Two sides of the same coin. Two freaks of the same
freakout. Newagehillbilly and Plake 64 & the Hexagrams, Alex Strama and
Alex Homan, respectively, two Alexes in perpetual search of the most elusive
sound. That sound, like bigfoot, stumbles through the forest yet is on the air,
blurred and obscured, but felt as a presence nonetheless. The Alexes share a
cassette tape and try to reenact what they’ve experienced. Is this real or a
fakeout? Why must it be either?
April the
Ninth reminds us that the artists are “born in America,” yet it also reminds
us “death to the confederacy.” How intriguing! The Newagehillbilly side pumps
hot missiles of gratuitous noise in consistent bursts, the experience an
experimental excavation with no spark of inspiration left unexplored. The Plake
64 side is not so bombastic, but spends its time coaxing frequencies from
freakier dimensions. Freakier than equal freaks you say?
Never.
The juxtaposition of the two artists makes for a
wild comparison, and going back to back as they do makes them the perfect
counterpoints for each other. And who can argue with that? Seriously, take a
listen, and you’ll stop your arguing instantly.
https://newagehillbilly.bandcamp.com/
https://alexhoman.bandcamp.com/
--Ryan
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