This was originally published under the recording moniker for our old band "Wolf Party," however it was pulled from retailers after a weird copyright infringement dispute that we won. Now that its all been cleared up and we have legal right to release the music again, I decided to go ahead and re-release it under my own name instead as I did these pieces alone before I met my bandmate, Sarah. It also marks a serious turning point in technique and vision for me in my solo work and so I wanted it to be available to everyone once again, and to hopefully serve as an introduction to the new even wilder kinds of compositions I'll be doing. Below is what I wrote about it when it first came out as well as a review for related material from "Underground Tapes Reviews."
Hard Hitting, Industrial, Primal, Tribal, Psychedelic, Electronic and Electro-Acoustic Compositions comprise the latest release from Austin Davis "NO TRIBE." These compositions are a notable evolution of themes and techniques explored in previous Wolf Party releases, and encompass themes of noise, drone, tribalism, industrial music, and electro-acoustic techniques. Just as the name suggests, this release, like many things from myself & Wolf Party, stands on its own, chasing no one and no movement's clout, and rather relishing its place as a true outsider. It caters to no clique, faction, genre, scene or audience. Belonging to no culture or subculture thereof, this release and I the artist behind it, cut our own path and truly claim, "No Tribe."
"This is the type of outsider music that I find to be legit timeless: this never was popular and never will be. Weird (and weirdly recorded) underground music, experimental electronics and such tend to stay outside the popularly accepted/appreciated sterile production styles... has an unexplainable, out-of-time quality as if it were a symbolic time machine - or a legal sonic dose of aural psychedelics! … It’s got that patented acid-damaged mindwarp feel to it... This is primal, psychedelic electronics, some of it aggressive & rhythmic, some movements are droney and trancelike... It has a genuinely tribal, primitive feel."
-Underground Tapes Reviews
see a music video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1SshirLW_A&list=PLoRmv_cwbDmow8khoRXw09ubkWE6vS9jH&index=1