- Beyond the Pale 2009 -

Beyond The Pale at Roadburn
April 25th, 2009
Tilburg Holland, the 013

RUNNING ORDER: 

4/1/09

AMEN RA, NADJA, EUGENE S ROBINSON & ZENI GEVA CONFIRMED FOR NEUROSIS' BEYOND
THE PALE AT ROADBURN 2009

"For Neurosis, what is music but a survival mechanism, and a war for the soul? Zeni Geva embody this spirit" --Steve Von Till, Neurosis.

Neurosis and Roadburn are very pleased to report that Amen Ra, Nadja, Eugene S Robinson & Zeni Geva have been confirmed as the last 4 bands for the inaugural European version of Neurosis' acclaimed Beyond The Pale festival, set to be held at Roadburn 2009 on Saturday, April 25, the 013 venue, Tilburg, Holland.

Scott Kelly comments: "Beyond The Pale is our mosaic. To us art is not supposed to be safe and prepackaged for easy consumption. If it does what it's intended to do then you won't know what hit you and you'll wake up the next morning with the taste of blood in your mouth and an old spirit will lead you to your next destination. Amen Ra is a band that shows you what dedication and heart will bring you if you have good friends. They are putting out multitudes of music, writing, art and inspiration. Their progression is moving at a pace that has distanced from others who only pretend to understand what it takes to do this. I fully expect their performance at Beyond The Pale to be in another dimension and we are honored to have them bring it us. There is a price to paid for this sonic gift and Amen Ra have demonstrated time and time again that they are willing to pay with blood."

"Slow, heavy, epic, downtuned, fuzz guitar drone with melodic hooks swirling around in a hazy cloud of sonic bliss. Nadja creates musical movements made for those specific moments when life needs an epic glacial soundtrack", says Steve Von Till. "Canada's duo Nadja is prolific to say the least. One look at their expansive discography is dizzying for any artist who has been around for over a decade, but Nadja have only been around since 2003. Nadja is of the few bands playing Beyond the Pale that I have never seen live, I cannot wait to witness this music loud as hell emanating out of a huge sound system."

"Eugene S. Robinson is an enigmatic warrior poet who will teach you in harshest of terms what you can never understand. There are no barriers to what this performance may bring... all things are possible when Eugene is in the room. He is a writer and performer of the highest order. In support of his first novel "FIGHT: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Ass-kicking But Where Afraid You'd Get Your Ass-kicked For Asking" Eugene will share his lifelong relationship to violence, be it physical or psychic, and bring it front and center to the 013.

We have known as friends, worked with, and been fans of Eugenes' unique art and vision for well over 20 years and have witnessed countless performances of Eugenes' band Oxbow as well as many spoken word engagements and there is only one thing that I can say for sure... You will never forget this performance, and you damn well may wish that you could. Having Eugene be a part of Beyond The Pale is the single defining moment of what we want this day to be. We are now officially at the threshold, there is no turning back, let it be as it will be" -- Scott Kelly.


"For Neurosis, what is music but a survival mechanism, and a war for the soul? Zeni Geva embody this spirit. Our first show with Zeni Geva in 1991 at the Kennel Club in San Francisco was a truly transformative experience. That night we got to witness not only the amazing dirty psych rock of Houston's Pain Teens, but we were floored by the crushing combative power of Zeni Geva from Japan. Their music was totally unique. It was oppressive in its repetitive nature, with the aggressive aesthetic of the noise movement, and still reminded me occasionally of more psych or progressive influences. They carried themselves like warrior monks on stage doing battle for the sake of the sound.
Over the last 18 years, I have witnessed their evolution from their first primitive battle cries to further pushing the limits of independent heavy music.Their albums "Desire for Agony", "Freedom Bondage", and "10,000 Light Years" (which we had the good fortune to release on Neurot Recordings) are among my favorite albums. Our concerts with Zeni Geva have always been some of our most memorable. I look forward to greeting my friends from Zeni Geva again in Holland and I know that I am not alone in anticipating that seeing them play live will once again be a near religious experience" --Steve Von Till

Also scheduled to appear at Beyond The Pale / Roadburn Festival 2009 are Earth, Grails, Grey Daturas, Guapo, Neurosis, OM, Six Organs of Admittance, Skullflower, A Storm of Light, Tribes of Neurot, U.S. Christmas & The Young Gods.

In other related news, Akimbo and Beyond The Pale regret at the very last minute that Akimbo can't make it!

