Psy'Aviah - "Circles"

Do you want some brand, spankin' new Psy'Aviah this morning? Do ya? Do ya? Well, that's not really a question, actually. I'm going to give it to you, regardless. That said, Psy'Aviah being Psy'Aviah, you don't get the same thing twice, which means you never get bored, although it does mean that you can be on a bumpy ride at times. This feels like a moody, dark pop song, kind of reminiscent of the dark pop of the 90s. It doesn't feel at all like futurepop, and it barely sits on the edge of the knife of industrial. It's certainly the kind of music that I absolutely love and probably needs to be on a new playlist with songs like I:Scintilla's "Capsella" and Chamber of Echoes's "Esoteric".

Psy'Aviah - "Human Garbage" (live)

Here is live footage of my favorite Psy'Aviah song, "Human Garbage". The effects are quite slick, and whoever edited the video was clearly a professional. There is no reason why this video should have so few views.

Absolute Grrrls Manifesto [chapter 1] (a.k.a. "Let Me Rip Money out of Epic Lightning's Wallet")

(Property of Alfa Matrix, used under Fair Use for direct, substantial commentary on product)

Here is a listing of just the bands that I personally endorse that are going to be on this compilation:

Ayria

Collide

Lovelorn Dolls

Tying Tiffany

Junksista

Alice in Videoland

Psy'Aviah

Marsheaux

I:Scintilla

Stray / Unter Null

Does Alfa Matrix hate me or something? It's like on April 12, Alfa Matrix is going to tell me, "You're going to give us a chunk of change, and there's just nothing you can do about it." This almost feels like a tax or a bill. I have to buy this.

Random videos

Do you like seeing your favorite musicians be entertaining in ways that have little or nothing to do with their music? Well, here's a video dedicated to that.

First, here's Erica from Unter Null practicing her French:




Here's a Santa Hates You video from 2011 that you might have to understand YouTube trends from that time to get:

The people from Psy'Aviah had to make a wine commercial for a school project. Here is what they made:

Psy'Aviah - "Ok"

Psy'Aviah wants you to know that everything is going OK.

Psy'Aviah - "Virtual Gods"

One band that just doesn't get enough love is Psy'Aviah. These people are experts in regard to making their music have a modern feel. They are really good at being able to convey the cold, dark, urban mood within their music, which they do in "Virtual Gods", but they are no stranger to warmth and fuzzies, either, as is shown in "Song of Independence".

There is a certain sleek quality to the "Virtual Gods" video. It's a beautiful mesh of footage of the anonymity of city life at night and a blend of old-fashioned hacker culture and the consequences of new-style Internet proliferation. The song is seemingly about how modern technological interaction desensitizes people and makes them seemingly lack empathy (with possibly real-world ramifications). I definitely recommend this to any industrial rock fans who want some European flair.

My opinions on I:Scintilla's "Skin Tight"

So, Skin Tight...

I:Scintilla officially put out their newest single on 12-12-12, along with uploading the music video for the song on YouTube. You could have gotten the song months earlier though if you bought it from Sounds from the Matrix 013, and a number of people were exposed to the song by having seen I:Scintilla perform at Dragon*Con 2012. People were interested in the new Skin Tight single not only for the original version though, but for the remixes from The Luna Sequence and Psy'Aviah.

I have no reservations about saying how much I love this single. I already owned the Sounds from the Matrix version of the song, so I didn't need an exact copy. I bought the remixes a la carte, and I must say that anyone who got the single did very well for their money spent.

First, if you didn't already have the original version of the song, you get it here. The original version has that deep, kind of sultry, yet somewhat threatening feel. It has a hint of background scratchiness and vocal screeching to add texture, and you get a feeling that the band is playing different points around you, almost like it's subtly trying to tell a story.

The remix by The Luna Sequence brings a different feeling, one of much more powerful urgency. While the original version gives off a feeling of a desperate defense or escape, The Luna Sequence's remix makes you feel like you're in a decisive battle for all the marbles. There is a lot of distinct fast-paced electronic clinking and clanging in this version, and the guitar sounds slam down in just the right ways to make that feeling of grandeur.

Last, but not least, Psy'Aviah's mix gives a completely different feeling from the other two versions. This mix feels cold and urban, almost like the song is being performed in a seedy, dark alley somewhere in the downtown of a cruel, uncaring city. The song maintains a more subdued and slightly depressing feel throughout. If you've ever listened to Psy'Aviah's own music, this mix gives off a similar vibe to "Virtual Gods".

I can't pick anything I really dislike about this single. If you're an I:Scintilla fan, you definitely don't want to miss out on this.