Silent Servant Presents: Optimistic Decay 24th October 2017

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IN FOCUS: SONIC YOUTH

Birthed in the playful amateur experimentalism of New York's 1970s no wave scene, Sonic Youth are potentially the definitive American rock band of the post-punk era. From the creative blossoming of EVOL, to their mammoth art rock masterpiece of "Day Dream Nation" to the surprising commercial victory of "Goo", the band continuously bucked convention, and remained in flux creatively up until their unofficial ceasing in 2011.

Electro Techno EBM Synth Pop Industrial

Silent Servant is the primary pseudonym of California electronic artist Juan Mendez, who produces techno with a heavy post-punk/industrial influence. He first began releasing material as Silent Servant during the mid-2000s, when he was a key member of the influential techno collective Sandwell District. Following numerous well-received underground singles, he made a major impact on the techno world with Negative Fascination, his acclaimed 2012 full-length debut. Following Mendez's co-founding of the Jealous God label in 2013, as well as several singles and collaborations with the likes of Marcel Dettmann and Phase Fatale, Silent Servant released his second album, the more overtly EBM-influenced Shadows of Death and Desire, in 2018. 2023 sees Mendez continuing to Play the US and Europe, New releases On L.I.E.S., Tresor and maintaining his sixth year of the Optimistic Decay radio show on NTS.

Tracklist

NiemandsroseNiemandsrose
K(No)Wn
DisasterpeaceDisasterpeace
Lakeward
D.A.FD.A.F
Im Dschungel Der Liebe

Sympathy NervousSympathy Nervous
Khahi Cloud
TuxedomoonTuxedomoon
Everything You Want
In Aeternam ValeIn Aeternam Vale
AI W
GrauzoneGrauzone
Träume Mit Mir
Cabaret VoltaireCabaret Voltaire
L21ST
Cabaret VoltaireCabaret Voltaire
I Want You
Martial CanterelMartial Canterel
Swells
Anne Clark, Anne Clark, David HarrowDavid Harrow
Sleeper In Metropolis
Chris CarterChris Carter
Electrodub 1
LFOLFO
Snot
Tack HeadTack Head
Now What?
DSX, DSX, Sid LamarSid Lamar
Motion To Heat
NGLYNGLY
Jessica Abre Los Ojos
SchwefelgelbSchwefelgelb
Im Wasser
Identified PatientIdentified Patient
Een Lange Zwarte Weg
Savage HymnSavage Hymn
La Vida Sigue Igual
EquipEquip
XXXO
Kovyazin DKovyazin D
The Iron Jack
Mr. OizoMr. Oizo
The Church
DimdjDimdj
138
Hesperius DracoHesperius Draco
Moments Of Extremis
Baby Ford, Baby Ford, EonEon
Dead Eye
Ali3ns3xtoyAli3ns3xtoy
Everythings Erotic
Unspecified EnemiesUnspecified Enemies
Multi Ordinal Tracking Unit
L A ML A M
Hostile Bacteria
DrexciyaDrexciya
Rublick's Cube
//TENSE////TENSE//
TV Teach Me
Richard H. KirkRichard H. Kirk (Richard H. KirkRichard H. Kirk mix)
Martyrs Of Palestine
Focus GroupFocus Group
Sketches And Spells
Black TimeBlack Time
A Boring Day For The Boredom Boys
Sonic BoomSonic Boom
Help Me Please