Synnack -vs- Torrent Vaccine Feat. Zero Order and DJs Vendetta and Saturnine of Corrosion!

                      
              ZERO ORDER                                                           CORROSION                         

The Hi-Ho lounge was dim lit on this full moon canvassed, dark New Orleans night. The pulsating bass of electro shock dance rattled beyond the walls of the club and into the murky night. Only the police sirens and screaming traffic could compete with the modulations & synth manipulations that lied within the Hi-ho lounge on St. Claude. I arrived to see the majority of the Baton Rouge/ New Orleans Industrial scene. Making my rounds and picking up a drink, I had only moments to spare before opener "Zero Order" took the stage.
With a arsenal of two laptops and an M-audio controller and synth,the two men took stage and began composing there sinister genius to blare rampant among the crowd. Trance distorted beats boomed from the p.a. with enough structure to dance too, but was organic and drew you closer. Each noise, scratch, tweak and filter was layered like a jack hammer over each time signature. The two stared fierce at their equipment, taking direction over whichsounds to pulverize next. Their set ended as strong as the tempo that led the first song, never breaking for silence, and delivering a powerful sonic blast.
Next was another duo, "Synnack vs. Torrent Vaccine". Showmanship definitely came into play for their set. A Roland mixer decked out with a Theramin style sensor triggered the depth of an effect over the music. Ever present were beer tub laptop holders, and synth controllers. Think of a world when IDM, EBM, Power Noise, beer swilling & stage dry humping co-existed; this was all that and more. The guys were definitely feeling there music, in between the sweep filters,knob twisting, fist pumping and gyrating. They screamed for crowd participation in between every song, never loosing energy and stage presence.
It gave a fun energy to the show and kept all of us head banging, dancing and hungry for more. At one point, one of the members called zero order onstage to take over effects and mixing duties while he got another drink from the bar, used the restroom, and screamed for joy at the side of the stage for an encore. The unity and stripped down raw emotion for this show is what made it stand out from other laptop DJ/ power noise gigs. This was all about fun, not who could out program the other, who had the most up to date gear, the most keyboards that could fit on 10 tiers. It was about enjoying the art of noise, dance, manipulations, and having a blast while doing it.

Fans of Terrorfakt, Caustic, Corrosion and industrial in general should check out these acts.


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myspace.com/torrentvaccine

www.torrentvaccine.com

Article by: Ryan McKern

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Photographs by: Vera Ellen

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