Altered Self Joe Gideon

• 1 ArchaeoPsychic 06:44
• 2 Bird of Prey 05:44
• 3 The Deforming Mirrors, Pt. 1 02:26
• 4 The Deforming Mirrors, Pt. 2 04:12
• 5 Life Cycle of the Atlas Moth 03:30
• 6 Arctic Moon 04:11
• 7 Grizzly 06:09
• 8 Spiders in Dreams 05:15
• 9 Wild & Free 09:40
• Total Runtime 47:51

Info for Altered Self

Joe Gideon erlangte vor 20 Jahren mit seiner Band Bikini Atoll erstmals größere Aufmerksamkeit. Doch im März 2020 war der Singer/Songwriter gerade auf Tour, um sein neues Album Armagideon zu promoten, als die Pandemie seine Tour und die ganze Welt zum Stillstand brachte.

Wie sein Vorgänger wird auch sein neues Album Altered Self von Jim Sclavunos produziert. Gideons einzigartiger Songwriting-Stil und seine surrealen poetischen Betrachtungen stehen im Vordergrund; und obwohl er und Jim die einzigen Instrumentalisten sind, bietet das Album eine Vielzahl von Klängen, darunter Loop-Synthesizer, skronige Gitarren, sonore Bässe und jede Menge Bongo-Wahnsinn.

Man kann sich darauf gefasst machen, dass Joe den Mond anjault und anheult, wie ein Vogel kreischt und die Zuhörer auffordert, sich seiner "Disco Church"-Gemeinde anzuschließen. Und für alle Entomologen unter euch verspricht Joe mindestens zwei Songs über Insekten.

Joe Gideon

Joe Gideon
first came to wider attention with his band Bikini Atoll. Their album ‘Moratoria’ (Bella Union, 2003) was well received, with lead track “Desolation Highway” featuring in the film “My Little Eye”. Their second album ‘Liar’s Exit’ (2005), recorded with Steve Albini, received glowing reviews from NME and Q magazine amongst others.

Soon after, Joe decided to hone his craft as a songwriter and formed Joe Gideon & The Shark, a two-piece band with his sister Viva. Their debut album, “Harum Scarum” (Bronzerat records – 2009) achieved a rare 6-stars-out-of-5 review in Time Out magazine. Joe Gideon & The Shark toured with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and Seasick Steve. By the time their second album ‘Freakish’ came out in 2012, again to great reviews, Joe and Viva had decided to move on.

Having befriended Bad Seed Jim Sclavunos, Joe invited him to contribute drums on his debut solo LP, ‘Versa Vice’ (Bronzerat records, 2015).­ Joe Gideon’s second solo LP ‘Armagideon’ (Clouds Hill, 2020), was released just before the world closed its doors. The record was written and recorded with Jim and bandmate Gris-De-Lin, with the trio playing all the instruments in densely layered arrangements, which included an army of saxophones, an antique piano, choirs, and a junkyard’s trove of percussion.

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