Black India
Originally a punk rock band known as The Punch-Drunks, Black India morphed into an ambient project. Various 4-track recordings were made since 1999 and were inc
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Suicide Suicide
Multi-layered guitars, recorded late 2003 or early 2004, last recording featuring anyone beside Chris. Unfinished recording for the ditched album 'New Violence'. Named because who heard it said it sounded like Suicide. I never asked if he meant the
Tape Circus No.1 Tape Circus No.1
Tape loop bonanza. Used in the 2007 Jeff Hill short film 'I Explode'
OK Ice Age OK Ice Age
Improv ambient pieces awash in reverb creating the atmosphere for the Sleep album. Recorded in Justin's basement in 2001/2002 on a 4-track cassette.
This Green World This Green World
Originally from the Sleep album, this Brian Eno inspired track is a new mix without so much tape hiss, 60hz hum, or the locust recording louder than hell.
Originally a punk rock band known as The Punch-Drunks, Black India morphed into an ambient project. Various 4-track recordings were made since 1999 and were included on the album Sleep. It was released on the bands label Scary Weather Records in 2001. Jared quit shortly after its release. A second album, Sunday EP, was released in early 2002.
In late 2002, both Jeff and Justin left to concentrate on their full time punk rock bands whilst Chris carried on Black India by himself. Another release, disguised as a collection of various "found" recordings called Joyfoot Experimental Volume 1 was released shortly thereafter.
In early 2004, Chris began work on a new Black India album to have been called New Violence. It was never finished. Also unfinished was Magnet Rock which was to be a concept album set to have been released in 2006.
In February 2007, a Black India collection called Anthology: 2001-2007, was released by Virginia based indie label 434 Noise. It consists of select tracks from the (out of print) Sleep, Sunday EP, and Joyfoot Experimental albums. Also included are unreleased tracks and one song a piece from the unfinished New Violence and Magnet Rock albums.
Black India is currently on indefinite hiatus.Band/artist history
Chris Childrey (piano, xylophone, electric guitar, programming, sampling, keyboards, tape loops, electric violin),
Jeff Wells (drums),
Justin Adkins (electric guitar, xylophone),
Jared Moschler (electric guitar)
Charlotte Court House, VA
USA
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703918
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Comments (2)
really ambient music. satie and eno both. I lke it very much.
the ideal soundtrack for an honorable suicide (lol). great electro-acoustic minimalism. art sounds.
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