After two months of silence WE'RE BACK! Swinging back into action with an obscure Providence gem. Bug Sized Mind was (is?) Rich Porter, who went on to form Wizardzz with Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt (on drums no less), and who has done time in Barkley's Barnyard Critters and Freak Zone (with Mat Brinkman and Leif Goldberg, who were responsible for some of the most chaotic and violent performances I've ever witnessed).
Bug Sized Mind was Rich's most consistent solo project, exploring the deep end of meticulously programmed digital electronics. Sharp, jerky synthetic rhythms build up into kaleidoscopic masses of interlocking bleeps and squelches, violently jumping back and forth across the stereo field. The harsh panning make this something of a headphone nightmare, unless you're the sort of sick fuck who actually enjoys the sensation of insects buzzing in a mass around your head. The name Bug Sized Mind is especially fitting because this music is among the most overtly insectoid this listener has ever heard. Entomophobes steer clear, because listening to BSM is not unlike being swarmed by thousands of tiny laser-powered robot mosquitoes who've been rudely baseball-batted from their nest.
The only music I've ever played in the house that truly freaked out my dogs.
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Hey, amazing blog! Are there any Freak Zone recordings? If yes, please post. Thanks!
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