Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Moving slow

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have not been updating this website much. We expect to be back in full swing soon and you shall hear from us then.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Review on Vital Weekly 890

Vital Weekly wrote a review of yurop squeals like a pig in her deathbed while we watch and smile on issue 890. They also do a podcast, which you can download here, featuring the Eighth Movement from the album, Intergalactic Climax of the Half-Dead.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Ethnomusicology Set

Today will be the first ever performance of Jesus is Angry's ethnomusicology set, a work in progress. It will be performed at free radio 1431am, broadcasting on 1431 AM in Thessaloniki, Greece, and available globally over the internet from http://www.1431am.org

Tune in, turn on and drop out... 23:00 EEST (GMT +2).

Monday, June 24, 2013

A one-man-jam at Rural Culture

Some studio footage of a one-man-jam by Jesus is Angry at Rural Culture. Jesus plays guitar, looper, keyboard synthesizers, an analog modular synthesizer system and drums, all at the same time.. Enjoy...

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Jesus is Angry new album: Now taking pre-orders!

Jesus is Angry - yurop squeals like a pig in her deathbed while we watch and smile


Front Cover

Back Cover

Booklet Page 1

Booklet Page 2

Booklet Page 3

Booklet Page 4

Booklet Page 5

Booklet Page 6

12" Vinyl Record Label Side A

12" Vinyl Record Label Side B


Available on hand-made 12" vinyl records, cassette tapes, 1/4" stereo quarter-track reel-to-reel tapes on 5" reels, CD and digital downloads. Secure your copy now!! Just contact us by email and tell us what format you would like, how many copies, and where you want it sent, so we can quote a price including postage.



Saturday, June 15, 2013

Album out on June 30, preorder starts on Monday!

The brand new Jesus is Angry album, titled "yurop squeals like a pig in her deathbed while we watch and smile" is now ready and will be officially released on June 30, 2013! You can pre-order the album on iTunes starting this Monday, June 17!

The album will also be available on a limited run of 12" Vinyl Records, Cassette Tapes, and CD. It comes with a 6 page full-color booklet with pictures of the band and liner notes.

Get it while you can!



Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Preview of new Jesus is Angry album!

Here's a little preview of the new Jesus is Angry album, titled "yurop squeals like a pig on her deathbed while we watch and smile", due to be released later in 2013 by Full Wave Rectifier Laboratories. The album was recorded at Rural Culture and was engineered by Jesus.





Thursday, May 9, 2013

In the studio with Jesus is Angry

Here is a taster of what is going on in the depths of the Full Wave Rectifier Laboratories Rural Culture Studios, while a bunch of weirdos are working on the new Jesus is Angry album, which, as yet, remains untitled.

The album is going to be released on Full Wave Rectifier Laboratories. It is the heaviest album ever conceived by civilised man since 1354 BC. It will probably become illegal to possess or even think about.

This is yet another 100% analog recording, mixing and mastering, to satisfy passions for the audiophile purist. It features homemade analog modular synthesizers, analog bass effects, bass guitar, heavy drums with homemade cymbals, and saxophones, kindly provided by Free Jazz legend, William T. Hapalys.

William T. Hapalys requested some changes to the studio's lounge, in order to feel more inspired. This involved throwing out most of the furniture and emptying a garbage bin on the floor, among other, less radical changes.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

On The Road with Jesus is Angry: Part 17

A church in the fields somewhere in Southern France. Sometimes, piss stops along rural roads yield excellent photographs. Part of the multimedia nature of the arts.

Belgrade, Serbia. We were taken to this dump under a highway bridge, which is the spot of a regular flea market. The sellers spend a week digging in the garbage, and display anything they consider useful for sale, among the trash. They really got the meaning of "reuse not recycle" down to a fine art!

A creative artist in Ljubljana, Slovenia, trying out his wind-powered automatic drawing machine. We just had to stop and spend a few hours observing him and his mindblowingly amazing machine..

Spiraflas Skisoglou, often bandmate and sometimes roadie, getting some rest in Belgrade, Serbia, on an apartment we were hosted at.

More of Belgrade, Serbia, with a nostalgic Yugoslav look to it. Apartment blocks and Yugo cars. They still run. They still take you from A to B. Have the European and Asian manufacturers been doing something wrong?

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

On The Road with Jesus is Angry: Part 16

A church organ somewhere in Italy, seen on a short walk around town while on tour. Jesus is Angry did not perform on it, unfortunately, nor did he get to modify it. But he sure would like one of them organs for his studio, in case someone feels a fit of generosity coming on.

