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- SHAMEN. AXIS MUTATIS.
- SCREENSAVER.
- Computer Art by WILLIAM LATHAM.
-
- Copyright 1995 Computer Artworks Ltd.
- Copyright 1995 One Little Indian Records Ltd.
-
- (For promotional use only, not for retail).
-
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- New Shamen LP - Axis Mutatis
-
- Here it comes, across the stars, eating planets, sucking the energy out of
- galaxies and suns; here it comes, a vast transcosmic vortex where rituals,
- seductions, new religions, fakirs, palaces, snake charmers, warriors,
- poets, thieves, shrines, icons, drugs, magicians, ancient spirits, monks,
- madmen and magnificences and things too fearsome to be recounted, all
- splashing, writhing, cascading and spinning; vast, complex, inexhaustible,
- forever
-
- Here it comes, gnawing volts, drunk on photons, high on delicacies, Axis
- Mutatis, the new album by The Shamen.
-
- It's been two years since The Shamen released Boss Drum and sold over a
- million records. Twenty four months since they proved that perfect pop,
- chemical techno and cosmic knowledge can be one and the same. Now these
- Shamanic lords of deep misrule are back with the release of Axis Mutatis
- on Monday 23rd October 1995.
-
- Axis Mutatis is a Zen master to Boss Drum's gentle novice. The spiritual
- and musical gulf between the two records is so huge you cannot measure it.
- Axis Mutatis recognises no boundaries, limits or walls. Axis Mutatis is
- neither a normal pop nor a regular dance record. To listen to Axis Mutatis
- is to sink in star waters, be washed in midnight syrups, to dance to ancient
- rhythms, watch pictures swirl inside your head and sing-a-long to
- irresistible tunes. It is everything: alpha, omega, underground,
- commercial and eternal.
-
- Axis Mutatis was created by original Shamen member Colin Angus with
- partner Mr C, engineer Brian Pugsley and new female vocalist, she-devil,
- amazon, 7ft techno queen and ex Soul II Soul singer, Victoria Wilson
- James. In Colin's words Axis Mutatis has a "Post ambient, post techno.
- post dance, post everything sound." It's lyrics speak of lost religions,
- timeless wonders and old gods: it's music sounds like a catalytic laser to
- oxidise the passion sleeping unaware in a violet.
-
- Axis Mutatis has 13 tracks written by The Shamen and for a limited period
- will be sold with the group's ambient interpretation of it's songs called
- Arbor Bona Arbor Mala. While the two albums are on sale together they'll
- be available as quadruple vinyl, double cassette and double CD. Once the
- limited edition stock has been sold Axis Mutatis will be available on it's
- own. Artwork for the LP has been created by the UK's leading Computer
- artist, William Latham and his images and animation will be integrated
- into The Shamen's videos.
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- The band themselves are currently maintaining the Shamen Net-Site Nemeton
- (Celtic for meeting place) an electronic virtual space containing Shamen
- information & resources. Moo bar.hemp comix. newsgroup access. SW for
- converting DNA into midi files & other goodies.Exclusive multimedia
- releases. Virtuali t-rooms,lotsa pix & cool graffix.
-
- In August , the Shamen released the first single from AXIS MUTATIS
- exclusively through the net, and continue their online activities with
- another netfirst and exclusive - an interactive LP promo web document
- released on 15.10.95 previewing musical samples from the LP, alongside
- contextual information relating to lyrical themes of Axis Mutatis, in
- the form of text, images, video & animation.
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- To achieve the marvellous it is precisely the unthinkable that must be
- thought. The Shamen: futuristic, ancient, interactive, psychedelic and
- poptastic.
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- For further information
- UK Press - please contact Joe joe@indian.co.uk or Christina
- chris@indian.co.uk
- International- Niki niki@indian.co.uk or OLI on Fx. 44 (0)171 924 4274
- US Press- Melani_Rogers@sonymusic.com Fx 001 212 833 5719
- Bookings UK & ROW - Ian Huffam @ Wasted Talent
- Booking US & Canada - Gerry Gerrad @ Artistes & audience
- ARTANDAUD@aol.com
- Fx 001(212) 721-0115
- Representaion- Moksha management charles@moksha.demon.co.uk Fx 44
- (0)181 519 6834
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- Axis Mutatis Web document - Hypertextual Shamen Resource
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-
- The new Shamen albums "Axis Mutatis" & "Arbor Bona Arbor Mala" will be
- accompanied by the release of a special World Wide Web "mix" of the album
- that will give Internet users the ability to explore many of the themes
- dealt with by the new music.
-
- The Web document, to be released a week before the new Shamen album is
- available in the shops, will contain sound samples of the tracks on
- "Axis Mutatis", song lyrics, photographs of the band and other exclusive
- Shamen materials. However, it will not just be a promotional exercise. The
- document will also contain factual material about the issues relating to
- the music on "Axis Mutatis". There will be information about environmental
- issues provided by Greenpeace. The UK's leading expert on Shamanism - Leo
- Rutherford, will contribute images & text, the work of computer artist
- William Latham who has produced the artwork for "Axis Mutatis" will be on
- display, and the Criminal Justice Act and other topics of interest to the
- band will be represented
-
- Sean Clark, the Web designer who is working with the Shamen on the project
- says, "the goal of the 'Axis Mutatis' Web document is to *inform* as well
- as promote the new music. The Web entry for each track will contain
- background information on the issues being explored as well as contact
- addresses for related pressure groups and other organisations." He
- adds, "I think it can be seen as a unique addition to the album."
-
- The document, which is just the latest in a series of Internet activities
- involving the Shamen, will be available at the Shamen's "Nemeton" Web site
- at http://www.drci.co.uk/drci/shamen/ from 15th October 95 It is hoped that
- this Web release be even more successful than the release of "Destination
- Eschaton" on the Internet, which led to thousands of Shamen fans from
- around the world generating an astonishing 50,000 'hits' on Nemeton
- during the week prior to the release of the single.
-
- Some future projects:-
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- "CHROMOZONE". SHAMEN / LATHAM 50 minute computer Animation and Music VHS
- video. (in progress).
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- This SHAMEN / LATHAM Screen saver was created by
- Computer Artworks Ltd.
- Soho. London. W1V 1DL. UK.
- Fax. 44 (0) 171 734 1991.
- email. info@artworks.co.uk
- Artist. William Latham
- Technical Director. Mark Atkinson.
- 3D Programmer. Chris Jones.
- SHAMEN PC screen saver programmer. Paul McGowan
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- Copyright. Computer Artworks Ltd. 1995.
-