Hello, as we'll stay longer around Bristol here at Sundaze a word on the city....
Bristol's modern economy is built on the creative media, electronics and aerospace industries, and the city-centre docks have been redeveloped as centres of heritage and culture. The city has the largest circulating community currency in the U.K.—the Bristol pound, which is pegged to the Pound sterling. The city has two universities, the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, and a variety of artistic and sporting organisations and venues. One of the UK's most popular tourist destinations, Bristol was selected in 2009 as one of the world's top ten cities by international travel publishers Dorling Kindersley in their Eyewitness series of travel guides. The Sunday Times named it as the best city in Britain in which to live in 2014 and 2017, and Bristol also won the EU's European Green Capital Award in 2015.
The music scene is thriving and significant. In 2010, PRS for Music announced that Bristol is the 'most musical' city in the UK, based on the number of PRS members born in Bristol relative to its population. From the late 1970s onwards it was home to a crop of cultish bands combining punk, funk, dub and political consciousness, including The Pop Group, close friends of The Cortinas, who led the City's punk scene from 1976. Bristol's premier fanzine from this time through until early 1978 was Loaded. It featured all of the Bristol bands as well as those who visited the city, some of whom were promoted by the magazine.
Bristol is home to many live music venues including the 2000-seat Colston Hall, named after Colston Street and the Colston School that once occupied the site, which can attract big names, the Trinity Centre (a community-run converted Church in the Old Market area of Bristol), the O2 Academy which is part of the national touring circuit for rock bands, the Anson Rooms (part of the University of Bristol Union), the Mothers Ruin, The Thekla, Fiddler's, the Bristol Folk House, Start the Bus, the Hatchet, the Fleece, the Croft, the Cooler and the Louisiana. Plenty to go on...
Today's Artist is an English guitarist and singer, originally from Bristol, England and now based in France, who plays dark folk music. He also produced and recorded electronic music under the name The Third Eye Foundation. .....N'Joy
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Matt Elliott's work as the Third Eye Foundation melds layers of droning noise with clattering drums and harrowing samples, resulting in disturbing yet captivating reflections of a life plagued by fear and hopelessness. Elliott originated from Bristol, England, and his work has combined influences from the city's space rock, drum'n'bass, and trip-hop scenes. He'll often combine supremely fast, chopped-to-smithereens breaks with other drums or samples that are heavily slowed down or stretched out, producing an extremely disorienting effect. Following a burst of activity resulting in several acclaimed albums, singles, and remixes from 1996 to the beginning of the 21st century, Elliott put the Foundation on hold and focused on writing downcast, experimental folk-influenced songs under his own name, but he's revived the project on occasion.
During the early '90s, Elliott played in a group called the Secret Garden along with Richard Walker, who left in 1992 and founded the experimental group Amp. Elliott contributed to early releases by Amp and Flying Saucer Attack, two groups from Bristol that blended harsh noise with ethereal elements, and were often referred to as space rock. Semtex, the Third Eye Foundation's debut full-length, appeared on Linda's Strange Vacation in 1996, and pushed these elements further, with vocals and guitars by Debbie Parsons (aka Foehn) trapped under a maelstrom of relentless distorted drums. Three other singles appeared during the same year, including an unrelated EP on Domino that also bore the title Semtex, and featured overdriven breakbeats similar to the work Alec Empire was producing at the time. Another release, In Version, featured remixes of tracks by Amp, Flying Saucer Attack, and Crescent.
In 1997, 3EF shared a split 12" with V/Vm, kicking off FatCat Records' split series. The Foundation remained with Domino in the U.K., while signing to Merge in the United States for second full-length Ghost, which appeared in 1997, as did the Sound of Violence EP. Pan Odyssey, a collaborative EP with Bump & Grind, was released by Sub Rosa in 1998. Shortly following the Fear of a Wack Planet single, the full-length You Guys Kill Me appeared by the end of the year. Little Lost Soul, a slightly more restrained full-length, was released in 2000, and 3EF's remixes for artists including Yann Tiersen, Tarwater, and Blonde Redhead were rounded up on 2001's I Poo Poo on Your Juju.
In 2003, Elliott began releasing music under his own name, drifting away from electronic music and closer to dark, dreamlike experimental indie folk. He also moved to France and began recording for the Ici d'Ailleurs label. A 2004 mix CD, OuMuPo 1, was credited to the Third Eye Foundation, but the project was put on ice until the politically motivated full-length The Dark was released in 2010. Following three more albums credited to Matt Elliott, the Third Eye Foundation returned in 2018 with the dub-influenced full-length Wake the Dead.
