A kaleidoscopc celebration of the late Alan Vega’s legacy
Passing in his sleep in 2016, Alan Vega’s death is one that has struck a chord for a lot of electronic fans. From the disturbing tone of his vocal delivery, to his anomalous eye for visual art and notable position as frontman of Suicide, Vega’s legacy is something that’ll linger on forever and a day. Sacred Bones Records have released a lost album compiled by Vega in the mid-90s, now officially published, and in
Mutator we get to see Vega as all he had to offer. Through each track you’re completely immersed in his technicolored thought process. And having played an influential part in post-punk,
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At the time of his death five years ago, tributes to Alan Vega tended to zoom in on his short but hugely influential time in Suicide. This belied a recording artist who – unlike many of his 1970s New York contemporaries – had a work ethic that only accelerated with age, releasing some two dozen solo or collaboration albums. It’s this glut of productivity that allowed
Mutator to get lost down the sofa all those years ago.
Recorded in nocturnal flits between 1996 and 1998, the haunted, mercury-thin rockabilly that typified his ’80s work having receded, this material was often made to accompany visual art, and less interested in picking through America’s pop detritus, focusing instead on mood and nightmare stillness. It remains a horrific vision of Americana, painted in dark shades with throbbing electronic soundscapes. “