Paik are wicked conjurers of a seriously delirious thunder, unleashing a maelstrom of sound that is as lilting as it is crushing. A power trio of guitar/bass/drums, the band first streaked across the Michigan space-gaze scene in 1997, seeking to chart out new aural frontiers in a rock format. With the industrial playground of Detroit serving as their gritty muse, Paik seem to have discovered their own particular portal in sound, a massive sonic whirlpool capable of absorbing everything in its sphere. Setti...   [ read more ]

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Evolving from their embryonic shoegaze-inspired melee into sprawling, heavy stoner/psych/drone hybrids as evidenced on 2003's epic Satin Black, Paik have achieved an uncanny ability to completely shred the atmosphere while coaxing out blissfully sonorous melodies from their thunderous caterwaul. Pulling back the reins just a bit, Paik funnel their supersonic cyclones into a tightly focused box of thunder with Monster of the Absolute, their greatest balancing act of melody and dissonance to date. Utilizing ...   [ read more ]

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This is a wide panorama of Nam June Paik's work as a musician - "Hommage à John Cage" (1958-1959), "Étude for Pianoforte" (1959-1960) and "Simple" (1961) are good examples of neodada music and deconstruction from the late 50's; basically irreverent audio-collages. "Prepared Piano for Merce Cunningham" (1977) captures an improvised performance by Paik on a de-tuned piano. While the piece was later mixed and edited for use by Cunningham, Paik favors this raw, straight-to-tape version.

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