Some friends in Ljubljana, Slovenia, keep a pet cop.. erm, sorry, I meant a pet pig, in their apartment in the center of town. We have often been hosted in their apartment since numerous tours have brought us there. Always fun to play with it!

The Alps, on the border between Italy and France. Touring does involve mighty long drives, but scenery like this is as much of a reward as anyone can get from the road!

Picturesque street in Parma, Italy. We were in town for a few days while Jesus is Angry was presenting a part of his scientific audio research in a conference held there. Taking a break for some "acting serious" in the middle of a crazy rock'n'roll tour can always be fun and unpredictable.

Monday, April 29, 2013

On The Road with Jesus is Angry: Part 15

A South Yorkshire Police Helicopter in breach of the residential area altitude limits, snooping in on us in England. The cops do have a tendency to use their choppers in the most inappropriate ways. When the Full Wave Rectifier Laboratories headquarters were based in Sheffield, they used to hover above the building (again in a residential area) at 4am for half an hour or so, waking everyone up in a 5 mile radius! The Civil Aviation Authority told us that while this is a breach of the altitude limits, for which you normally need special permission, issued only for very serious reasons, they have repeatedly informed the police of this violation, but since the police force is the actual enforcement body for aviation violations, they never enforce it on themselves. The CAA is unable to do anything apart from repeatedly informing the police of yet another violation. But since they cannot carry out any form of enforcement, they just have to wait for the "enforcement body" to act... 

Jesus is Angry in the sky with diamonds.. Flying above the Atlantic Ocean from England to Chicago, IL, for a USA tour. Long boring flights, but immense excitement waiting for us as soon as the plane lands.

The Joliet Correctional Facility, in Joliet, Illinois. This is the same spot that both Blues Brothers films start off at. We like visiting such monuments, and feel lucky that we're still on the healthy side of these walls. 

Driving in New York City, trying to find a venue with not map, no sat nav, and no idea where we're heading. It didn't make us feel any better when we called up for directions and were asked if we were the "Flamingos" who were scheduled to play that night............! Turned out there was more than one place with the same name in town.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

On The Road with Jesus is Angry: Part 14

Waking up inside the tour machine, and looking towards the cockpit. Curtains make it feel more homely. In the front, you can see the Full Wave Rectifier Laboratories Tour Machine modifications, that are implemented to all FWRL tour vehicles before they hit the road. A wide variety of extra gauges to display readings of all vital functions of the engine, are a necessary addition to any vehicle which is going to be driven across entire continents non-stop. It can prevent damage from occurring by showing the road crew early signs of trouble, which can usually be fixed on the side of the road. There's an array of switches to control all electrical systems, plus several auxiliary lights, to make the Tour Machine driveable in all kinds of weather and terrain. Then there's a CB radio, to communicate with other professional drivers, a must have for all responsible motorists. Finally, in front of the passenger seat, there is a custom FWRL audio amplifier, hard-wired to a hi-fi Cassette Tape deck, with extra RCA and 1/4" Jack inputs for connecting other music sources or even having a full on band practice in the back while the van is on the move. On the shelf between the seats, you can see phone chargers, passes, maps, notes, and a CO alarm, since we use gas and wood heating in the van overnight.

The Tour Machine somewhere in France, in a very picturesque layby where band and road crew spent the night.

The Tour Machine again, this time somewhere in rainy England, staying over in someone's land after yet another hot gig.

