Altered Zones

Human Teenager is the duo of Gary War and Taylor Richardson (Infinity Window), founders of the Brooklyn-based psych label Fixed Identity. "Whites (In General)" is a track from their upcoming debut LP, Animal Husbandry, slated for release in early 2012, label TBD. A visceral, ambient/industrial, psych/noise, multi-layered speedball of analog synthesizers, drum machines, and samples, "Whites (In General)" buzzes us up while numbing us out. Adrenaline-pumping, high frequency oscillations, darting arpeggios, and sharply apocalyptic battle sounds juxtapose with warped vocal samples, slow drones, and slurred synths.

The war of consonance/dissonance ends in Pre-Columbian America underwater ambience before returning to complete silence. Despite easy comparisons to both Merzbow's psych-infused noise and Popol Vuh’s ethno-exotic ambient releases, this track is not an incarnation of the past, nor does it directly anticipate the future. "Whites (In General)" is about the present. With its derisive title, noxious vocal samples, and doomsday sonic imagery, it may suggest socio-political commentary-- and its genuine immediacy calls for action now. --Mary Katherine Youngblood, Visitation Rites

MP3: Human Teenager: "Whites (In General)"

Look for Animal Husbandry in early 2012