{"id":971,"date":"2016-02-14T10:49:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T10:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=971"},"modified":"2016-02-26T11:28:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T11:28:32","slug":"caverns-of-anti-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=971","title":{"rendered":"Cavern Of Anti-Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>JOE BANKS catches up with former Stereolab man Tim Gane to discuss his new project, <\/strong><strong>CAVERN OF ANTI-MATTER<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-972 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12265830_976018262436677_3091338003454774303_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think coldly about music. I like responding to things instantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cavern of Anti-Matter - Phototones\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xa0cR-PGKdE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Former Stereolab main-man Tim Gane is keen to dispel the image of him as some kind of kraut-pop boffin who carefully formulates songs from elements of the past. Since forming the Berlin-based Cavern Of Anti-Matter with Holger Zapf (synths) and Joe Dilworth (drums) in 2013, he\u2019s released a series of limited edition records showcasing a harder, more electronic sound than his last group, yet one that still bursts with melodic invention. But pre-planned it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-973\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4f0ed5ff.jpg\" alt=\"4f0ed5ff\" width=\"658\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4f0ed5ff.jpg 658w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4f0ed5ff-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4f0ed5ff-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4f0ed5ff-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4f0ed5ff-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4f0ed5ff-450x303.jpg 450w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4f0ed5ff-600x404.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Two months before new album <em>Void Beats\/Invocation Trex <\/em>was finished, \u201cit was a mass of chaos, hundreds of improvised things,\u201d says Gane. The group harnesses a battery of vintage keyboards and sequencers, with musicians and machines playing against each other in real time. The result is a brilliant collision of pristine Kraftwerk-esque motorik with the gnarly, sci-fi energy of early techno. As Gane explains, the idea behind stand-out track \u2018Hi-Hats Bring The Hiss\u2019 was to create, \u201ca maelstrom with fast beats, a weird, intense sonic experience. But the sequence it\u2019s based around just started playing when I turned the machine on!\u201d Similarly, the propulsive electronica of \u2018Blowing My Nose Under Close Observation\u2019 (\u201cpeople don\u2019t look away in Germany\u201d) began by \u201cmessing about with a drum machine, pressing all the delay buttons to get a more interesting sound, and then this rhythm came out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cavern Of Anti-Matter \u00bbAdventures In One Octave\u00ab (excerpt)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/orCr4WWwJtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This steelier, darker material is offset by two tracks originally composed for the soundtrack of French film <em>La Ritournelle<\/em>: <em>Liquid Gate<\/em> is a classy pop miniature featuring a vocal from Deerhunter\u2019s Bradford Cox, while album closer \u2018Zone Null\u2019 is a glittering shard of systems music. And along the way, Sonic Boom guests on \u2018Planetary Folklore\u2019, reciting the philosophy of op-art pioneer Victor Vasarely.<\/p>\n<p>Gane remains fascinated though by the way in which his music is presented. \u201cWhen the album was finished, I didn\u2019t know what the hell this big, sprawling thing was. But once the cover was done and I had the song titles, it began to coalesce into something with more of a purpose. My natural inclination towards goofy titles is well-known, but they sum up what the music sounds like.\u201d He cites an upbringing listening to The Residents and Chrome when he talks about \u201clooking to efface us as individuals, so the music is centre of attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cavern of Anti Matter - liquid gate (ft. Bradford Cox)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jIPfPQslS-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cavern Of Anti-Matter are supporting the release of the new album with live dates in late February or March, with Gane hoping that at least one show will be in the UK. He also hopes to properly re-master and re-release Stereolab\u2019s back catalogue in the near future, though that process is currently being held up by rights issues. However, when I highlight his pivotal role in reviving krautrock for a modern audience, he says it\u2019s not something he reflects on.<\/p>\n<p>For now, what comes over most strongly is Gane\u2019s undiminished love for exploring new possibilities in sound. \u201cWhen you have an epiphany in music, it changes you. 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