Band Review TRANSMOGRAPHY riyl: slint, electralane, lightning bolt words: si lin / photography: ali pharmakidis

Culminating the true spirit of experimental and atmospheric indie rock ambiance, the music of Transmography will detonate a kaleidoscopic fantasia in your head, letting loose a Ray Bradbury-esque carnie circus of masked-makeup-wearing clowns running amuck on your rapid firing neurons and electrodes.


James Evans and Michael Frazier, the musical orchestrators behind the psychotropic opuses, wail sonic gusto in the likes of Explosions in the Sky compounded with the etherealness of Mogwai and Godspeed! You Black Emperor. Their latest release, Pay Rent or Quit, stitches together a patchwork of styles, with each track transcribed like the compositions of a classical mastermind. They have what Rank and Revue has referred to as “an implosive, solar punctuality.” One single song presents a plethora of meticulously considered movements glued together to create a conglomeration of dreamlike melodies, riffs, and experimental rhythms. Intensive bouts of noise reverberate throughout the record advancing from buzzing and bobbing guitars, driving bass, varying forms of percussion, synthesizers, loops and effects, and a grab bag of other electronic gadgetry. Pay Rent or Quit, tracked and mixed at Austin’s Matchbox Studios, has marked its territory on the highly revered “Recommended” shelves of local record stores and is in recurrent rotation at a number of college radio stations. Transmography currently is preparing to record a new batch of songs that captures their most recent incarnation and are planning to tour extensively, aiming to open the ears and expand the minds of listeners everywhere.
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