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Semtex is the debut studio album by Matt Elliott, released under the moniker The Third Eye Foundation.[1] It was originally released on Linda's Strange Vacation in 1996. The album was recorded on a 4-track recorder. Along with a mix of guitars, drum machines and noise samples, it features the voice of Debbie Parsons. Excellent sociopathic electronics but it's not all thrash and bash, "Dreams On His Fingers" and "Next Of Kin" are surprisingly soothingly ambient. In fact, the album slows down as it goes along. Entropy? Ultimate dispersion of energy? And then it blips out on the end track. In 2015, Fact placed it at number 22 on their "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list.
The Third Eye Foundation - Semtex (flac 319mb)
01 Sleep 7:05
02 Still-Life 11:27
03 Dreams On His Fingers 5:47
04 Next Of Kin 6:09
05 Once When I Was An Indian 12:31
06 Rain 5:23
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In Version is the second album released by Matt Elliott under the name The Third Eye Foundation. It was released in 1996 on Matt Elliott's record label, Linda's Strange Vacation. It is composed of remixes of songs originally by other artists. It features remixes of the songs of artists AMP, Crescent, Hood and Flying Saucer Attack. All collaborations with like-minded artists, two of whom actually counted Matt Elliott among their ranks at some point. The results are more varied than what was found on the debut, but really this is a remix album. The difference is easily audible on the first of 2 tracks by Amp and 3EF, when a harsh jungle rhythm comes bursting out of the speaker backing a track that wouldn't have been out of place on Semtex. Amp's second contribution is more subdued, but still would fit well on the last release without the percussion. Crescent's "Superconstellation" is probably my favorite thing on the CD, mainly because it actually sounds like both Crescent and 3EF playing different, complimentary songs over top of each other rather than a 3EF remix of a track by Crescent. But then comes Hood's "Eyes", which brings a darker edge to the proceedings. It really sounds like a grunge band trapped in a cage of feedback surrounded by ambient sounds, and damn is it ever powerful. Suffice to say that this is not as easy a listen as Semtex, but it has it's own set of charms that make it as good, if not better.
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The Third Eye Foundation - In Version (flac 308mb)
01 Eternit feat. Amp (I And I And Eye And Eye And Eye Version) 4:33
02 Short Wave Dub feat. Amp 7:57
03 Superconstellation feat. Crescent 13:09
04 Eyes feat. Hood 5:21
05 Way Out Like David Bowman feat. Flying Saucer Attack 17:34
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A focus on warped guitar noise and the odd, untraceable samples place Ghost in similar territory to earlier Third Eye material, and hardly easy listening, but apparently that's the idea. Excellent moody, ethereal yet monolithic experimental electronic music from the mind of Matt Elliot. Brilliant tunes that shift from ethereal (What To Do But Cry), to atmospheric (Corpses As Bedmates, Ghosts...) to dark monolithic textures (The Star's Gone Out) to sorrowful (Donald Crowhurst). 'Ghost' remains deliciously spooky stuff and the precursor of hopefully stranger things to come. Enter at your peril. One to remember come November..(Halloween)
The Third Eye Foundation - Ghost (flac 419mb)
01 What To Do But Cry? 6:59
02 Corpses As Bedmates 8:52
03 The Star's Gone Out 6:05
04 The Out Sound From Way In 5:57
05 I've Seen The Light And It's Dark 8:01
06 Ghosts... 7:21
07 Donald Crowhurst 4:19
bonus
08 Semtex (Edit) 5:11
09 Science Fiction (Edit) 5:21
10 The Sound Of Violence 7:05
11 A Name For My Pain 7:39
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If it's not the samples themselves but what you do with them, You Guys Kill Me gets extra points for effort. The beats and effects Matt Elliott concocted aren't incredibly original (there's the sewing-machine Brazilian bossa shuffle and the downbeat from Boogie Down Productions' "Bridge Is Over," along with various effects including howling dogs, dark crackly strings and metallic), but the slice-and-dice production, along with creative processing, transforms them into revelatory darkside symphonies. Elliott sounds as though he's Ed Rush's indie-rockin' sibling, fooling around with big brother's equipment and crafting a very twisted version of post-rock tech-step reminiscent of Amon Tobin as well as Rome. Strangely, it works.
The Third Eye Foundation - You Guys Kill Me (flac 378mb)
01 A Galaxy Of Scars 6:55
02 For All The Brothers And Sisters 4:14
03 There's A Fight At The End Of The Tunnel 4:39
04 An Even Harder Shade Of Dark 8:35
05 Lions Writing The Bible 1:59
06 No Dove No Covenant 4:55
07 I'm Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired 4:39
08 That Would Be Exhibiting The Same Weak Traits 6:06
09 In Bristol With A Pistol 3:03
bonus
10 Fear Of A Wack Planet 7:18
11 A Galaxy Of Scars (Version) 9:00
12 In Bristol With A Pistol (The Full 9mm) 4:18
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Bristol's modern economy is built on the creative media, electronics and aerospace industries, and the city-centre docks have been redeveloped as centres of heritage and culture. The city has the largest circulating community currency in the U.K.—the Bristol pound, which is pegged to the Pound sterling. The city has two universities, the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, and a variety of artistic and sporting organisations and venues. One of the UK's most popular tourist destinations, Bristol was selected in 2009 as one of the world's top ten cities by international travel publishers Dorling Kindersley in their Eyewitness series of travel guides. The Sunday Times named it as the best city in Britain in which to live in 2014 and 2017, and Bristol also won the EU's European Green Capital Award in 2015.
