Maximum Indifference
The Transmutations of Supposed Angels: or Beings that Were Once Girls
© 2000 Botched Records (659057130729)
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Aggressive and atmospheric, edgy and ethereal, dense and dimensional, tactile and textural: another hour of instrumental rock music.
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- 1 Beware the Glabyglop
- 2 Kuang Grade Mark Eleven Penetration Program
- 3 Jack Palance the Ninja
- 4 Wedge of Spite
- 5 Aura and Armament
- 6 Swyncro
- 7 And Your Point Is?
- 8 Client Weasel Tactics
- 9 Sleep Hammer
- 10 Bad Mind Does Does Not
- 11 Halation
- 12 Apparatus
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Aggressive and atmospheric.
Edgy and Ethereal.
Dense and dimensional.
Tactile and textural.
Maximum Indifference works in contrasts, in a conscious and sincere effort to obscure all lines of communication, to confound and befuddle, to perplex and obfuscate.
By the means of frequency, amplitude, and time, affect the vibration of air and resonation of skin to mar that safe silence: pollution in what seemed the boundless container of everything.
It is the mutation of personal interests and perceptions, compressed into random, loud and annoying metaphors; inversely, it is the expansion of atmospheres, in an attempt to harness and distill clouds of clarity and grace into something that can be captured, revealed, and relived again, scanned and saved for some private moment alone.
Maximum Indifference is an all-instrumental rock trio based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Eschewing the standard trappings of contemporary popular music, Mark Bladek (guitars), Rich Duarte (drums), and Gustaf Fjelstrom (bass guitars), focus not on the adherence to a formula or recipe, but on the continual process of experimentation and manipulation.
While functioning around the traditional core power trio armature of guitar, bass, and drums, the trio infuses this skeleton with surgical injections of synthesizers, samplers, sound effects, and the occasional spoken word, defining a luxuriant soundscape, and conjuring up countless images to accompany their filmless soundtracks.
Maximum Indifference formed in the fall of 1990 after linking up through a series of music store advertisements. The short, fruitless, and ultimately unnecessary search for a vocalist revealed to the band that the chemistry and angularity afforded by the trio format far outweighed the need for a fourth member.
A rough live demo tape propelled the band into opening slots in the local progressive/fusion scene, finding themselves warming crowds for the likes of Allan Holdsworth, Steve Morse, Dream Theater, and Brand X.
In 1994, Maximum Indifference entered the studio to record their debut album. Self-financed, recorded on donated studio time, and produced by longtime friend Steve Graham, the self-titled album was released in 1996 on the band's own label, Botched Records.
Though a small and limited release, the album met with critical praise, generating new fans throughout the US, Brazil, France, Italy, and Spain.
Summer 2000 marks the release of the follow-up album from Maximum Indifference entitled "The Transmutations of Supposed Angels: Or Beings that were once Girls"(Botched 0002).
Clocking in at over 67 minutes, Sup_Ang, (as the file names abbreviate) represents the culmination of three year's worth of writing, rewriting, arranging, and performing.
Produced by bassist Gustaf Fjelstrom and recorded primarily at his personal studio, Mercurial Labs, the album reflects genuinely the aura of Indifference.
Guitars weave effortlessly between the harsh and the soothing, bass guitars guard from below, stabbing, growling, and undulating amidst the precise, precarious, and furious placement of drum after cymbal after drum.
Aggressive and atmospheric. Edgy and Ethereal. Dense and dimensional. Tactile and textural.
To this end, the members of Maximum Indifference seek not for the empty promise of success, but for the perpetuation of this creative endeavor.
Their emphasis is not on pleasing everyone, but on indifference, perhaps maximum Indifference, to what the lowest common denominator may dictate.
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Goose bumps galore!
author: EMAN2USounds of great RUSH jams with they're own twist of GREATNESS. These guys had me rockin out. My ears are still ringin.
Better than capri pants on a chick with cankles!
author: AnthonyThis CD is an instant favorite, and has not come out of my car player since it's gone in my car player. What a treat; this disc combines the "prog-rock" element I hold so dear with trippy soundscapes and loops. The lack of an annoying singer is an added bonus! I only wish I could get my grubby paws on a copy of the first disc. "We wants the precious..."
Energetic and Enlightening!
author: JimmyTPopped the newly opened CD into my computer and the office staff kept asking me to turn it up. By the 4th song the people in the next office and downstairs were asking what we were listening to. We opened the balcony doors for the drums on "Swyncro" and the house across the tracks exploded! (PG&E was already on the scene because someone hit a gas main earlier. Fortunately the owner was out). A memorable music experience!
NUMMY
author: Rok HardpakAs a fellow lead bassist/studio i give this art a very very rare 10. Saw you on Locals_Only - really impressive command of instruments AND intensely musical - SUPER.!!
- author: Chris Hageman
Completely and utterly THE best ever instrumental CD. Any more vocal input would have probably ruined the intensity. Can't help but try to get everyone to listen to this record. First ever review I have ever written (that's how enthusiastic I am). I have ordered their first CD, and have been impatiently waiting for two months now. Get that third CD out now!!
Intoxicating
author: Aaron SagrayI have followed this band for years, since the bass player is one of my best friends. I really liked them after their last album, but I absolutely cannot describe how much I LOVE this album! It's been almost 2 years since they released it, and I still listened to it more than any other CD I own. In fact, after listening to this album, I cannot help but dog other bands because they lack the depth and melodic complexity of Transmutations. If you buy ONE instrumental album in your lifetime, this should be the one.
Highly Recommended Prog rock/metal!!!!!
author: Chris BrodyGreat disc!!!! Stunning follow up to their debut. Very magical,textural soundscapes,lucid,heavy,hard rockin'. Combines the best elements of the "prog" genre with GREAT songwriting and emotions. Fans of Rush,Dream Theater,Steve Morse,Satch,Vai, you name em', will be joyed to sit back to an enjoyable cd as this. Highly Recommended!!!!!!!
This CD Defies Imagination, Awesome ! Yours Truly, Douglas Kerns
author: Douglas Kerns Music & ArtsThis CD Defies Imagination, It Is Awesome!!!!! "You Will Not Be Disappointed" Yours Truly, Douglas Kerns Music & Arts Ltd. DK405@aol.com
Even better than their 1st album!
author: Brent BiceThink of the dynamics in rhythm and tempo of Rush, and the intense bass lines of Helmet. I liked their first album, but I love this one. 'Can't wait for their third!
Unquestionably one of the best instrumental CD's I've ever heard!
author: Allen WatsonA superb release from three awesome musicians. If you're looking for comparisons....then think of all the instrumental sections that Rush have ever played....that's some indication. The use of samples, spoken word, atmospherics and texture is amazing. Well recommended
Rollercoaster Bliss
author: Alex LeeA complete tour into the brilliant minds of some creative artists; this is to be listened to in its entirety as each song merges seamlessly into the next. Can't really compare the music to anyone else and perhaps that's why its kept me mesmerized. Wonderful option in today's formulaic music world.
Album of the Year!
author: Adam PerkowskyI was so impressed with their self-titled CD that I had to order this one right away. Man, did this one blew me away on first listen! Fans of Rush and the Dixie Dregs/Steve Morse Band will love this CD!