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Dusted Reviews Artist: Savage Republic Album: Procession: An Aural History 1983-2010 Label: LTM Review date: Sep. 10, 2010 Savage Republic - "Mobilization" (Procession: An Aural History 1981-2010) Savage Republic was a group that walked along lot of paths common to the 1980s underground. Like Einstürzende Neubauten, everyone participated in percussion, and the preliminary part of their gigs involved collecting scrap metal, with a 55-gallon oil drum center stage. The desert vista leads came from a guitar strung with 12 B-strings, overtone-drenched like the No Wavers of NYC. Ethnic folk melodies were explored irreverently, like Camper Van Beethoven (who were scenemates at the start). Like a British post-punk band, bass held the racket together. And then there was the packaging. The booklet that comes with this anthology dedicates a good two pages to the details of Bruce Licher’s letterpress work. With the chipboard speckle and slight embossing around the ink, Savage Republic’s records looked like they were shipped from some tiny nation — a place where bureaucrat’s uniforms are strewn with golden rope, making government documents with technology left behind when the empire pulled out. Along with the tribal rhythms and gruff chants, it gave the band an aura of a cult. Hardly. A bunch of rumpled UCLA artists, the draw of third-world culture started with stamp collecting rather than enthnomusicology. The tribal rhythms sometimes owed more to warpath toms in cowboy flicks. “Mobilization,” a great track from 1983, is an existential complaint backed by a cha-cha. The irreverence could lead to confusion. Africa Corps, the band’s original name, was creeping people out, necessitating a change just before the first album. Gig fliers done in Arabic brought baffled foreign students to shows. An off-the-cuff cover of a Greek pop song created an ongoing fan base in that country. The music is mesmerizing stuff, infused with all those contradictions. Even at its most grinding and punky, represented here by “Ivory Coast” and “Viva La Rock n’ Roll,” it’s expansive. Coming from a scene where everyone was outdoing each other with harshness and confrontation, Savage Republic’s music skims and skitters. By their second record, Ceremonial, Licher was pushing for the band to become all-instrumental. He lost, but the music kept evolving from art-punk towards something less easily pigeonholed. “Pios Den Mila Yia Ti Lambri” (a track absent from this disc) could serve as AM radio bumper music, mariachi, or twee indie. It’s industrial music appropriate for grandpa’s backyard cookout. One could speculate that had the band emerged a decade later, in the thick of post-rock and lounge exotica, the albums would have made more sense. But they seem destined to be permanently out-of-place. Savage Republic was inactive during that time anyways. But over the last decade, the members have performed and recorded. It’s a testament to the project’s spirit that the current version has kept up the quality, with only sporadic participation from founding members (though core ‘80s members like bassist Greg Grunke hold it together). This collection closes with a strong single from last year, “Sword Fighter.” In the middle of the pinwheels of guitar, a melodica creeps in. It’s a new instrument, but the sort of lonely sound that could have been there all along. There’s an undeniable energy in hearing a 55-gallon oil drum taking a beating, something guys in Trinidad figured out in the 1930s. It became a whole culture there, and has worked well enough for these city guys. In both cases, a unique sound arose from what was available, and in that sense Savage Republic does capture a spirit of ethnic music; it’s created its own microculture. Processioncollects 14 high points, but it’s not all of them — it doesn’t even have the track “Procession.” Instead, it’s an intriguing brochure for an independent sovereignty that deserves more tourism. By Ben Donnelly Merchandise: NEW: Savage Republic: Procession - An Aural History "Best Of" 2xCD on LTM Records (UK Import) Includes bonus Live at Tanned Tin, Castellon, Spain, 30 Jan 2010 CD. Postage + Bundle Options LTM+US Postage $19.00 LTM+Int Postage $19.00 LTM+SwordFighter 7"+US Postage $29.00 LTM+SwordFighter 7"+Int Postage $30.00       New: DECODER DVD/CD     Decoder DVD/CD + Postage USA $24.00 International $27.00 Savage Republic Merchandise Savage Republic "Sword Fighter / Taranto!!!!" 