Usurper of Modern Medicine releases new album & augmented reality app
If Perth post-rock/experimental/ electronic trio Usurper of Modern Medicine is a band of musical healers, consider this new album a prescription for transcendence. More than two years in the making, Everything is Nothing is a kaleidoscope of otherworldly sounds, melding the rhythmic temperament of krautrock with Usurper of Modern Medicine’s (UOMM) penchant for maximalist soundscapes, psychedelic chaos, interstellar space rock, and shimmering synthesisers.
Opening track and current single House of Reps unfurls at a breakneck speed, in stark contrast to the machinations of its namesake. It’s a prismatic flurry of glimmering synths flooding over the pulsating basslines and faraway, reverberating vocals of frontman Steven Aaron Hughes, like the soundtrack to a journey through a hall of mirrors.
Keeping with UOMM’s penchant for cross-platform art experiences, Everything is Nothing is an experience that extends far beyond its nine tracks and 50 minutes of music.
In the first music-based App of its kind, each vinyl copy of Everything is Nothing will be accompanied by an augmented reality application. Designed by Hughes in collaboration with Perth surrealist painter Liam Dee and coder Steve Berrick, the App turns Everything is Nothing into an interactive experience rendering Dee's artwork in dynamic 3D. Purchase the vinyl, download the application to your iOS or Android device and point your camera at your turntable to begin the rhythmic touch and sensor-based game.
Since forming in 2010, UOMM have carved out a niche as master manipulators of light and sound, in the process solidifying a reputation as one of Western Australia’s most compelling live acts with a audio-visual experience that’s seen them share stages with MONO, Wire, Holy Fuck, and Lightning Bolt, tour Japan and appear at New Zealand’s Camp A Low Hum.
Opening track and current single House of Reps unfurls at a breakneck speed, in stark contrast to the machinations of its namesake. It’s a prismatic flurry of glimmering synths flooding over the pulsating basslines and faraway, reverberating vocals of frontman Steven Aaron Hughes, like the soundtrack to a journey through a hall of mirrors.
Keeping with UOMM’s penchant for cross-platform art experiences, Everything is Nothing is an experience that extends far beyond its nine tracks and 50 minutes of music.
In the first music-based App of its kind, each vinyl copy of Everything is Nothing will be accompanied by an augmented reality application. Designed by Hughes in collaboration with Perth surrealist painter Liam Dee and coder Steve Berrick, the App turns Everything is Nothing into an interactive experience rendering Dee's artwork in dynamic 3D. Purchase the vinyl, download the application to your iOS or Android device and point your camera at your turntable to begin the rhythmic touch and sensor-based game.
Since forming in 2010, UOMM have carved out a niche as master manipulators of light and sound, in the process solidifying a reputation as one of Western Australia’s most compelling live acts with a audio-visual experience that’s seen them share stages with MONO, Wire, Holy Fuck, and Lightning Bolt, tour Japan and appear at New Zealand’s Camp A Low Hum.
House of Reps
Mercury in Motionless Space
Intercyclical
Miley C and the Diamond Tea
Vaseline Submarine
Be Ready
Singularity
Ego War
Everything is Nothing
Mercury in Motionless Space
Intercyclical
Miley C and the Diamond Tea
Vaseline Submarine
Be Ready
Singularity
Ego War
Everything is Nothing
Everything is Nothing is out Friday 7th July and is available from Usurper of Modern Medicine, Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Apple Music and Deezer.
Pre-order limited edition 12” vinyl and AR App with delivery in early August from Usurper of Modern Medicine’s bandcamp page.
Album launch:
Fri 14th July - Perth, the Bird - tickets $10 at the door and includes a copy of the album
Pre-order limited edition 12” vinyl and AR App with delivery in early August from Usurper of Modern Medicine’s bandcamp page.
Album launch:
Fri 14th July - Perth, the Bird - tickets $10 at the door and includes a copy of the album