Proc Fiskal - Siren Spine Sysex

[d-a-m-o]

Siren Spine Sysex, Proc Fiskal's second album sees a reorientation of the source elements of his music. While Insula hung around samples of the ramblings of his friends and sounds of his hometown, SSS is laden with an inner voice of sampled Gaelic, Irish and English Folk Music, contorted and imbued into the futurist body of modern pop; the ghostly anima image of the female folk voice, the lamenting wheeze of the accordion rub against the rush of icey 808s and angles of Grime.


Proc Fiskal aka Joe Power’s family history is in Folk Music, his paternal grandfather Archie Fisher was active in the Scottish Folk revival of the 60s, his grandfather Al Fraser a Bagpipe player & his great aunt, the singer in iconic children's Folk group 'The Singing Kettle'. It's this cultural baggage, the ’Caledonian antisyzygy’ of the constructed, earnest folk tradition he was raised under, beside the modernist dance music he makes that brings a personal element to the album. The music of Siren Spine Sysex examines dance music as folk music, rerouting them comparatively.
His productions were also inspired by the music of The Cocteau Twins, The Roches and Kate Bush, the prominent chopped and screwed Gaelic vocals, like Elizabeth Fraser cut into a UK Garage Lilt - their wordless emoting echoing into joyous twisted pop songs like '8 megapixel phone' and 'Leith Tornn Canal'."

Even though it's fast and detailed, Siren Spine Sysex feels relaxed and pastoral at times. The sino-grime present on Insula are here alongside more folk oriented elements, but the edits and drums are more sensual, swelling and reactive to the music. The album's texture is also influenced by the FM synthesis of computer games and wacky soundtracks. Siren Spine Sysex feels warm, inviting and sunny, exciting thoroughly modern album as well as a manic dissection of personal and cultural baggage. 

https://procfiskal.bandcamp.com/album/siren-spine-sysex

 

[thumbass]

Oh yes, exiting news!

[splesh]

Oh fuck yes! Love Joe's music and the ideas behind this mentioned in the press release/blurb seem an interesting combination of things. This first song sounds great and I may just "blind buy" it based on the strength of this single and my enjoyment of his other releases. Thanks, damo!

[splesh]

Bump! Listening to this now and loving it! Existing fans of Proc Fiskal should enjoy this as well as people who love Iglooghost; perhaps most especially those who were disappointed from this year's output and wish the recent offering from the latter was more in line with 2017's Neo Wax Bloom. Nonetheless, this is still rather distinctly a Joe Powers type affair. To be honest, it's great when an artist not only avoids the "sophomore slump", but puts out an album that may in time outshine the debut.

[thedisavowed]

I'm surprised this doesn't have more traction on WATMM. This is a pretty great (and unique) producer. There's shades of OPN's sensibility here, but he's got his own voice for sure.

Of all the records I've discovered recently, Proc Fiskal and Barker are the two I keep coming back to again and again.

[watmmisdead]

in general, all the good artist are ignored 

 

amazing album

Edited March 5, 2022 by Ayya Khema

[taffer]

yeah this record slaps. one of the best from last year.

[species8472]

yes - this is really interesting stuff! a feast for the ears and brain.

[watmmisdead]

an absolute grower as well. the first listen, i noticed talent but it seemed a bit messy

 

the more you listen, the more you like in the sense it becomes obvious how intricate the tracks are

 

for any fan of melodic idm!