Originally released on cassettes, as an ever evolving collection of sound collage "songs", this version represents only the most basic highlights from dozens of tracks, all recorded between 1990 - 1998.
An aspect of these recordings that they all share, are a few basic guidelines that Nemo followed in assembling the recordings.
The most invisible, yet ever present are what Nemo describes as "Ghost rhythms".
In using (typically) non-musical sounds, and dialog, as both lyric (obviously), but also as rhythm, and even chords, in some instances, the sense of a rhythm is present, even when there is no instrument or sound, spelling it out for the listener. This, combined with the coming and going moments of a few things going on at once, and the rhythms the layers and repetition (if any) can create.
"I understand how, at first, it can seem like a jumble of sounds, and the musicality of it, isn't necessarily hitting you over the head, but that was intentional. A connecting thread to these, was the idea of making music out of things that were not typically thought of as musical (especially early, before guest guitar appearances, mixed the 2 mediums).
One example of this is in "Beware The Beast Man", where a gavel hit, repeated, becomes a more obvious part of the rhythm, as a horse whinney-ing, is a complimentary aspect of the rhythm as well. a constant shifting of the sounds and dialog, give it a "through composed" feel, yet there is thematic, sound, and mood continuity and even structure.
The 'ghost rhythm' thing, was a reaction to overly in-your-face, relatively monotonous (even if hypnotic) basic beats, that were present in a lot of music at the time.
Another guideline for the early recordings, was choosing one single source film, and using moments that contained little or no music. The Dune track "The Ability To Fold Space" was one of the first to have elements of the film's actual music, be an aspect of the final assemblage.
These were given to Nemo's personal friends on a request basis, always only for the purpose of their private enjoyment. It was through the consistent encouragement, that kept the inspiration going to continue, regularly updating the most recent cassettes with the newest tracks.
The unreleased tracks are being gradually assembled into a larger, more complete version, containing Nemo's and friends' favorites.
Nemo assumes no responsibility for any harm, damages, or blown minds incurred as a result of listening to any of these or affiliated tracks
Nemo encourages responsible listening.
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