Time has come for a gathering of gnarly proportions! Nophest 2010 is upon us! Those who have been to previous years of this festival know that it will feature the best underground music in the region and beyond! Of course, you will find me center stage at midnight on Saturday July 24th of this massive 4 Day Event at the legendary Eyedrum in Atlanta! You can get Discount Pre-Sale Tickets to Nophest right now!

Pre-Sale Tickets are $5 per day and $15 per weekend pass. Door prices will be $7 with no weekend pass
available during the event. Order yours today! http://www.nophest.com/

You can find me featured on page 5 of the huge new issue of Carpe Nocturne goth industrial magazine talking about my album Synergy Latte and also interviews with bands like Ars Phoenix, Ego Likeness…

This spring has found me enmeshed in a variety of tasks, deeds, and travels. The hyperdimensional realms have been readily opening themselves to me in ways that I’ve never seen before. That probably sounds really dorky, but that just means you’re more of a nihilist than me and I could give a shit. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, I just grok a lot. There is just a much more positive, encouraging spirit to the lands I now occupy which has saved me from the existential abyss that was the 2000′s. Reborn into new aeon’s and wave structures!

So I’ve got a few things to mention at the moment. First is this brand new remix by my friend [tlr] which is actually a mega-mashup of the tracks “Teh 8-Bit Standard” and “Real Gib”:

As well, I have just completed mastering the new Syrenn EP, “The Kill House”:

Check her tunes out on the Syrenn myspace and download from machineKUNT records!

Not to mention that I appear on another compilation for RoboRobotica:

An amazing intense compilation for the springtime digigrind mutants with contributions from superstars such as A Beautiful Lotus, The Tleilaxu Music Machine, Bubblegum Octopus, Xrin Arms, and [tlr]! . More info can be found here and also the free download.

Other than all that, I’ve been learning some new tricks in the studio and getting my various projects/ideas in order. Expect to hear more about all that soon! Here’s a clue:

As far as live shows go, the last three performances since I started up again have all been amazing! My next performance will be at r3mix3d on Friday June 4th. After that I will be playing Orlando for Friday Ferox on July 2nd.

After much anticipation, I will be returning to the stage throughout the South East USA starting this weekend. My first demonstration of audio fetish powers will be at Feathers Music Conference on Saturday March 27th around 9pm or later at The Laboratory in Gainesville, FL. This performance ritual will be the first time I’ve played in that city for almost four years. You can bet that it will be something worth witnessing.

Also coming up the following weekends are shows in Clemson, SC and Johnson City, TN. The show on Saturday April 3rd will be at The Hideaway with some excellent mountaincorepeacetronika. Here is the eFlyer for that show:

The show on Friday April 16th will be at r3mix3d for 33 hours of noize. Here is the flyer:

This is my comeback mini-tour of the southeast.. Not to be missed. I am going to shock these shows with audio-psychic meta-powers. Check my show listings for date/times/address/cost/details. Hope to see you all there!!!

Alien Vibrationzz,
Johan Ess

Calling all enthusiasts of experimental metal, dubstep, and industrial electronic music!!!

YOU MUST download and listen to this free new compilation of heavy glitchy noise beats of happy doom! It is brought to us by my friends over at Insidious Clothing who were so kind to put this tight album of underground artists together. It also has a pdf booklet with best-of photos for Insidious Clothing! The very first track on it is by me, Real Gib!

[ Download Here ]