A Sense of Doubt blog post #1511 - Hand of Stabs - via Ellis

A Sense of Doubt blog post #1511 - Hand of Stabs - via Ellis

Just sharing... I want to not just be caught up but get ahead so I can start laying down some tracks for original work. Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, this is good and as usual, via Warren Ellis.

Hand Of Stabs, by the way, is just a band name I found on the excellent A Year In The Country blog.


https://ayearinthecountry.co.uk/hand-of-stabs-black-veined-white-audio-visual-archive-2-52/

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Hand of Stabs – Black-Veined White: Audio Visual Archive 2/52

Artwork from Hand of Stabs’ Black-Veined White album.

“Black-Veined White takes as its starting point the eponymous butterfly which was last seen in the UK in Rochester, the area in which HoS work and explore, in the 1920s…

…it utilises precise textual descriptions of the Black-Veined White by L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz alongside poetry that considers these ‘air wraiths’ by Giles Watson, to create a journey whereby Hand of Stab’s hidden drones and textures create a form of (non-electronic) electronica played on and summoned from the land and soil, a journey which captures and summons the spirit of these winged creatures that have now departed from our shores.

Black-Veined White and the work of Hand of Stabs is a very particular, otherly form of cultural exploration and inquiry whereby the aggressive transgression of the likes of COUM Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle and early Einstürzende Neubauten has evolved and spread deeply foraging roots to create work that is more pastoral in its themes but still very far from the centre of things.” (Quoted from A Year In The Country.)

“Hand of Stabs, from the South East of England, are a three-man collective who’s work draws inspiration from their exploration of local, often forbidden, landmarks. They create improvised sound pieces which can be simultaneously uplifting, difficult and intense using both traditional and homebuilt instruments.

Sharing a love of the history and sacred past of Medway Towns and surrounding countryside, and inspired by regular, often night-time walks through these spaces, they are creating a series of soundworks evoking and celebrating their essence.” (Quoted from Hand of Stabs.)

Hand of Stabs are currently having something of a hiatus. The poster for their final performance before that began is above.

As an image it seems to capture a sense of melancholy, reflection and the dock history of the Medway Towns particularly well, which rather suits Hand of Stabs background/inspirations and the nature of a “valedictory aktion”.

More details on Black-Veined White here and at Bandcamp.

Visit Hand of Stabs here.

Elsewhere at A Year In The Country:

1. Day #155/365: Hand of Stabs… delving amongst the soil and roots for the hidden stories of the land…
2. Day #349/365: Audiological Reflections and Pathways #2; the semi-random placing of England’s hidden reverse…
3. Audiological Transmission #26/​​52​​: Black-Veined White (Excerpt #1) – Hand of Stabs

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