Altered Zones

Amitai Heller and Loric Sih of Water Borders say: 
Back in early 2010, the nascent dawn of Water Borders, our friend Mara suggested we check out a dude named JAWS with whom we were occupying a parallel musical universe. We didn't give it much thought until a few months later when we got an opportunity to see him play live. Shirtless and sweaty, with blood capsules dripping down his square chin, JAWS operates a motherboard of analog synths, drum machines, effects pedals, smoke machine, and lights while maintaining a T.A.Z.-like stage presence. He hits drums pads with a massive Bowie knife and swings his white-hot lights around haphazardly, always seeming like he's going to pulverize himself and the audience. The show ended in haste when he accidentally machete'd his mic chord. Seeing JAWS is like watching a VHS bootleg on YouTube that attacks you or like living out the m4m fantasy of a D.A.F. album cover.

The track we included here, "Joined," is a fractured machine with a delayed D&B bassline squawk for a heart. Over the clanking chatter he chants, "Join me in the stream"-- or maybe it's "Join the industry." Either is appropriate as he now resides in Los Angeles. Also, here's a short clip of one of his shows at the now sadly defunct Eagle Tavern in San Francisco.

Jaws: "Joined"

Water Borders' debut LP, Harbored Mantras, is out October 10th via Tri Angle. JAWS' Stress Test tape drops soon via Hundebiss Records

San Francisco duo Water Borders may have obsessed over '80s industrial legends and UK dance productions, but their real influences are far more creepy and remote. "What Wiwant"-- a dark, dense track that lives in a remote desert far after the sun has set-- is the first glimpse into their upcoming debut Harbored Mantras, out on Tri Angle October 10th. The hushed rhythms of a lost tribe offer a sliver of solace, but only until the powerful vocals take hold and arouse primal instincts long since repressed. Rattlers hiss and threaten as the patchwork of digital and analog sounds act like deep sand, disorientating your limbs. Maybe it’s all in your head, but it sure feels real. --Yours Truly

Water Borders: What Wiwant

Between the steady stream of How To Dress Well goodies, last week's awesome Holy Other track, and last month's Ayshay jam (guest posted by Ford & Lopatin way back in August), it's pretty undeniable: the Tri Angle Records' soundcloud is totally killin' it. Earlier today, they uploaded a new track from San Francisco's Water Borders, who did a song with Glasser and dropped a CD-R on Disaro last year. The duo, led by Amitai Heller and Loric Sih, haven't announced their next release quite yet, but we're hoping to hear something official from them soon. --Ric Leichtung, Altered Zones

Water Borders - "Feasting on Mongeese (Unmastered)"

Keep an eye on Tri Angle and Water Borders' soundclouds for sick new tracks. Get your hands on last year's  Akko 12" from Hungry For Power, featuring this track:

MP3: Water Borders: "Rome (Feat Glasser)"

Check out this monumental manipulation of Weekend's “Monday Morning / Monongah, WV”, which fellow Bay Area beautiful bastards Water Borders sprung on us recently. The original’s fearsome drone is re-animated into a truly deranged undead 2-step drop, a sick smorgasbord of air-horns, gut-troubling sub-bass boom, and crazed séance call-and-response. (via Transparent)

Weekend - Monday Morning/Monongah, WV (Water Borders remix) by Water Borders