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− | In the late-90s the members of Hamilton band [[Negative | + | In the late-90s the members of Hamilton band [[Negative EH]] moved to Wellington and changed their name to Nova Scotia. Subsequently they released four albums between 2002 and 2009, and a split LP with Dunedin band Eye is planned for 2011. |
==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
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* [[Tangiwai]] (CD, Metonymic, 2002) | * [[Tangiwai]] (CD, Metonymic, 2002) | ||
* [[Ramses II]] (CD, Pseudo Arcana, 2005) | * [[Ramses II]] (CD, Pseudo Arcana, 2005) | ||
* [[Memphis]] (CD, Ikuisuus, 2008) | * [[Memphis]] (CD, Ikuisuus, 2008) | ||
− | * [[Revolt of Capricorn]] (CD, Nezvanova | + | * [[Revolt of Capricorn]] (CD, Nezvanova, 2009) |
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==Reviews== | ==Reviews== | ||
[[image:Nova_Scotia_Tangiwai_(Metonymic,_2002).jpg|right|thumb|"Tangiwai" cover art]] | [[image:Nova_Scotia_Tangiwai_(Metonymic,_2002).jpg|right|thumb|"Tangiwai" cover art]] | ||
− | + | *''Tangiwai'' review by Bruce Russell, from a 2002 [http://noise.as/hermescorp/ Corpus Hermeticum] print catalogue; "Proof that there is a genuine groundswell of this abstract music, these youngsters from Nowhere NZ take on all comers and come out of their corner sluggin'. This has a great sound, murk used cleverly to differentiate certain passages, then the sound leaps to the foreground in a genuinely scarey way. I have no idea how or really why this was all done, and to me that's the highest praise I can bestow." | |
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− | *''Tangiwai'' review by Bruce Russell, from a 2002 [http://noise.as/hermescorp/ Corpus Hermeticum] print catalogue; "Proof that there is a genuine groundswell of this abstract music, these youngsters from Nowhere NZ take on all comers and come out of their corner sluggin'. This has a great sound, murk used cleverly to differentiate certain passages, then the sound leaps to the foreground in a genuinely scarey way. I have no idea how or really why this was all done, and to me that's the highest praise I can bestow | + | |
*''Tangiwai'' review by Dan the Automator, in [http://members.optusnet.com.au/cowsandbuses/archives.M-P.htm Cowsound] (excerpt); "Anybody who sat through the Darren Aronofsky film Requiem for a Dream and says they had a good time is a candidate for the analyst's couch. That miserable tale of four lives on a drug-induced nosedive toward ruination could be admired only as one might admire an exploding hydrogen bomb – fascination and awe tempered by outrage at the ability of humankind to make conceivable such a cold and destructive spectacle. Tangiwai is a little bit like that. Not outrageous by any means, but certainly a work of art to be endured before it can be enjoyed. There are random pleasures to be extracted from the discordance, pinpricks of diamond light projecting out of the chaos – the tired piano that interrupts the band's attempt to drill to the centre of the earth at the beginning of the record; the majestic guitars struggling to be heard beneath the unruly throng that gathers toward the end. But these rare moments are very much ancillary to the alarming beasts that appear to rule Nova Scotia's decidedly abnormal world; beasts that howl and rage and drag the music deep into their dens before gleefully stripping it to the bones." | *''Tangiwai'' review by Dan the Automator, in [http://members.optusnet.com.au/cowsandbuses/archives.M-P.htm Cowsound] (excerpt); "Anybody who sat through the Darren Aronofsky film Requiem for a Dream and says they had a good time is a candidate for the analyst's couch. That miserable tale of four lives on a drug-induced nosedive toward ruination could be admired only as one might admire an exploding hydrogen bomb – fascination and awe tempered by outrage at the ability of humankind to make conceivable such a cold and destructive spectacle. Tangiwai is a little bit like that. Not outrageous by any means, but certainly a work of art to be endured before it can be enjoyed. There are random pleasures to be extracted from the discordance, pinpricks of diamond light projecting out of the chaos – the tired piano that interrupts the band's attempt to drill to the centre of the earth at the beginning of the record; the majestic guitars struggling to be heard beneath the unruly throng that gathers toward the end. But these rare moments are very much ancillary to the alarming beasts that appear to rule Nova Scotia's decidedly abnormal world; beasts that howl and rage and drag the music deep into their dens before gleefully stripping it to the bones." | ||
