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CURTA, 4Digit & Brotherhood of Machines Join Forces As Elyria Sequence for Limited Edition SLAB "Double-tape" (Solium Records)

SLAB by Elyria Sequence Solium Records is a French DIY and non-profit tape label; most of the imprint's releases are collaborative projects complete with high-quality packaging and artwork. Solium is run by a Frenchman named Yoan and has been steadily issuing Experimental/Hip-Hop/Noise -centric limited releases on Bandcamp since August 2018. For their latest release, Yoan recruited a cast of characters whom The Witzard regulars should be very familiar: Denver Noise -makers CURTA & 4Digit . Here, collectively billed as "Elyria Sequence" (for the first time!) CURTA & 4Digit are joined by fellow Denver -based beat-maker Brotherhood of Machines . Not to be confused with similarly-named Brotherhood of THE Machine , Brotherhood of Machines seems to have some sort of affiliation with Sean "Erik Samuel" Makau at Bob Cosmo Radio/Phantom Haus , who, just so happens to be CURTA 's long-time manager and promoter. SLAB by Elyria Sequence Elyria S...

The Witzard Premiere: CINDY BLURAY Releases "N0153_W45H" Ahead of Daisy Mortem LP & 3 Separate CURTA Projects (WE ARE VICIOUS)

CURTA is the chosen nom de plume of Chicago -based emcee and " INDUSTRIAL -LEANING CARNIVAL BARKER" Jake Danna , who often works alongide in-house producer Brent Larsen AKA 4Digit . We, here at The Witzard , have covered CURTA 's last few projects, including: 2017's FilthyBroke Recordings -released CLICK BAIT EP , last year's self-released End of Future Park EP , and an exclusive Zilla Rocca Remix of "Rap Trope Questionnaire" from 2015's Replica . Over the years, CURTA has shared concert bills across the globe with the likes of milo , Mac Lethal, JPEGMAFIA , Listener, Belly Belt , ceschi, Sewer Rats , B L U E | B I R D, sole , ELUCID, k-the-i??? Andy D. Church Fire , and naughtybabysub. This, however, brings us to CINDY BLURAY : a rather mysterious French producer and musician who says she grew up "making music and playing in caves" since she was about 12. CINDY came up within the Punk, Goth & DIY scenes in her hometown of Bo...