MBX: THE MR. BLACK X-PERIMENT: Stimulus: 101

MBX: The Mr. Black X-periment

Stimulus: 101

© 2005 The Mr. Black X-periment/13th Monkey Music (ASCAP) (619981155427)

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A dark experimental world of electronica, ambient, trip-hop, nu metal and industrial music.

tracks

1 Bodydriver
2 Descendre
3 Beautiful/Deadly
4 Ethereal
5 Red XTC
6 Street Dogg
7 Stimulus: 101 Intro Seduce Me
8 Stimulus: 101
9 E.T.S.E. (Extra Terrestrial Sexual Experience)

notes

If any album was to become the soundtrack for post-2000 music from between the sheets, the debut release from The Mr. Black X-periment, Stimulus: 101, would "score" in more ways than one. It's first review coming from director Uwe Boll (House of The Dead, Bloodrayne) who labeled the album "...the perfect album to play when romance turns into handcuffs and whipped cream."

The debut 9-song effort from BMBtv host, Mr. Black, marks a simple accomplishment for the Portland-born creator. "I didn't set out to record an album with fame or the title of a great musician in mind," says Black. "I did a record for myself. I needed to express emotions and things that have affected my life and how I view those experiences. Stimulus: 101 was inspired by feelings that I simply channeled into music. Whether it's a simple guitar riff or a computer-generated harp, this album has an emotion behind every beat."
From what could be best explained as "diverse audio synergy", Stimulus: 101 is a culmination of electronic, hip-hop, hard rock and contemporary music influences. "Ethereal", the album's first single, features guest vocals from one of today's most brilliant
female vocal talents, kaRIN of Collide. The album was co-mixed by Statik (Powerman 5000, Tool, Skinny Puppy) and mastered by Eric Zimmermann (Snoop Dogg, Filter, Alanis Morrisette). Stimulus: 101 was arranged, co-mixed and produced by Mr. Black.

Stimulus: 101 flows with an obvious undertone of industrial energy and poetic chaos. To label the album would defeat its purpose. It is the best of many music worlds coming together to blend eight pieces into one creative puzzle. "This album is a world of musical influence stained on one CD," explains Mr. Black. "I grew up on Journey, Exodus, Too Short and Egyptian Lover. I now listen to Delerium, Deftones, Meshuggah and Tech N9ne. Diversity is everything and this album is everything about diversity. The record is nothing like me yet everything about me and how open-minded my taste in music has become over the years."

The release of Stimulus: 101 comes on the cusp of another project Mr. Black has put years and hours of attention into. Formerly known as SOStv, BMBtv (aka: Bomb Television) is a new 1-hour music video, cartoon and featured artist program which already is gathering the attention of television studio executives in the United States and Asia. A Special Edition DVD of the debut episode has recently surfaced with over 2 hours of eye-opening content. The official website (www.bmbtv.com), which went live in June of 2004, is already averaging 4.5 million worldwide hits per month.
Mr. Black has also recently unveiled his new extreme clothing line which was created as a tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives in recent war efforts overseas. The Mr. Black Clothing Co. is simple in concept with creations for both men and women. Available online (www.thehardcorps.com) and at local clothing stores, The Hard Corps Clothing Co. is currently working on distribution in the United States through mall-stained clothing giant, Hot Topic.

For more info on The Mr. Black X-periment and Stimulus: 101, visit www.mbx101.com or contact Blackwerdz Studios PR at 503-484-8345.

reviews

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  • author: melissa

    this album has an awesome beat keeps you going in a way you cant explain

  • From the club to the boudoir!
    author: Sarah

    A lusty romp from Gothic sexy to just plain hot, with lots of wicked stops along the way. Street Dog brings it hard and real, while Descendre brings to mind the act of a young girl's fancy! And Stimulus 101 is nothing short of... stimulating! Perfect for an intimate evening with someone special or an intimate evening alone! Loved it!

  • "...a shadowy, electro-heavy record, laced with sensuality."
    author: Jeff Trainor, The Source

    Underground media mogul Mr. Black recently made his official first step into music production with the release of his 9-track, 40-minute CD, Stimulus: 101. Before he initiated the Mr. Black X-periment, the Band (via Portland) artist was known as a concert promoter, video producer, and magazine publisher, among other things. He spent his time in Bend as a radio DJ in the last days of the X94 rock station, and his magazines SPAMM and Son Of Spamm! earned him a reputation as a purveyor of edgy music and art. These eventually led into his production of BMBtv, a showcase of music video, underground animation, and artists. He's recently launched a clothing line, The Mr. Black Clothing Co.; he runs a multimedia production business under the name Blackwerdz Studios. According to Black, whose many simultaneous ventures are like the arms of a commercial woctopus, Stimulus: 101 came purely from the love for music. Having cultivated a lifelong admiration for diverse sounds like heavy guitar music, techno, and hardcore rap, to name a few, he decided to unleash his knack for learning computer software upon Pro Tools and Fruity Loops. Combining live intrumentation (guitars, bass, and some drums) with the heavy synthesis of those silicon pursuits, his debut opus took shape. The result is a shadowy, electro-heavy record, laced with sensuality and just a dash of levity. Though Mr. Black composed, produced, and recorded the work on his own, kaRIN and Statik of LA-based gothtronic duo Collide provided collaboration in the way of vocals and co-mixing respectively. The latter's experience mixing and/or beatmaking with bands like Frontline Assembly, Powerman 5000, Tool and (especially) Skinny Puppy shows through like a spreading blood stain on "Red XTC", a creepy journey with vocal samples and atmospheric loops that would sound perfectly at home in an underground vampire club. kaRIN's near angelic, ambient vocals contrast fittingly with Black's grating one-chord guitar and electro-industrial beats on "Bodydriver," but sonic dissimilarity extends somewhat into incongruity on "Beautiful/Deadly." There, near-playful Chemical-Bros.-type elements wash out the emotion behind Black's looped, interpersonal-related vocal mantras. The effect is almost too danceable, which makes it tough to take seriously. Such risks come with a venture of such stylistic depth, but they're certainly outnumbered by rewards, in this case. On "Ethereal," where Black very succesfully makes a second use of kaRIN's vocal talent, pianos and Gregorian chant-type moans compliment the singer and work wonders in a less-is-more, hypnotic fantasy. Black's esteem for the aesthetics of rap blends perfectly with his characteristic darkness on "E.T.S.E.," and that darkness also mates seemlessly with mystic energy on the "hard mix" version of "Inglorious ReAnimation."

  • "The Mr. Black X-periment is both unique and stimulating"
    author: Robin Steeley, Crave Magazine

    Stimulus 101 is the 8-track debut from BMBtv host Mr. Black and is a stunning accomplishment for the Portland native. Aptly described as poetic circuitry, the music and mystique of The Mr. Black X-periment is both unique and stimulating – thus the name Stimulus 101. There are dynamic changes in tempo and rhythm throughout with some excellent samples and techno dreamscapes. The album is a combination of many influences including those of electronic, hip-hop, hard rock, and contemporary. The highlight of the entire effort is the albums first single “Ethereal” which features guest vocals from kaRin of Collide and is commixed by Statik (Powerman 5000, Tool, Skinny Puppy) and the album was arranged, co-mixed, and produced by Mr. Black himself. Best described as industrial, chaotic, and frantic energy turned into music, this will make an interesting addition to any collection of modern music.

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