Post by HighProtein on Nov 22, 2005 23:35:58 GMT -5
While doing a search for Zos Kia a project Ray did some engineering for I found this...
Raymond Watts of Pig has entered his Ranch Apocalypse studio to finish a new album. The recordings were started early this year, but Watts has not felt the urge to complete them until now. Watts wants the new music to have more space and be slower than his previous material, but also plans on using orchestral samples in the same vein as on earlier albums like "Praise the Lard" and "The Swining".
- This time I intend not to try and squeeze the whole universe into an egg cup, Raymond Watts says on the phone from his studio, and rather focus on the space BETWEEN the stars. But I know myself: I start doing sketches, and all of a sudden I've made a slobbering, two-headed, seven-legged monster, when all I wanted to do was a little puppy.
The album is planned to be released on Wax Trax! next March or April. Among the featured Thirsty Flies is John Gosling, a k a Sugar J. Watts has known him since his time with experimental collective Psychic TV.
- That was a hysterical time, Watts laughs. It was in 1993 and my dad had a house in this real middle class London suburb. I borrowed it and set up my recording equipment, and then people like Genesis P. Orridge, parts of Einstürzende Neubauten and some other crazy people would come there. They looked like total maniacs, and we could see the anxious old housewives staring terrified at us from behind their curtains. Once we were arrested just because of our looks. Hysterical!
Raymond Watts and John Gosling released a few records together under the name Zos Kia, but went separate ways after that. In 1997 Gosling released the album "Welcome to Tackletown" under the name Mekon on dance label Wall of Sound.
- I helped him with a couple of remixes recently. We're actually thinking of making a new record together as Zos Kia, Watts says. That could be interesting considering how differently we've evolved.
Watts is also trying to buy the rights to his old Pig recordings back, making it possible to rerelease them. And he is planning on collecting all the Pig videos and some live clips on a video cassette. /Kristoffer Noheden
www.releasemagazine.net/News/news981110.htm
Raymond Watts of Pig has entered his Ranch Apocalypse studio to finish a new album. The recordings were started early this year, but Watts has not felt the urge to complete them until now. Watts wants the new music to have more space and be slower than his previous material, but also plans on using orchestral samples in the same vein as on earlier albums like "Praise the Lard" and "The Swining".
- This time I intend not to try and squeeze the whole universe into an egg cup, Raymond Watts says on the phone from his studio, and rather focus on the space BETWEEN the stars. But I know myself: I start doing sketches, and all of a sudden I've made a slobbering, two-headed, seven-legged monster, when all I wanted to do was a little puppy.
The album is planned to be released on Wax Trax! next March or April. Among the featured Thirsty Flies is John Gosling, a k a Sugar J. Watts has known him since his time with experimental collective Psychic TV.
- That was a hysterical time, Watts laughs. It was in 1993 and my dad had a house in this real middle class London suburb. I borrowed it and set up my recording equipment, and then people like Genesis P. Orridge, parts of Einstürzende Neubauten and some other crazy people would come there. They looked like total maniacs, and we could see the anxious old housewives staring terrified at us from behind their curtains. Once we were arrested just because of our looks. Hysterical!
Raymond Watts and John Gosling released a few records together under the name Zos Kia, but went separate ways after that. In 1997 Gosling released the album "Welcome to Tackletown" under the name Mekon on dance label Wall of Sound.
- I helped him with a couple of remixes recently. We're actually thinking of making a new record together as Zos Kia, Watts says. That could be interesting considering how differently we've evolved.
Watts is also trying to buy the rights to his old Pig recordings back, making it possible to rerelease them. And he is planning on collecting all the Pig videos and some live clips on a video cassette. /Kristoffer Noheden
www.releasemagazine.net/News/news981110.htm