UMP30005 serocell – weapon engineering [2010]
Weapon Engineering, is an intriguing blend of imagery inspired by the weapons of war, and the remarkable advances brought to us by the massacre of billions, it seems in this world that if you want a reliable piece of equipment then military grade is a byword for purist functionality.
In response to this and other thoughts on the nature of military vs civilian engineering, serocell gives us a study of the menacing overtones of precision that lie at the core of modern warfare, the air conditioned cockpits of smart weapon studded Apaches, point and click killings and carpet bombing launched from floating weapons platforms destined for school children, and hospitals.
The irony that the machines used to make this art were developed in part by the military, but equally 3d game programmers is not lost on serocell. If one were to paraphrase these themes a good image would be that of the white sheen of a scrubbed military floor, soiled only by a single drop of blood.
UMP30004 auspice – Ars Longa, Vita Brevis [2009]
Ars Longa, Vita Brevis is the first EP from nascent artist auspice. Each of the four tracks presented here were composed as a simple meditation on a subtle emotion, allowing the listener time and space to slowly gravitate towards the psychological state of the musician.
The landscapes visited here might not be the euphoric planes of conventional dance music nor the lush gardens you might visit in a conventional ambient piece, but rather four varying states of calm, tinged with elements of unease and tension.
You are invited to join the musician in studying their own internal feelings and to observe how your perception is altered by your own environment.