Seemingly coming out of the blue — like the sudden emergence of a horrible memory buried for years — drone doom supergroup Khanate returns with To Be Cruel (released digitally on May 19th and on physical formats on June 30th via Sacred Bones Records) the group’s first album since 2009’s Clean Hands Go Foul. Shrouded in secrecy prior to its release, To Be Cruel delivers three tracks and 62 mins of harsh, cold, sparse, experimental sounds fit to ruin any good day.
Reactivated legends Blind Idiot God have shared a video for their track ‘Rollercoster’, from their cult classic 1989 album Undertow, reissued recently via Indivisible Music. The band is heading into the studio soon to make their long-awaited fifth album, due out later in 2018.Continue reading
Blind Idiot God has been added to Roadburn Festival 2016, which will be held April 2016.
Festival founder Walter Hoeijmakers comments:
“Over the past decade, Roadburn Festival has been about sonic diversity, whether it’s crunching heavy riffage, weird psychedelics, avant-garde or post (noise)rock, and a cult-band like Blind Idiot God has always been an huge inspiration to fulfill our quest for “leftfield sonic pleasures that push the boundaries of music.” Blind Idiot God almost singlehandedly embodies our manifesto. The moment we heard the band’s first release in over 20 years, the kaleidoscopic, and equally brilliant, Before Ever After, we got extremely excited, and feverishly hoped to get them at Roadburn 2016. It was one simple statement over at The Obelisk, saying that Blind Idiot God found themselves a European bookings agency, that got us immediately on the phone to get the invitation through. It’s not surprising that we’re overjoyed to welcome Andy Hawkins (guitar), Tim Wyskida (Khanate, Jodis, Plotkin & Wyskida) on drums, and Will Dahl on bass (though founding member Gabe Katz plays bass on the album) at Roadburn 2016 on Sunday, April 17th, along with Neurosis (celebrating their 30th anniversary), Jakob and Amenra among others. it will be an incredible sonic mass.”
Blind Idiot God has confirmed an upcoming European tour in April 2016. Dates are posted below. The band features Andy Hawkins on guitar; Tim Wyskida (Khanate, Jodis, Plotkin & Wyskida) on drums; Will Dahl on bass (though founding member Gabe Katz plays bass on the album).
Apr 13: Vera – Groningen (NL)
Apr 14: Magasin 4 – Brussels (BE)
Apr 18: Sonic Ballroom – Cologne (DE)
Apr 19: Bad Bonn – Duedingen (SI)
Apr 20: Serraglio – Milan (IT)
Apr 21: Freakout Club – Bologna (IT)
Apr 24: Cassiopeia – Berlin (DE)
Apr 27: Blast – Trondheim (NO)
Apr 28: Pokalen – Oslo (NO)
Apr 29: Hulen – Bergen (NO)
Apr 30: Folken – Stavanger (NO)
Blind Idiot God is streaming “Night Driver” and “Strung,” off of Before, Ever, After out now via Indivisible Music here.
Blind Idiot God drummer, Tim Wyskida, who also sits behind the kit for Khanate, will do an on-air interview with Kamikaze Diane on WFMU Thursday, March 5th starting at 1:00 pm. “I’ll play four or five tracks from the new record” Wyskida explains, “and four or five tracks by artist who’ve influenced me and who also influenced BIG members throughout the years.”
As previously announced, Blind Idiot God will be releasing their double vinyl LP Before Ever After on February 24, 2015 via Indivisible Music. The record was co-produced by Bill Laswell (Herbie Hancock’s Future Shock, PiL, Motörhead, Ramones, Iggy Pop). The band will celebrate the album with a live performance at The Paper Box in Brooklyn.
BLIND IDIOT GOD Record Release Party
Saturday, March 7th
The Paper Box in Brooklyn, NY
doors 8:00 pm // tickets $10 advance, $13 at the door // 21+
with Gnaw, Rhyton and Oneirogen
Before Ever After Track Listing:
1. “Twenty Four Hour Dawn”
2. “Night Driver”
3. “Antiquity”
4. “Earthmover”
5. “FUB”
6. “Barrage”
7. “High and Mighty”
8. “Voice of the Structure”
9. “Under the Weight”
10. “Ramshackle”
11. “Wheels of Progress”
12. “Strung”
13. “Shutdown”
Blind Idiot God (BIG) will be releasing their vinyl LP version for their new album Before Ever After, on February 24, 2015 via Indivisible Music, with CD and digital release in March and April respectively. The 74-minute opus was co-produced by Bill Laswell, and the gatefold double vinyl LP artwork was created by Seldon Hunt (Neurosis, Earth, Melvins, Sunn).
The band will have a record release show at The Paper Box in Brooklyn, NY. Details are below.
BLIND IDIOT GOD Record Release Party
Saturday, March 7th
The Paper Box in Brooklyn, NY
doors 8:00 pm // tickets $10 advance, $13 at the door // 21+
also playing: Oneirogen, Rhyton, Gnaw
The thirteen tracks on Before Ever After are
01. Twenty Four Hour Dawn
02. Night Driver
03. Antiquity
04. Earthmover
05. FUB
06. Barrage
07. High and Mighty
08. Voice of the Structure
09. Under the Weight
10. Ramshackle
11. Wheels of Progress
12. Strung
13. Shutdown
Blind Idiot God is streaming “Wheels of Progress”, off their Before Ever After, out late February via Indivisible Music, here. The album was co-produced by Bill Laswell and co-founder Andy Hawkins.
The album artwork was created by noted artist Seldon Hunt (Neurosis, Earth, Melvins, Sunn). This original artwork has been re-envisioned for band merchandise including t-shirts and hoodies. The album will be available initially as gatefold double-vinyl LP, then on CD and lastly as digital files. Merch is now available here.
Blind Idiot God is:
Andy Hawkins (guitar)
Tim Wyskida (Khanate) (drums)
Before Ever After (vinyl version):
01. “Twenty Four Hour Dawn”
02. “Night Driver”
03. “Antiquity”
04. “Earthmover”
05. “FUB”
06. “Barrage”
07. “High and Mighty”
08. “Voice of the Structure”
09. “Under the Weight”
10. “Ramshackle”
11. “Wheels of Progress”
12. “Strung”
13. “Shutdown”
Blind Idiot God (BIG) will release their new album Before Ever After in early 2015 via Indivisible Music. The record was co-produced by Bill Laswell. The gatefold double-vinyl LP artwork was created by noted artist Seldon Hunt (Neurosis, Earth, Melvins, Sunn).
Blind Idiot God is Andy Hawkins on guitar and Tim Wyskida (Khanate) on drums. Gabe Katz, the band’s original bass player is featured on the album but moving forward Will Dahl is the band’s new bass player live and in the studio. Touring in support of the new album is planned for 2015.
Hawkins says:
“Moving from the studio to the stage is always great. The music opens up dynamically, both performance wise and sonically. The human ear has a much greater dynamic range than any recorded medium and we excel at taking full advantage of that fact.”
Before Ever After tracklisting
01. Twenty Four Hour Dawn
02. Night Driver
03. Antiquity
04. Earthmover
05. FUB
06. Barrage
07. High and Mighty
08. Voice of the Structure
09. Under the Weight
10. Ramshackle
11. Wheels of Progress
12. Strung
13. Shutdown