The music scene is thriving and significant. In 2010, PRS for Music announced that Bristol is the 'most musical' city in the UK, based on the number of PRS members born in Bristol relative to its population. From the late 1970s onwards it was home to a crop of cultish bands combining punk, funk, dub and political consciousness, including The Pop Group, close friends of The Cortinas, who led the City's punk scene from 1976. Bristol's premier fanzine from this time through until early 1978 was Loaded. It featured all of the Bristol bands as well as those who visited the city, some of whom were promoted by the magazine.
Bristol is home to many live music venues including the 2000-seat Colston Hall, named after Colston Street and the Colston School that once occupied the site, which can attract big names, the Trinity Centre (a community-run converted Church in the Old Market area of Bristol), the O2 Academy which is part of the national touring circuit for rock bands, the Anson Rooms (part of the University of Bristol Union), the Mothers Ruin, The Thekla, Fiddler's, the Bristol Folk House, Start the Bus, the Hatchet, the Fleece, the Croft, the Cooler and the Louisiana. Plenty to go on...
Today's Artist is an English guitarist and singer, originally from Bristol, England and now based in France, who plays dark folk music. He also produced and recorded electronic music under the name The Third Eye Foundation. .....N'Joy
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Matt Elliott's work as the Third Eye Foundation melds layers of droning noise with clattering drums and harrowing samples, resulting in disturbing yet captivating reflections of a life plagued by fear and hopelessness. Elliott originated from Bristol, England, and his work has combined influences from the city's space rock, drum'n'bass, and trip-hop scenes. He'll often combine supremely fast, chopped-to-smithereens breaks with other drums or samples that are heavily slowed down or stretched out, producing an extremely disorienting effect. Following a burst of activity resulting in several acclaimed albums, singles, and remixes from 1996 to the beginning of the 21st century, Elliott put the Foundation on hold and focused on writing downcast, experimental folk-influenced songs under his own name, but he's revived the project on occasion.
During the early '90s, Elliott played in a group called the Secret Garden along with Richard Walker, who left in 1992 and founded the experimental group Amp. Elliott contributed to early releases by Amp and Flying Saucer Attack, two groups from Bristol that blended harsh noise with ethereal elements, and were often referred to as space rock. Semtex, the Third Eye Foundation's debut full-length, appeared on Linda's Strange Vacation in 1996, and pushed these elements further, with vocals and guitars by Debbie Parsons (aka Foehn) trapped under a maelstrom of relentless distorted drums. Three other singles appeared during the same year, including an unrelated EP on Domino that also bore the title Semtex, and featured overdriven breakbeats similar to the work Alec Empire was producing at the time. Another release, In Version, featured remixes of tracks by Amp, Flying Saucer Attack, and Crescent.
In 1997, 3EF shared a split 12" with V/Vm, kicking off FatCat Records' split series. The Foundation remained with Domino in the U.K., while signing to Merge in the United States for second full-length Ghost, which appeared in 1997, as did the Sound of Violence EP. Pan Odyssey, a collaborative EP with Bump & Grind, was released by Sub Rosa in 1998. Shortly following the Fear of a Wack Planet single, the full-length You Guys Kill Me appeared by the end of the year. Little Lost Soul, a slightly more restrained full-length, was released in 2000, and 3EF's remixes for artists including Yann Tiersen, Tarwater, and Blonde Redhead were rounded up on 2001's I Poo Poo on Your Juju.
In 2003, Elliott began releasing music under his own name, drifting away from electronic music and closer to dark, dreamlike experimental indie folk. He also moved to France and began recording for the Ici d'Ailleurs label. A 2004 mix CD, OuMuPo 1, was credited to the Third Eye Foundation, but the project was put on ice until the politically motivated full-length The Dark was released in 2010. Following three more albums credited to Matt Elliott, the Third Eye Foundation returned in 2018 with the dub-influenced full-length Wake the Dead.
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Semtex is the debut studio album by Matt Elliott, released under the moniker The Third Eye Foundation.[1] It was originally released on Linda's Strange Vacation in 1996. The album was recorded on a 4-track recorder. Along with a mix of guitars, drum machines and noise samples, it features the voice of Debbie Parsons. Excellent sociopathic electronics but it's not all thrash and bash, "Dreams On His Fingers" and "Next Of Kin" are surprisingly soothingly ambient. In fact, the album slows down as it goes along. Entropy? Ultimate dispersion of energy? And then it blips out on the end track. In 2015, Fact placed it at number 22 on their "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list.
