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offline pietrobot on 2004-02-29 21:18 [#01094229]
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Artist: DOOFGOBLIN
Title: Album-RL (EP)
Label: Unschooled Records
Format: CD

Release Date: March 22, 2004
Radio Add Date: March 15, 2004
Distribution: Soundclash (USA), Toolbox (France)
Label URL: http://unschooled.com
Artist URL: http://doofgoblin.com

John Gulino, based in Charlottesville, VA has quite an
interesting background: Having played guitars/vocals in
thrash metal bands for several years, he relocated to
Oakland, California in ‘99 to immerse himself into the
music, performance, art and culture by digesting acts like
Idiot Flesh, Sleeptime Gorrilla Museum, The Residents,
Matmos, Electric Birds, Ninewood, Mumble Peg et al. It
wasn’t too long before John Gulino would adopt the
Doofgoblin moniker and continually develop his experimental
electronic frequencies with the acquisition of new gear and
software. In the summer of 2001, Gulino relocated to the
east coast to continue on his musical voyage. Finally, after
a few self-released CD’s, Doofgoblin’s
Marblebarrel album made its debut appearance on Unschooled
Records in 2003 while Album-RL existed as an EP waiting
patiently for a release date. With 6 tracks inside of a mere
17-minutes, Doofgoblin lets everything loose on Album-RL (an
anagram for the county of Albemarle where Gulino resides).

Vintage synths are stretched to their limits on
“Lovar,” minimal fractures of electro roll
across the spectrum on “Round Peg,” while
Doofgoblin’s warped melodic squeaks and tough
percussion are found on the 2-minute “Stanards Last
Raze.” “Bells And Allusions,” a precursor
to the track that follows, is a moody, ambient drifter that
unveils its subtle vibrations of bell tones and dizzying
shards of debris. “Woodroof Solution,”
(initially created for the Mixit contest at em411.com), is a
compelling, sonic arrangement of five key samples including
a Tibet bell (single hit), didgeridoo, Atari snare, hat, and
kick. Closing this EP with the sounds of dishes being wa


 

offline pietrobot on 2004-02-29 21:18 [#01094230]
Points: 860 Status: Lurker




Vintage synths are stretched to their limits on
“Lovar,” minimal fractures of electro roll
across the spectrum on “Round Peg,” while
Doofgoblin’s warped melodic squeaks and tough
percussion are found on the 2-minute “Stanards Last
Raze.” “Bells And Allusions,” a precursor
to the track that follows, is a moody, ambient drifter that
unveils its subtle vibrations of bell tones and dizzying
shards of debris. “Woodroof Solution,”
(initially created for the Mixit contest at em411.com), is a
compelling, sonic arrangement of five key samples including
a Tibet bell (single hit), didgeridoo, Atari snare, hat, and
kick. Closing this EP with the sounds of dishes being washed
and a kitten batting a busy-ball, “Saturdum” is
the viscerally imploding, cascading rhythm pulse of
Album-RL.

Rhythmic, bass-heavy complexities, illusionary bells, broken
electro and harsh digital distortions are all but a snapshot
of what is exposed on this disc. Sound is collected, folded
and punctuated by fluid abstraction, but what's around the
next corner is rarely predictable from track to track.
Collapsing the void between the innovative sounds of Richard
Devine and Lexaunculpt, Doofgoblin assures his listeners
that he’s in a similar league, constantly rearranging
sound and its elements until nothing is left but the fury of
its original intent.

In support of Marblebarrel, Doofgoblin played a string of
mid-Atlantic and west coast shows from September through
December of 2003. He’s currently doing remix work for
Rusuden (Sonicterror Recordings) and label mate 30hz and
plans to release new material in 2004 with a tour to follow.
Watch out for future projects by Doofgoblin to include
videos and collaborations on short films

Discography:

>> II (2000), Self-Released, CDr
>> Char Lotties Ville (2002), Tag Sale Records, CDr
>> III (2002), Tag Sale Records, CDr
>> Marblebarrel (2003), Unschooled Records, CD
>> “Frazed” featured on Ente


 

offline pietrobot on 2004-02-29 21:19 [#01094231]
Points: 860 Status: Lurker



Discography:

>> II (2000), Self-Released, CDr
>> Char Lotties Ville (2002), Tag Sale Records, CDr
>> III (2002), Tag Sale Records, CDr
>> Marblebarrel (2003), Unschooled Records, CD
>> “Frazed” featured on Enter: Unschooled
Records Compilation v1.0 (2003), Unschooled Records, CD

Album-RL Tracklist:

01. Lovar
02. Round Peg
03. Stanards Last Raze
04. Bells And Allusions
05. Woodroof Solution
06. Saturdum

Reviews:

(C' Ville, October 2003)
"...Doofgoblin knows how to structure and pace his tracks
and Marblebarrel is a promising debut..."

(Grooves Magazine #11)
"...The microscopic sound of Doofgoblin's Marblebarrel leaps
from tree to tree..."

(Igloo Magazine)
"...Album-RL has a frenetic compressed feel to it as if
Gulino has squashed down an hour of glitch dub music into a
morsel that can be digested in a quarter of the time..."
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P.


 

offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2004-02-29 21:52 [#01094257]
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Attached picture

 

offline pietrobot on 2004-02-29 22:05 [#01094273]
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Exactly..

Sound samples here:
http://unschooled.com/presskitDisplay.php?id=4

P.


 

offline optimus prime on 2004-03-01 00:53 [#01094317]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker | Followup to thecurbcreeper: #01094257



hahahahaha.


 

offline purlieu from Leeds (United Kingdom) on 2004-03-01 04:00 [#01094372]
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Doofgoblin's album 'Marblebarrel' is fantastic. One of the
best records of 2003. Really looking forward to this.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2004-03-01 04:01 [#01094374]
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I get this, but I don't get it.


 


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