Operated by Liam Osborne (pictured) who performs as Freejack (lo fi abstract techno) and Lucid Castration (post industrial bleakness), Future Archaic is one of the more interesting tape labels to have sprung from Melbourne in recent times.Two new releases from Gaude and Papahilia and another run of tapes from Short Future and Lucid Castrationo continues the labels push and support of challenging and dynamic music.Osborne, who has previously played harsh noise as Baader, in hard core band Flesh World, and produced as Synthetic Texxxture, also takes care of the label's striking aesthetic style which is influenced by an interest in anarcho and Marxist organisations, trade unionism and militancy. Combine this with harsh abstract noise and stuff starts to get pretty powerful.Built from the ground up and as inspired as much by Huey Newton as it is Severed Heads, Future Archaic is an important local label.Listen to the two new Gaud and Papahilia tracks below and read our short interview with Liam.Noisey: What was the impetus and motivation for starting Future Archaic?
Liam Osborne: Initially it was to release some tracks that I had been sitting on. Then as I continued I found a mode of operating that I really enjoyed, got given some great music and decided to operate it as a functioning label. The continued motivation is to release some of the most exciting electronic music in Melbourne straying away from genre confines and group paradigms.You act in almost in almost curatorial scope and art director way. What made you to decide to release the last two releases; Gaud and Papahilia?
I think all labels are curatorial exercises but I definitely find the curating and application of aesthetics one of the most challenging and exciting aspects of running the label. I first heard Nick Kuceli’s electronic forays in his band Pro Life; I really liked and was excited to see what he could do on his own. The tracks he sent me for these tapes are really great and I think indicate his growth as an electronic musician. As for Papaphilia, I have always been a fan of Fjorn’s unique take on psychedelic industrial and have been a big fan of prior projects. I have wanted to do a tape of hers from the get go and am glad to finally have this burner out.Do you think that labels like Posh Isolation and Ascetic House are helping to bring techno, noise and experimental music to a punk or more rock audience?
Maybe. It’s not really my interest, I want to release for people with a discerning ear despite their background. I think there is a danger for extremely genre specific techno and noise being released when catering for those crowds. I’m not too aware of Ascetic House but I read a review of an LP they released where the interviewer said it was one of the most insipid house records he had ever heard. All genres rely on formula but I don’t have any interest in releasing a glut of generic tapes.What is the latest with Russell Street Bombings?
RSB is over. It was a short-lived project. But I am working on a Lucid Castration LP that will hopefully be a thematic and sonic leap for the project.
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Liam Osborne: Initially it was to release some tracks that I had been sitting on. Then as I continued I found a mode of operating that I really enjoyed, got given some great music and decided to operate it as a functioning label. The continued motivation is to release some of the most exciting electronic music in Melbourne straying away from genre confines and group paradigms.You act in almost in almost curatorial scope and art director way. What made you to decide to release the last two releases; Gaud and Papahilia?
I think all labels are curatorial exercises but I definitely find the curating and application of aesthetics one of the most challenging and exciting aspects of running the label. I first heard Nick Kuceli’s electronic forays in his band Pro Life; I really liked and was excited to see what he could do on his own. The tracks he sent me for these tapes are really great and I think indicate his growth as an electronic musician. As for Papaphilia, I have always been a fan of Fjorn’s unique take on psychedelic industrial and have been a big fan of prior projects. I have wanted to do a tape of hers from the get go and am glad to finally have this burner out.
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Maybe. It’s not really my interest, I want to release for people with a discerning ear despite their background. I think there is a danger for extremely genre specific techno and noise being released when catering for those crowds. I’m not too aware of Ascetic House but I read a review of an LP they released where the interviewer said it was one of the most insipid house records he had ever heard. All genres rely on formula but I don’t have any interest in releasing a glut of generic tapes.What is the latest with Russell Street Bombings?
RSB is over. It was a short-lived project. But I am working on a Lucid Castration LP that will hopefully be a thematic and sonic leap for the project.
Gaud and Papahilia launch their tapes in Melbourne on April 24 at Boundary 2 at Good Time Studios with Nun, Armour Group, Collector, Short Fuse, Lucid Castration and Roman Nails.