What it looks like in a rather cramped Tour Machine. Beds and things everywhere. Approximately 2000 lbs of music gear, plus clothes. The orange glowing thing is a gas heater, used to keep the crew warm overnight. We have since fitted a wood burning stove, which turns out to be cheaper to run and can keep the van cosy and warm even when the outside temperature is -5 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Yet another one of the Tour Machine, this one is in the mountains of the Czech Republic. You can see some of the payload in the back. Why so many pictures of the tour machine? Simply because it is the most vital aspect of the logistics of a Jesus is Angry tour. More and more experimental musicians nowadays are just touring with a laptop as their sole "instrument". It is quite easy to do it like that, you only need a backpack, and then you can catch flights to all the gigs, or even hitch-hike, or use trains. Not much to worry about. Some artists feel complete doing that. But Jesus is Angry is doing something entirely different. It is not really a common sight to see bands nowadays performing on vast arrays of hand-crafted analog modular synthesizers, real vacuum-tube driven spring reverb tanks suspended from lighting racks, monster-sized 60's mixing desks, full-size drumkits, vintage vacuum-tube instrument amplification, massive pedalboards with all-analog hand-crafted and selected vintage effects, smoke machines, custom light shows, video projections, analog modular video synthesizers, and setting up a mobile record store at every gig, featuring a grand selection of insanely good music from all over the world. You know why you don't see this every day? Because it's fucking hard to do!! Most people nowadays just won't bother. Why bother when you can just do most of that with a laptop? Well.. Because it's not quite the same. A laptop can never pack the immense quality of sound of dedicated vintage analog circuitry, put together with love and care, in a process taking decades to complete, or the punch of a real flesh/blood/bones drummer beating the seven bells of hell out of a BIG MOTHERFUCKER drumkit. In a laptop performance, the audience will not be showered with the sweat of a guitar-man going crazy, and will not be endangered by splinters of wood flying towards them after the bass player smashes his bass into oblivion. They will not be able to witness the sheer complexity of analog modular synthesizer systems, where all sounds have to be patched and dialed in by hand at every gig, with no presets or safety nets. It takes a whole lot of musicianship and dedication to pull off a gig with real instruments. But it takes more than most are willing to give, to organise the logistics of such a tour. It takes an extremely capable vehicle, to transport the sheer weight and volume of all the music gear, along with the band and road crew, reliably, to gig after gig after gig across vast distances of varied terrain, sometimes through politically unstable regions, other times through extreme weather, and always against the clock ticking away towards the next gig. It takes highly trained drivers to keep that rig running for endless hours, and skilled mechanics to maintain it. It takes inventive electronics engineers to keep all the music gear running smooth and sounding great. It takes fearless tour managers to keep the touring crew alive throughout the entire tour, in all kinds of weather, in all kinds of weird places, and to make sure all the paperwork is in order and all the bureaucratic procedures are followed to the letter. It takes one hell of a booking agent to book all the gigs and make sure the costs of the tour are met, and that the spaces can actually fit all our gear and their electrical installations can take the strain. Finally, it takes a whole lot of muscle to lift all of the aforementioned 2000 lbs of gear in and out of the van, up and down stairs to the venues, in and out of the van again, EVERY SINGLE FUCKING DAY!! So here, our dear audience, is where all the difference is. We go the extra mile. We provide quality entertainment, once only matched by multi-million dollar artists backed by multi-national monster record corporations, and nowadays not even matched by them. We go where others don't. We dare to be different. We dare to care about quality. Full Wave Rectifier Laboratories and Jesus is Angry rule the road. Go to the next Jesus is Angry show near you. Buy a Jesus is Angry record, or any record put out by FWRL, or go to any gig organized by FWRL. Your life will change forever.

Friday, March 15, 2013

On The Road with Jesus is Angry: Part 13

One of the Full Wave Rectifier Laboratories tour machines (Bedford) along with a friend, in Berlin, Germany, a while back. Unfortunately, a couple of years later, Black Betty got stolen and badly damaged in the process. Her owner has still not managed to repair her. Yet another major setback for the music.

Touring party in Ljubljana, Slovenia, outside Menza Pri Koritu, the venue that hosted Noisefest 2010. From left to right and front to back, Tywi Hywell, Cathode Sireny (Tinnitus Jukebox), Billy Harris (Billy Crystal Meth Jr.), Beddie Bedford (FWRL Tour Machine). Jesus Himself is shooting the photo.

A few years back, somewhere in Poland, parked overnight at a truckstop to catch some sleep inside the tour machine.

Ljubljana, Slovenia, once again, this time doing some repairs and maintenance on the tour machine. Pulling off a tour requires a lot more than just playing music. As a matter of fact, music is only a very small part of it. Music is what you do before and after the tour. But during the tour, you need to really know your stuff in various fields completely unrelated to music, to survive on the road. By that point, the music should be permanently etched in your brain, so you don't need to think about it. It should just flow naturally.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

On The Road with Jesus is Angry: Part 12

Driving (again), having just entered Colorado, USA. Amazing scenery once again. That tour was 18000 miles of driving. If we were to seriously consider how much time we spend driving, repairing vehicles, maintaining music gear, and other similar tasks, compared to how much time we spend actually playing music, we could probably quite easily also declare ourselves to be professional drivers, auto mechanics, or musical instrument repairsmen, instead of musicians.

On a parking lot somewhere in Iowa, rearranging the contents of the vehicles, so we can actually find things easier. That tour was with two cars, each carrying about half the gear and two band members, one sleeping and one driving. The drives were often long enough that the car kept on running non-stop for way too many hours, with the drivers just switching. Both vehicles are equipped with CB radios (notice the antennae on the roofs) to communicate with each other and also to exchange road information with other drivers.

