Simulate Televangelist: self-titled debut album

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:34 am

Update: The album is now out. You can download and listen to it here.

A little while ago I announced a project that was a collaborative effort between myself, Synthestesia and Kamas on this board. I linked you guys to a couple of demos and there was a moderate amount of feedback expressing interest in the project.

Well, after 3 months of development that untitled project to make an EP has turned into a full album called Simulate Televangelist. It features a very layered, varied sound that ranges from dynamic psychedelia-sounding breakbeat driven tracks, to emotional and minimal ambient tracks, to danceable walls of sound and to heavy post-industrial beats. This album pays as much attention to percussion as it does to melody, something that seems to be relatively uncommon with independent electronic musicians for some odd reason, and as such a lot of the percussion is very layered and manipulated. It has a sort of progression to it as well and it definitely tells some sort of story, however the details of that story aren't quite clear. You'll hear the familiar Powernap, Kinesthetiac and Kamas/Nyetscape vibes that feature on our solo work, but as a whole this album offers something quite different. I'm pretty satisfied with it and would love for you to give it a listen, if you're interested.

2020k · Post by **2020k** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:44 am

I'm excited to hear it, Rod!

ultrablue123 · Post by **ultrablue123** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:22 am

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Kamas009 · Post by **Kamas009** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:09 pm

Here's a hint. It sounds fucking great.

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:20 pm

I like it

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:55 pm

Kamas009 wrote:Here's a hint. It sounds fucking great.

A bit confident there, huh? :lol:

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:31 am

Yo imma have to agree with my niggu kamas. This shit is PRETTY SCRUMPTIOUS.

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 2:40 pm

The album will be released tonight.

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:34 pm

Synthestesia wrote:NEWS: The album will be released tonight. Get ready to have your socks rocked off

Pitchfork: 9.7

Okay, stop with that please.

The point of the thread was to inform the people who had expressed interest in it before that it was coming, not to self-promote this often and confidently. I know you and Kamas are excited as am I but it's kind of inappropriate considering the recent events on this site.

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:52 am

Rodheh wrote:
Okay, stop with that please.

The point of the thread was to inform the people who had expressed interest in it before that it was coming, not to self-promote this often and confidently. I know you and Kamas are excited as am I but it's kind of inappropriate considering the recent events on this site.

I'm sorry man I wasn't being serious in anyway. I really didn't think it would bother anyone, and I didn't think there would be people who wouldn't see the ridiculous satire in the statement. I understand where you are coming from though the fact that you posted this is a bit ridiculous given that you could have just told me on skype and I would have edited it. Also the "recent events" thing wasn't needed.

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:14 am

Synthestesia wrote:
Rodheh wrote:
Okay, stop with that please.

The point of the thread was to inform the people who had expressed interest in it before that it was coming, not to self-promote this often and confidently. I know you and Kamas are excited as am I but it's kind of inappropriate considering the recent events on this site.

I'm sorry man I wasn't being serious in anyway. I really didn't think it would bother anyone, and I didn't think there would be people who wouldn't see the ridiculous satire in the statement. I understand where you are coming from though the fact that you posted this is a bit ridiculous given that you could have just told me on skype and I would have edited it. Also the "recent events" thing wasn't needed.

The point of the "recent events" thing is that I don't want this to devolve into the kind of self-promotion that originally caused that whole chain of events.

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:20 am

Rodheh wrote:
Synthestesia wrote:
Rodheh wrote:
Okay, stop with that please.

The point of the thread was to inform the people who had expressed interest in it before that it was coming, not to self-promote this often and confidently. I know you and Kamas are excited as am I but it's kind of inappropriate considering the recent events on this site.

I'm sorry man I wasn't being serious in anyway. I really didn't think it would bother anyone, and I didn't think there would be people who wouldn't see the ridiculous satire in the statement. I understand where you are coming from though the fact that you posted this is a bit ridiculous given that you could have just told me on skype and I would have edited it. Also the "recent events" thing wasn't needed.

The point of the "recent events" thing is that I don't want this to devolve into the kind of self-promotion that originally caused that whole chain of events.

I understand, and no there was no way this was going to turn into that unless I premeditatedly self-promoted.

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:32 am

Oh God - it's happening again. :shock:

Come on, guys. Let's calm down and love one another. I'm really excited to hear the release, and I'm sure that sentiment is shared by others here.

2020k · Post by **2020k** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:43 am

Continuing in the line of what Pianoforte said, I got to hear the project today and even though there's a bit of foolery going on inside of this thread, the record is absolutely astonishing in million different ways and is probably my favorite Twoism-collective collaboration project I've heard come out of this forum.

Download. This. EP. As. Soon. As. It's. Posted. Holy crap.

Bravo, guys.

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:01 am

pianoforte wrote:Oh God - it's happening again.

No, no it is not. The situation has been resolved.

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:15 am

Rodheh wrote:
pianoforte wrote:Oh God - it's happening again.

No, no it is not. The situation has been resolved.

all right, let's break from this line of discussion.

I'm really enjoying the Simulate Televangelist release. I could definitely see it as the soundtrack to some sort of gritty cyberpunk dystopia-type film ala Blade Runner.

ultrablue123 · Post by **ultrablue123** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:50 am

Well, just got done listening to the album.

Great work, guys. I can definitely hear everyone's influence shining through. Hope there will be more to come in the future at some point.

Kamas009 · Post by **Kamas009** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:51 pm

pianoforte wrote:
Rodheh wrote:
pianoforte wrote:Oh God - it's happening again.

No, no it is not. The situation has been resolved.

all right, let's break from this line of discussion.

I'm really enjoying the Simulate Televangelist release. I could definitely see it as the soundtrack to some sort of gritty cyberpunk dystopia-type film ala Blade Runner.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Now they HAVE to watch Bladerunner. I've been talking non-stop about noir-esque and cyberpunk films too them.

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:18 pm

ultrablue123 wrote:Well, just got done listening to the album.

Great work, guys. I can definitely hear everyone's influence shining through. Hope there will be more to come in the future at some point.

Thanks.

Most likely there will be more.

2020k · Post by **2020k** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 6:11 pm

A review is up for those who haven't downloaded this project yet, and those who have. Again, good stuff.