Episode 88 – Hieronymus Bosch, Russian Tech-Death Band, 1994-2008 (The Painter is Pretty Great Too)

We admit that, in all our geographic music spelunking, we haven’t scaled many of the mountains offered by Russian noisemakers. So, if we say that “Hieronymus Bosch is our favorite Russian band,” it’s true, but it’s also based on a slight bit of ignorance. If we say that “Hieronymus Bosch is our favorite Dutch artist of the late 1400s/early 1500s,” we can rest easy knowing that will probably hold for the rest of our lives. But c’mon, we think H.B., the band, are outstanding!!! Show us a Russian band that’s better. Bet you can’t. Here, we survey their output, from early demo emanations to their final album, the great Equivoke, of 2008. Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: https://www.radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “Near Death Experience” (Petra Scandali demo, 1994) “The Apogee” (The Human Abstract, 1995) “Mental Perfection” (The Human Abstract, 1995) “The Gardens of Earthly Delights” (The Human Abstract, 1995) “Interference” (Artificial Emotions, 2005) “Escape from Primitivity” (Artificial Emotions, 2005) “Heartbeat Seismology” (Artificial Emotions, 2005) “Zero on a Dice” (Equivoke, 2008) “Monad Hecatomb” (Equivoke, 2008) “Tracer Bullet Falling Star” (Equivoke, 2008) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.