazine went on to say: "This delightfully
hard grinding album, textured with ambient and atmospheric sounds, escapes
all genres by pulling pieces from every corner of the underground music
scene."
History
of the Future says: "Killer mashup of far-out samples, dub reggae,
techstep and/or d&b. If the Orb retired, adopted a son & decided to update
his software, perhaps we could make out the shape of this release somewhere
in that ganja cloud. Truly excellent creations."
EOSS consists of Jake
Trussell and DJ C. As ElectroOrganicSoundSystem, they have recently done
remixes for Hrvatski, DJ
Flack, and Moosaka,
as well as collaborating with Cul De Sac on their upcoming album. DJ C
also teams up with Flack in a turntablist project called DuoTone.
"Roots Wreck
Remix" is available in North America through Surefire Distribution
(Somerville, MA), Scratch Recordings & Distribution (Vancouver) and Ozone
Distribution (Montreal).
For more information
on ElectroOrganicSoundSystem and "Roots Wreck Remix," please contact Brian
Schwartz of Varunee Recording Group at: 617-928-1630 or brian@varunee.net;
or visit the following Web sites:
http://ElectroOrganic.com
http://BlissRecordings.com
http://www.Varunee.com
In addition to the
full-length CD, EOSS has also released two projects on vinyl: "Roots"
and "Wroller Wreck." Both 12-inch EPs feature tracks from "Roots Wreck
Remix." "Roots" includes the Hrvatski remix of "Carrot;" both "Carrot"
and "Percussive Wave," remixed by Tube of Liquid Sky Records, appear on
"Roots Wreck Remix."
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