7inch single on A Silent Place Savage Republic "Hanging Garden" Cure Cover in Fear Drop #14 Magazine Ttribute CD to the Cure's "Pornography" album 1938 CD - On Neurot Recordings Siam EP Ltd. Edition - Hand letterpressed covers by Bruce Licher Other Savage Republic Merchandise (Catalog)(1980s re-issues) Mobilization online catalog New: Savage Republic 2010 Tour T-Shirt Ltd. Quantities. Please specify alternate size, or email us. T-Shirt + Postage USA $23.00 International $27.00 Size Preference Large Medium Small Other Savage Republic Merchandise New: Sword Fighter / Taranto!!! 7" on A Silent Place VINYL COLOR BLACK w/ US Postage $11.50 RED w/ US Postage $12.50 BLACK w/ Int. Postage $15.00 RED w/ Int. Postage $16.00 Mobilization.com Face Book Page Mobilization Email List: (Low Traffic, Private) Your email address:   Your name (optional):   Pick a password (Optional)   Reenter password to confirm:   (click for Savage Republic page) Savage Republic Links: Savage Republic Page Savage Republic Merchandise Savage Republic MySpace Page (free new tracks, including "Hanging Garden" Cure cover) Jan 2010 Tour Schedule       Mobilization News:   Free Online Interviews: Older Interviews and Audio Downloads New Mobilization Audio Histories Project interviews: (Free Downloads) Chris and Cosey on Feral Vapors CD, TG, etc. - May 2008 Sonic Youth end run - Mayhem 2008 Friends of Sonic Youth discuss the band for the KFJC 8 hour special Mike Watt - of the Minutemen, Stooges, etc. etc. Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag, SST Records, Chuck Dukowski Sextet Mark C. of Live Skull Michael Gira - Angels of Light - Nov. 2007 Blixa Bargeld - Einsturzende Neubauten - Nov. 2007 Penelope Houston of the Avengers Oct 9, 2007 by Ethan Port about their first ever U.S. tour! (MP3) Genesis P-Orridge about PTV3 Download or Listen Online   Savage Republic Merchandise Savage Republic - "1938" CD on Neurot Records The first studio release by Savage Republic since 1989. Distributed by Revolver/Southern. Available now. $12 plus postage. (Any questions, call +1 650 619-3695) $13 plus U.S. shipping: Pay Pal   $13 plus International shipping: Pay Pal   Savage Republic 'Siam' EP: Distributed by Neurot Records The first studio release by Savage Republic since 1989. This is a limited edition EP produced for the 2007 "Siam" tour. Graphic design by Jeff Mullican and hand-letterpressed by Bruce Licher at Independent Project Press. More information and samples available at the Savage Republic MySpace site. Available Now! Distributed by Neurot Recordings. $10 plus postage. Pay Pal: $12 plus U.S. shipping:   $12 plus International shipping:

F-SPACE News: F-SPACE "Bleeding Rays of Dawn" CD Available now! download MP3 More clips available at http://yspace.com/fspace Please join the new and improved F-SPACE myspace page New F-SPACE CD: "Bleeding Rays of Dawn" Pointless Shining Light (re-mastered) Bliss The Gathering Pools (re-mastered) Bundles: (email or phone us if you have any questions or trouble) $10 - F-SPACE "Bleeding Rays of Dawn" CD $17 - + F-SPACE "Preliminary Impact Report" CD $20 - + Savage Republic "1938" CD $20 BRD CD $10.00 plus PIR $17.00 plus SR 1938 $20.00   F-SPACE DVDs: Rough Cuts and Raw Footage In honor of the 10th anniversary of Thunderdome at Burning Man, we humbly present some rough footage of the F-SPACE @ Thunderdome 2004 DVD. (Audio was regrettably from the camera audio since sound guy forgot to push the record button.) F-SPACE "Through the Night Softly (end)" - Live @ Thunderdome - Burning Man 2004 F-SPACE "Through the Night Softly (end)" - Live @ Thunderdome - Burning Man 2004 F-SPACE Soriah opening - Flogging the Slaves - Total White Out (pt. 1)" - Live at Thunderdome - Burning Man 2004 F-SPACE "Soriah opening - Flogging the Slaves - Total White Out (pt. 1)" - Live @ Thunderdome - Burning Man 2004 F-SPACE "Total White Out (pt. 2) - Hot Pants - Through the Night Softly (Part 1)" - Live @ Thunderdome - Burning Man 2004 F-SPACE "Total White Out (pt. 2) - Hot Pants - Through the Night Softly (Part 1)" - Live @ Thunderdome - Burning Man 2004   Free Audio/Video clips: F-Space: Shining Light (sketch) download MP3 Scot Jenerik (F-SPACE) playing "Volatile" @ San Francisco Burning Man Decompression Event - Oct 2006 Credit: Gary Wilson - gary at mindfullight.com "Scot Jenerik's performance of extremely harsh noises is torture of the worst kind. Mothers grabbed their children and ran screaming in fear and pain..." Jos Frusch, Limburgs Dadblad. 21 Agustus 1999 Latest News: myspace.com/fspace   click to buy the new CD re-issue of the classic Kommunity FK "Vision and the Voice" with 3 live bonus tracks CD information