You know that thing we did last March at the Engineered Air Theatre? We're going to keep doing it; collaborating with Jackson Phibes, frontman of Forbidden Dimension, that is. See the Gigs section for the latest appearances.
The CBC recorded the Engineered Air Theatre gig and it will be on the radio sometime soon, either on Key of A or Concerts Canada. We'll let you know when we know.
Anyway, here's the background for those who aren't up to speed.
A few years back, Tom was joking about how he should get on the folk festival circuit so he could play those primo, much celebrated gigs we get to do. Bob half-jokingly retorted that if Tom wrote a set of murder ballads the AMGC would back him up. In Forbidden Dimension, he writes songs about aliens and monsters laying waste to humanity so he's already in the ballpark, though he plays left field. It has taken us a long while to get around to it, but we gave ourselves a deadline.
Here be a video sample from the Engineered Air gig. This is a rendition of Forbidden Dimension's "Butcher, Maker, Undertaker".
Oh Sorrow, Indeed
The story of the suicidal swan and our van windscreen has grown old, so we've deleted it. But we've left up the link to our post-gig performance at the 2009 Open House Festival in Belfast. Enjoy.
We're getting the hang of this music video thing, hence a new clip for "Go Back Home".
Remember the days of the silent movie? Neither do we. But we wanted to recreate the "vibe", man. What if the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir performed music for a silent movie? Might it be an obscure, public domain horror movie that has been re-edited and re-contextualized? Yes! Yes, it would! Pipe organ be damned!
The not-so-classic Italian werewolf flick Lycanthropus (a.k.a. Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory) is given new life as a modern music video. Rather than exploit monsters and treat them as freaks, "Go Back Home" advances the zombie movie genre beyond the brain-eating, head-exploding, clichés and puts a sensitive, human face on the plight of the newly undead. Perhaps, the average zombie is an everyman just trying to make a buck and find true love.
Have a look. See what we gotta say. Watch it again. There's more layers than brick wall. In fact, its meaning could be an impenetrable, brick wall. You decide.
If you like the "Go Back Home" video, you might want to check out Lycanthropus (a.k.a. Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory. Since it's public domain you can watch it for free on the web right here: http://www.archive.org/details/Werewolf_In_A_Girls_Dormitory. Maybe it ought to be a classic. It has a very cool look to it.
Video, a Big Sell-Out
With much aplomb and excitement, we present the video "Empire State Express"! Enjoy. No animals were harmed.