In Iowa City, IA, with friends and hosts. It was one of the lucky days on the road, where we were offered a house to sleep in. Yes, we actually slept in the house you can see in this picture!! Pure luxury! Usually we just slept in the cars in turns with one person doing the driving and one sleeping.

The two cars at a truck stop somewhere in Nebraska, for one of the rare chances we got to actually stretch a bit and get out of the cars. Then back on the road again, for more adventures in more places with more people and more music..

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Jesus is Angry & The Females of Doubtful Reputation Big Band reissued!!

Full Wave Rectifier Laboratories is currently setting up their printing press and will be REISSUING OUR ALBUM!!! Go get it before you grow up and it's too late!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

On The Road with Jesus is Angry: Part 11

Everything is bigger in Texas.. Driving on a highway somewhere in Texas and realizing how everything is bigger there, with the most noticeable size difference being the speed limits!

Arizona... What a view!! One thing that's so absolutely mindblowing when touring the USA, is the vast, uninterrupted natural scenery. I have never seen anything like it anywhere else in this world.

Country store somewhere in the Mojave desert in California. They play both kinds of music around here: Country and western! Something about these parts makes us want to tour with a pickup truck next time... Why not incorporate some experimentalised Hank Williams songs in our set too?

Texas Power! Some kind of power company, somewhere in Texas, with Mexico starting right below it.

With almost constant toll-free scenic routes all the way from one coast to the other and from one borderline to the other, extremely cheap fuel prices, and a vibrant music scene, the USA has been and will always be the most welcoming place for musicians to tour. Dark dictatorial regimes that are still forgotten in the middle ages, with fuel prices more expensive than the vehicle itself, and 2493 different currencies, with war-criminal cops waiting for you at every corner, can be a bit hard to cope with as a touring band.

Monday, February 25, 2013

On The Road with Jesus is Angry: Part 10

Hollywood, California! Just arriving from some serious midwesterny parts and our feelings of confuzzlement can hardly be hidden. Under the traffic light you can barely see the Hollywood sign on the mountain.

Los Angeles traffic. Orders of magnitude better than traffic in most European cities, but still annoying.

Better view of Hollywood, and the sign on the mountain.

Sand dunes in the Arizona desert. Never-ending, perfectly straight roads, that go on and on for hours, blazing summer sun at around 125-130 degrees Fahrenheit, no tree anywhere in sight, just cactii and rattlesnakes, with the occasional abandoned car wreck. We got some gallon jugs of ice cold water, that were ready to brew tea in after 5 minutes in the car. We were regularly emptying these over our heads while driving, over our clothes and over the car seats. It merely took 10 minutes for it to be completely dry again! Did I mention that the vehicle had no A/C?

Pissing on the USA/Mexico borders, somewhere in California. That's by far the best use for borders that I've seen in a while now.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

On The Road with Jesus is Angry: Part 9

Yet another vehicle used for touring a while ago.. Modified with the FWRL Touring Package, to reduce fuel consumption while increasing performance and reliability, to endure the hardships of touring. You can also see a CB antenna on the roof. CB radios are an essential tool for all self-respecting drivers, especially ones who drive long distances regularly. It is decentralized, peer-to-peer communication, with no service provider. It will work even during power-grid failures and cannot be easily censored or disrupted. Best of all, it is a fairly localized way of communicating road conditions, accidents, emergencies, severe weather conditions, cop positions, ask for directions and request assistance from fellow drivers. They are fairly cheap to get and very easy to use. Best of all, apart from the original purchase, it is free to use after that.

The USA/Mexico border from the Arizona side! It is a sad sight to see all them fences and walls and guards. Contrary to popular propaganda, the ideals on which the USA was built on, supported freedom, including freedom of movement. Having such fences, and such international intevention politics, should be considered a highly unamerican activity. Perhaps the bureau of unamerican activities should deal with itself and the ruling class first, before bothering with the general public.

Jesus reflecting all shades of tour exhaustion..

A very straight highway in Arizona, along the Mexico borderline. A sign directing you to the next exit for Mexico. Do you see how the road is more black on the right of the white line, than in front of the car? The faded color is the road being worn out from millions of vehicles driving over it, whereas the emergency shoulder is not used often, so is not worn out.

Thomas, the hottest drummer in the midwest, toured with Jesus is Angry on the 2010 USA tour. Killer music and fun times!