For those of you oblivious to this wonderful trio, Magik Markers is a No-Wave noise band from Hartford, Connecticut featuring Elisa Ambrogio, Leah Quimby and Pete Nolan. Elisa is in control of the vocals and guitar. During the live show she does a number of ridiculous things to her guitar involving beating it and standing on it and scrubbing the strings with an array of materials. In an interview she once said how men have always jacked off their guitars like penis's and she wants to play hers the way a girl masturbates. Their show is intense and filled with raw estrogen. In a good sort of way.Inverted Belgium is just one track. Sadly, it's 3 seconds shy of being a mere 15 minutes long. Though short, it's wonderful. It sounds as if a band is playing inside of an old broken TV. The sounds don't quite come in right and are constantly interrupted by static and buzzing and peircing tones. Behind it all you can hear drums crashing and ever so often a few shouted lyrics. Sometimes you can hear the guitar quite clearly, other times not at all. For a few tense moments it all dies down. The TV has won and the band is out of frequency. Back it comes again, slowly getting faster and faster the instruments growing louder and louder. Out of seemingly nowhere a strange rythm is suddenly heard being beaten on the drum kit. The sound of airplanes crashing into the cymbals begins. Just when the three can't seem to get louder it's done and the sounds of a pleased crowd come in.
Bonus Mp3:
Magik Markers - Fuck You
Magik Markers | Purchase Inverted Belgium
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