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Silent Invisible Radiation is a space rock / kraut duo from Auckland. Tunüe (2015) is their first album.

http://silentinvisibleradiation.bandcamp.com/album/tun-e

This is the latest project from Neil MacKay, former bass player of Loop. Check out the albums Heaven's End, Fade Out, and Gilded Eternity - these are monstrous excellent albums! These were largely the vision of Robert Hampsen.

Silent Invisible Radiation is Neil stepping into his own creations, and they are monstrous excellent unto themselves! He's added Minimoog Voyager to his bass rig, and the tunes are mixed combos of bass, synth, sequencer jams with live drums. And Damon Belchambers is a killer-tite drummer!

You can find them here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silent-Invisible-Radiation/434909336662128?fref=ts

The first track is Dr Who - which isn't a cover of the TV show theme song at all, but I guess it's their interpretive feel of that classic song. And if you dig the Dr Who theme, you will dig this whole album, and that's a big part of the vibe they lay out for the rest of the album.

Uhu opens with a darker vibe, squelchy synth bass coughing up a bit of primal ooze, recurring through the track. No live bass on this one, but layers of pulsations drive this one right thru yer brain.

Neu1... I guess it might be a tribute of sorts to Neu! But where the previous tracks have been big on synth, this one lays it on very heavy with multiple coats of live, echo-ey bass painted all over. Think Floyd's One of These Days, folded over itself endlessly, like a möbius strip.

Inta4 is built around some mad, mad, mad drumming by Damon, flanged to the maximum, and hazy-but-tite.

Afrimerica makes for top-notch-trippy driving music, with live bass recorded backwards freaking it out quite a bit.

Like I said before - I've been really digging this album! Fans of To Rococo Rot, Tortoise, and The Ex should give this one a listen.

Driving music for kaleidoscopes.

Neil has recently been collaborating with Randall Nieman's Füxa on some mighty chill techno. Here's a track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBRPfvdLtKU&feature=youtu.be

Edited by OdeToTheMothership - August 06 2015 at 12:15

Music video from Silent Invisible Radiation...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heMaqHPIv9o

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Svetonio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213	Topic: Silent Invisible Radiation (New Zealand) Posted: June 25 2015 at 04:14
	Silent Invisible Radiation is a space rock / kraut duo from Auckland. Tunüe (2015) is their first album. http://silentinvisibleradiation.bandcamp.com/album/tun-e

OdeToTheMothership Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 26 2015 Location: Chicago, IL Status: Offline Points: 11	Posted: July 27 2015 at 12:49
	This is the ex-bass player from Loop and a live drummer. This album is pretty awesome! I bought it a couple weeks ago, before discovering this website. So, I'm gonna do a proper writeup for this one, because I really quite dig it.

OdeToTheMothership Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 26 2015 Location: Chicago, IL Status: Offline Points: 11	Posted: July 27 2015 at 13:49
	This is the latest project from Neil MacKay, former bass player of Loop. Check out the albums Heaven's End, Fade Out, and Gilded Eternity - these are monstrous excellent albums! These were largely the vision of Robert Hampsen. Silent Invisible Radiation is Neil stepping into his own creations, and they are monstrous excellent unto themselves! He's added Minimoog Voyager to his bass rig, and the tunes are mixed combos of bass, synth, sequencer jams with live drums. And Damon Belchambers is a killer-tite drummer! You can find them here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silent-Invisible-Radiation/434909336662128?fref=ts The first track is Dr Who - which isn't a cover of the TV show theme song at all, but I guess it's their interpretive feel of that classic song. And if you dig the Dr Who theme, you will dig this whole album, and that's a big part of the vibe they lay out for the rest of the album. Uhu opens with a darker vibe, squelchy synth bass coughing up a bit of primal ooze, recurring through the track. No live bass on this one, but layers of pulsations drive this one right thru yer brain. Neu1... I guess it might be a tribute of sorts to Neu! But where the previous tracks have been big on synth, this one lays it on very heavy with multiple coats of live, echo-ey bass painted all over. Think Floyd's One of These Days, folded over itself endlessly, like a möbius strip. Inta4 is built around some mad, mad, mad drumming by Damon, flanged to the maximum, and hazy-but-tite. Afrimerica makes for top-notch-trippy driving music, with live bass recorded backwards freaking it out quite a bit. Like I said before - I've been really digging this album! Fans of To Rococo Rot, Tortoise, and The Ex should give this one a listen. Driving music for kaleidoscopes. Neil has recently been collaborating with Randall Nieman's Füxa on some mighty chill techno. Here's a track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBRPfvdLtKU&feature=youtu.be Edited by OdeToTheMothership - August 06 2015 at 12:15

OdeToTheMothership Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 26 2015 Location: Chicago, IL Status: Offline Points: 11	Posted: August 17 2015 at 10:53
	Here's the full stream of Füxa's collaboration with Neil MacKay... https://soundcloud.com/emotional-response/sets/ers020-fuxa-neil-mackay-apollo

OdeToTheMothership Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 26 2015 Location: Chicago, IL Status: Offline Points: 11	Posted: August 17 2015 at 10:59
	Music video from Silent Invisible Radiation... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heMaqHPIv9o

OdeToTheMothership Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 26 2015 Location: Chicago, IL Status: Offline Points: 11	Posted: March 12 2016 at 07:57
	And a second album from Silent Invisible Radiation: https://silentinvisibleradiation.bandcamp.com/album/the-difficulties-working-in-the-4th-dimension