+ | [[image:Nova_Scotia_Ramses_II.jpg|left|thumb|"Ramses II" cover art]] | ||
*''Ramses II'' review by David Keenan, on the [http://www.volcanictongue.com/artists/browse_all/541 Volcanic Tongue] website; "New live working from the free NZ trio who levitated a whole bunch of beards with their last release on Metonymic. This one features Richard Whyte, Rick Jensen and Dean Brown live on 04/12/04 in Wellington, New Zealand and works blasted skeleton forms from low-level percussive shuffle, slow hurricanes of malformed tone, pitched wine glasses and saxophone squawk. Parts of this sound like a huge abandoned galleon being slowly blown to pieces by slow-motion tides. Fans of AMM, NNCK and even later Shadow Ring might well wanna smoke on these bones." | *''Ramses II'' review by David Keenan, on the [http://www.volcanictongue.com/artists/browse_all/541 Volcanic Tongue] website; "New live working from the free NZ trio who levitated a whole bunch of beards with their last release on Metonymic. This one features Richard Whyte, Rick Jensen and Dean Brown live on 04/12/04 in Wellington, New Zealand and works blasted skeleton forms from low-level percussive shuffle, slow hurricanes of malformed tone, pitched wine glasses and saxophone squawk. Parts of this sound like a huge abandoned galleon being slowly blown to pieces by slow-motion tides. Fans of AMM, NNCK and even later Shadow Ring might well wanna smoke on these bones." | ||
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*''Memphis'' review on [http://www.heathenharvest.com/article.php?story=20081030155452621 Heathen Harvest] (excerpt); "Throughout “Memphis” is a consistently flowing top-shelf example of how electronic and acoustic sources work together in improvised music today. It's nearly impossible to not mention the classic example of AMM's pioneering work in this field or the more contemporary efforts of Evan Parker's group settings, even if Jensen's reed work owes more to someone like Jon Butcher. The interplay between Jensen's multiphonics and ornamental work and the brass-playing on the opening track is almost Scelsi-like amidst the drones and looped sounds from Whyte's guitar and the other subtle sonics. Some truly sublime and captivating music. “Rosetta Stone Paperweight” features more feedback and the sort of scraped sound aesthetic found on “AMMusic” circa 1969, but perhaps with a more sensitive set of ears. This is not improvised music of reckless abandon, but carefully crafted abstract soundscapes of the most deliberate nature. The dynamic interplay gets a bit sloppy in moments but really exposes how in touch these cats are with one another in the moment." | *''Memphis'' review on [http://www.heathenharvest.com/article.php?story=20081030155452621 Heathen Harvest] (excerpt); "Throughout “Memphis” is a consistently flowing top-shelf example of how electronic and acoustic sources work together in improvised music today. It's nearly impossible to not mention the classic example of AMM's pioneering work in this field or the more contemporary efforts of Evan Parker's group settings, even if Jensen's reed work owes more to someone like Jon Butcher. The interplay between Jensen's multiphonics and ornamental work and the brass-playing on the opening track is almost Scelsi-like amidst the drones and looped sounds from Whyte's guitar and the other subtle sonics. Some truly sublime and captivating music. “Rosetta Stone Paperweight” features more feedback and the sort of scraped sound aesthetic found on “AMMusic” circa 1969, but perhaps with a more sensitive set of ears. This is not improvised music of reckless abandon, but carefully crafted abstract soundscapes of the most deliberate nature. The dynamic interplay gets a bit sloppy in moments but really exposes how in touch these cats are with one another in the moment." | ||
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