Beats, No Rhymes, No Life, by Interesting Times Gang

Beats, No Rhymes, No Life

by Interesting Times Gang

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1.	Ox Out the Can 03:06	buy track
2.	Fentanyl Theme 02:55	buy track
3.	The Structural Dynamics of Flow 03:55	buy track
4.	Postfontaine 03:45	buy track
5.	Violence 04:04	buy track
6.	King of Tears 03:00	buy track
7.	Touched by an Angle 03:24	buy track
8.	Dark Space 04:32	buy track
9.	Bit of a Blur 03:01	buy track
10.	Dance with the Devil 03:28	buy track
11.	Shonen Jump 03:39	buy track
12.	Enemy of the State 02:45	buy track
13.	Embargo Culte 04:45	buy track
14.	Hegemony (Civil Society) and Separation of Powers 02:58	buy track
15.	Dark Space Deconstruct 04:42	buy track

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Over the course of the past thirty years, Ian Miller has provided bass for bands in nearly every corner of the heavy music universe. As part of acts like Kowloon Walled City, Puig Destroyer, Strangelight, and many others, he’s shown a rare degree of versatility that’s underscored by his work as Interesting Times Gang. Originally an outlet for interests that lay outside of his work in heavier, more aggressive music - with a particular emphasis on long-distance collaboration - Miller has self-released several albums featuring songs that often dart back and forth between styles as if each was a well-crafted mixtape.

Beats, No Rhymes, No Life, his upcoming release on Pax Aeternum, epitomizes his approach. As accessible as it is experimental, as danceable as it is dystopian, the album synthesizes dub, funk, industrial, ambient, and hip hop components into a diverse yet conceptually cohesive whole that calls to mind a more contemporary take on Consolidated, Meat Beat Manifesto, and Material. Featuring contributions from his collaborators in dub techno duo Collapse Culture and Tron Jovi of Milwaukee hip hop duo Guerilla Ghost, Miller’s ability to curate like-minded guests parallels his ability to combine disparate influences into a seamless whole.

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released October 15, 2021

All instruments performed, recorded, and mixed by Ian Miller

Track 14 co-produced by Tron Jovi
Treatments and post-production on Track 15 by Graham Scala

Cover art by Kai Miller
Photography by john jr.

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