The Third Eye Foundation - Semtex (flac 319mb)
01 Sleep 7:05
02 Still-Life 11:27
03 Dreams On His Fingers 5:47
04 Next Of Kin 6:09
05 Once When I Was An Indian 12:31
06 Rain 5:23
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In Version is the second album released by Matt Elliott under the name The Third Eye Foundation. It was released in 1996 on Matt Elliott's record label, Linda's Strange Vacation. It is composed of remixes of songs originally by other artists. It features remixes of the songs of artists AMP, Crescent, Hood and Flying Saucer Attack. All collaborations with like-minded artists, two of whom actually counted Matt Elliott among their ranks at some point. The results are more varied than what was found on the debut, but really this is a remix album. The difference is easily audible on the first of 2 tracks by Amp and 3EF, when a harsh jungle rhythm comes bursting out of the speaker backing a track that wouldn't have been out of place on Semtex. Amp's second contribution is more subdued, but still would fit well on the last release without the percussion. Crescent's "Superconstellation" is probably my favorite thing on the CD, mainly because it actually sounds like both Crescent and 3EF playing different, complimentary songs over top of each other rather than a 3EF remix of a track by Crescent. But then comes Hood's "Eyes", which brings a darker edge to the proceedings. It really sounds like a grunge band trapped in a cage of feedback surrounded by ambient sounds, and damn is it ever powerful. Suffice to say that this is not as easy a listen as Semtex, but it has it's own set of charms that make it as good, if not better.
.
The Third Eye Foundation - In Version (flac 308mb)
01 Eternit feat. Amp (I And I And Eye And Eye And Eye Version) 4:33
02 Short Wave Dub feat. Amp 7:57
03 Superconstellation feat. Crescent 13:09
04 Eyes feat. Hood 5:21
05 Way Out Like David Bowman feat. Flying Saucer Attack 17:34
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A focus on warped guitar noise and the odd, untraceable samples place Ghost in similar territory to earlier Third Eye material, and hardly easy listening, but apparently that's the idea. Excellent moody, ethereal yet monolithic experimental electronic music from the mind of Matt Elliot. Brilliant tunes that shift from ethereal (What To Do But Cry), to atmospheric (Corpses As Bedmates, Ghosts...) to dark monolithic textures (The Star's Gone Out) to sorrowful (Donald Crowhurst). 'Ghost' remains deliciously spooky stuff and the precursor of hopefully stranger things to come. Enter at your peril. One to remember come November..(Halloween)
The Third Eye Foundation - Ghost (flac 419mb)
01 What To Do But Cry? 6:59
02 Corpses As Bedmates 8:52
03 The Star's Gone Out 6:05
04 The Out Sound From Way In 5:57
05 I've Seen The Light And It's Dark 8:01
06 Ghosts... 7:21
07 Donald Crowhurst 4:19
bonus
08 Semtex (Edit) 5:11
09 Science Fiction (Edit) 5:21
10 The Sound Of Violence 7:05
11 A Name For My Pain 7:39
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If it's not the samples themselves but what you do with them, You Guys Kill Me gets extra points for effort. The beats and effects Matt Elliott concocted aren't incredibly original (there's the sewing-machine Brazilian bossa shuffle and the downbeat from Boogie Down Productions' "Bridge Is Over," along with various effects including howling dogs, dark crackly strings and metallic), but the slice-and-dice production, along with creative processing, transforms them into revelatory darkside symphonies. Elliott sounds as though he's Ed Rush's indie-rockin' sibling, fooling around with big brother's equipment and crafting a very twisted version of post-rock tech-step reminiscent of Amon Tobin as well as Rome. Strangely, it works.
The Third Eye Foundation - You Guys Kill Me (flac 378mb)
01 A Galaxy Of Scars 6:55
02 For All The Brothers And Sisters 4:14
03 There's A Fight At The End Of The Tunnel 4:39
04 An Even Harder Shade Of Dark 8:35
05 Lions Writing The Bible 1:59
06 No Dove No Covenant 4:55
07 I'm Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired 4:39
08 That Would Be Exhibiting The Same Weak Traits 6:06
09 In Bristol With A Pistol 3:03
bonus
10 Fear Of A Wack Planet 7:18
11 A Galaxy Of Scars (Version) 9:00
12 In Bristol With A Pistol (The Full 9mm) 4:18
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3 comments:
Oh dear it had to happen some day, usually i do a search if i'm not certain, but this slipped thru as it where, sloppy but then there's more than 10,000 titles here. Anyway thanks for warning me T.S., otherwise i would have posted more Matt Elliot next week.
Rho, do you think you could reup Third Eye Foundation In Version?
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