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Xordox “Planet Xordox” video

The video for “Planet Xordox”, the single from the new Xordox album ‘Terraform’, has just been published on JG Thirlwell's YouTube channel.

The video was created and directed by David Slade, from a concept by JG Thirlwell. David Slade has directed several episodes of 'Black Mirror' and ‘Hannibal' as well as such films as '30 Days Of Night', 'Hard Candy', 'The Twilight Saga : Eclipse' and others. He has directed music videos for Muse, Aphex Twin, System Of A Down and many more. Thirlwell created the musical score for Slade’s short film “This Way to the Egress’ in 2018, which was released in the anthology ’Nightmare Cinema’.

You can see the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7yUdwwVFkc

Xordox is a synthesizer-based project by JG Thirlwell. The third Xordox album, ’Terraform’ was just released by Ectopic Ents on black and white splatter vinyl, Digipack CD and digital. ‘Terraform’ merges science fiction, crime noir and epic film score elements in a soaring and propulsive electronic journey. You can hear previews and purchase the album here

Xordox has previously released two albums : ‘Neospection’ (2017) and ‘Omniverse’ (2021), both on the Editions Mego label.

Xordox will play a record release show in NYC at TV Eye on May 29 2025, with more live dates TBA.

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We have just digitized our copy of The First Six Books of Euclid by Oliver Byrne (1847) which uses diagrams of intense color as an aid to learning geometry. Although it sold poorly at the time of publication, it's recognized today as a masterpiece of design and printing.

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Alva Noto : Die Untergründigen (Kinder der Sonne).

“Die Untergründigen”, one of the most outstanding pieces from Alva Noto’s album Kinder der Sonne, immerses us in an enveloping soundscape where minimalist electronics meet a captivating harmonic depth. This composition, with its progressive structure and carefully crafted texture, captures the essence of Alva Noto’s sonic exploration, balancing the abstract and the emotional with millimetric precision. The piece unfolds slowly, allowing the sounds to breathe and evolve in an open space that conveys both calm and uncertainty. The use of the piano, though subtle, adds a romantic touch, while layers of digital processing generate a hypnotic and ethereal atmosphere, creating the sensation of a composition in continuous motion.

Despite its apparent stillness, Die Untergründigen hides a complex sonic richness that reveals itself with each listen. The combination of vibrant harmonies with digital coldness creates a contrast that captivates the listener, establishing a dialogue between the organic and the synthetic. Its detailed sound design allows the most subtle nuances to come to life when played on a high-fidelity system, filling the space and deepening the auditory experience. It is not just a musical piece but a sensory exploration that changes depending on the context in which it is played. The track invites total immersion, as its structure does not seek a classical resolution but instead expands and contracts with an almost hypnotic flow.

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The Music of JG Thirlwell

James George Thirlwell also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, Foetus, among other pseudonyms, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer known for juxtaposing a variety of different musical styles.

Thirlwell was born in Melbourne, Australia. He briefly studied fine art at Melbourne State College (now part of the University of Melbourne) before moving in 1978 to London, England, where he played with the post-punk band prag VEC and formed the first of his numerous musical projects, Foetus.

In the 1980s, under the pseudonyms Clint Ruin and Frank Want, he contributed to various releases by Nurse With Wound, Marc Almond, The The and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

He co-wrote "Wings Off Flies" on From Her to Eternity, the first Bad Seeds album. Longtime Nick Cave associate Mick Harvey would later report that Thirlwell's time in the band was cut short, in part, by a clash between Thirlwell's highly structured studio routine as contrasted with Cave and the Bad Seeds' then habit of "shambling through it" while recording.

In addition to being a prolific artist in his own right, Thirlwell has remixed and produced numerous pieces for artists including Faith No More, Nine Inch Nails, Pantera, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The The, Zola Jesus, Front 242, and Swans. He has also done voice-over work for MTV and other entities.