#jilk

@3leggedgerbil was born this day and has made another successful trip around the sun he wanted his Jilk and my Oribis to interact with one of two outcomes

him laughing at another’s expense

or cursing Oribis’ name

Find a #shoegaze song

Jilk - Clavoline

Jilk‘s Jon Worsley recalls seeing Shinya Tsukamoto’s Tetsuo II (1992) when he was “way too young;” the experience left an indelible, and perhaps slightly scarring impression.  The film, groundbreaking for its time, includes graphic scenes of torture and body horror, centering around a man who is transformed into a cyborg, piece by lonely piece.  Chu Ishikawa’s original industrial score is a…

The Jilk collective is nearly impossible to define, save for their electronic base.  Their last album was lyric-centered, while their new double-album is primarily instrumental; and they shift sub-genres with aplomb, touching upon ambience, modern composition and post-rock with an experimental flair.  Soft in Shape and Meaning finds them loose and semi-improvisational.  Although immaculately…