Beyond The Pale & Roadburn 2009 -- Europe's Terrorizer sponsored, pre-eminent festival for stoner, doom, psychedelica and other coloured metal -- sold out just 45 minutes after the tickets went on sale on Saturday, December 13.

Please keep checking www.roadburn.com, www.neurosis.com & www.neurotrecordings.com for updates.

1/15/09

GRAILS, EARTH, GREY DATURAS & TRIBES OF NEUROT CONFIRMED FOR NEUROSIS' BEYOND THE PALE AT ROADBURN 2009

"Grails are one of my favorite bands of all time"--Steve Von Till, Neurosis.

Neurosis and Roadburn are very pleased to report that Grails, Earth, Grey Daturas & Tribes of Neurot have been confirmed for the inaugural European version of Neurosis' acclaimed Beyond The Pale festival, set to be held at Roadburn 2009 on Saturday, April 25, the 013 venue, Tilburg, Holland.

  Steve Von Till comments: "Guitars more lyrical than most voices, drums more frantic than Keith Moon, instrumentals that take you to both distant yet incredibly internal spaces. In my opinion Grails are one of the most formidable bands of our day. A tight knit group of dynamic players who simultaneously push their sound through the known gateways into uncharted territory while somehow remaining as hauntingly familiar as your own name. Perhaps they are improving on what has been taught to them, yet again, they may be opening new sonic doors be it through lulling the listener into a numbingly beautiful space or luring one into the dark recesses of their fucked up head. Either way, they are completely blowing your mind. Grails are one of my favorite bands of all time."

  "Let’s face facts, the worlds of heavy guitar and drone music did not have much in common until Dylan Carlson and Earth seemed to come out of nowhere. Any project with the balls to name itself after the original name for Black Sabbath should have something intense to offer. What Earth brought forth was a minimal wall of distorted guitar bliss. A dreamtime music for the indie music world. Repetition so deep that the listeners ears and mind are altered to hear voices and subtleties that may or may not be there.

Slowly shifting yet endlessly sustaining, that chord would resonate through music and drone would eventually become part of modern heavy music vocabulary. As soon as they changed everything they disappeared in smoke only to reemerge years later. Bearing telecasters and evoking the literary dust covered blood stains of Cormac McCarthy with a narcotic pace, they are still changing the way we all perceive rock music."

"Not many display the DIY, "grab the bull by the horns" attitude the way Australia’s Grey Daturas do. Completely uncompromising music and total dedication to touring initially warmed our hearts to these amazing people. Not content to sit around and wait for something to happen, or for all the imaginary conditions to be right, Grey Daturas have toured the United States several times, mostly in the true underground art and noise spaces.
Expense, frustration and difficulties be damned, they show more balls than most bands that live in the U.S. or Europe.
Not many would reciprocate, and dare to throw it all to the wind and go to Grey Datura's part of the world. Uniting krautrock like jams, unstructured free noise, and psychedelic heavy rock into something unusual and heartfelt it will be a true joy to have their pure attitude and sound at Beyond the Pale."


Tribes of Neurot, the experimental soundscape sibling outfit to Neurosis will make a rare appearance at Beyond The Pale. Walter H, Roadburn's organizer comments: "Tribes of Neurot offer up a languidly swirling miasma of ambient psychedelica. Slowly cascading drones morph into startling glimpses of our own psyche's reflection and eventually fade back into hallucinogenic drones again. It is in these moments of unexpected self reflection that Tribes of Neurot prove that they offer up something unique in the field of ambient music.
They take their years of experience and put them to excellent use by adding layers of complexity and depth to their songs. The curious and the converted will be well rewarded for their attention, as sounds both soothing and foreboding will gently pull them into a blissful focused drift. See you down front when Tribes of Neurot round up three days of sonic exploration at Roadburn Festival 2009."  

Also scheduled to appear at Beyond The Pale / Roadburn Festival 2009 are Akimbo, Guapo, Neurosis, OM,  Six Organs of Admittance, Skullflower, A Storm of Light, U.S. Christmas & The Young Gods, with more bands to be announced.


Beyond The Pale & Roadburn 2009 --Europe's Terrorizer sponsored, pre-eminent festival for stoner, doom, psychedelica and other coloured metal -- sold out just 45 minutes after the tickets went on sale on Saturday, December 13.

11/6/08

Please keep checking www.roadburn.com, www.neurosis.com & www.neurotrecordings.com for updates.

Past Beyond The Pale Events:
 
Beyond The Pale 2002 took place on November 14th-17th, at The DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California. For a photo gallery of BTP 2002, please click here.