![]() Maryjane’s lyrics and vocals are a clarion call of intent on fire with possibility, whilst wrestling with the power of everything. VEXX also know how to write a powerful slow burner, as evidenced by ‘Strength’ and the first half of ‘Ocean Shores’. The song captures the band perfectly, raging headlong with unmatched momentum. ‘Clairvoyant’ is equal parts jagged as inventive, twisting out of reach at all the right moments. Through the first three songs on side one with a fury rarely seen in the VEXX hit the ground running like punk hasn’t happened yet! Blazing The very excellent Jason Ward (of Chicago Mastering Service) has since worked his magic re-mastering the recording, and now it’s even more wild and vibrant than ever. HYSTERICS 7”s issued on M’lady’s), this record originally came out in a small edition on the Grazer label late last year, which sold out instantly just through word of mouth. Recorded by esteemed engineer, Dave Harvey (who also recorded both Their self-titled mini-album is explosive, vital, and many leagues deeper than it has any right to be in this wicked epoch. VEXX, living in and playing out of Olympia, Washington, have been devastating the Pacific Northwest music hubs for the last year now. Dynamic NFTs are opening up a completely new understanding of the relationship between art, space, and us viewers.Upset the Rhythm and M’lady’s Records are very pleased to be teaming up for the first time to release the debut record from one of America’s most exciting groups today. But instead of the artist providing instructions to the fabricator, NFT artists are providing instructions to the computer. The movement challenged the boundaries between the mediums and transformed the art market into how we know it today. Minimalism, much like the NFT movement, was a turning point in the narrative of art history, as it raised questions about what art is and what it is not. In turn, galleries had to expand physically to hold these massive sculptures, similar to the way screen technology has been evolving in the past two years. Artists like Donlad Judd would simply send instructions to fabricators that would then deliver the works straight to the galleries. Many people were quite upset with the presentation of large industrial objects that showed no trace of the artist’s hand displayed in galleries and sold for enormous amounts of money. Back in the late 1950’s, the Minimalist movement was making headlines. There is a famous quote attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci: “A work of art is never finished, merely abandoned.” With artworks coming alive on the blockchain, innovative artists like Vexx can utilize dynamic NFTs to make their works remain in a mode of creation forever. ![]() Games, like movies, novels, and paintings, are often made up of stories, and when the gaming world and the artworld intersect, we are bound to soon encounter new methods of interactive storytelling and art experiences. Blockchain, and specifically smart contracts, have the ability to radically change the way we experience art. By gamifying NFTs–part of a trend that’s paving new ways for creators to interact with their collectors and audiences–Vexx is exploring the possibilities that smart contracts offer. Vexx describes the airdrops as another way the artwork continues to evolve past its point of purchase. He has hinted at other future surprises that will be released alongside important crypto milestones. ![]() Similar to a game, each animated eye of the sculpture represents a different coin, and when Bitcoin hits $100,000 and Ethereum hits $10,000 the lucky collector is programmed to get air-dropped two additional 1/1 NFTs. Vexx has written his own smart contract that uses WiFi to communicate with the screens to show the real-time changing price of Ethereum and Bitcoin. In the place of the eyes are two paper-thin, 17-inch screens. A product of a months-long, labor-intensive process, the final digital statue is a colorful skull-like face, hand-painted with acrylics and sculptured with a laser cutting technique. Like in his previous drop, the auction winner will receive a physical sculpture in addition to the digital artwork. Having stayed true to the physical format, Vexx is finding new ways to bridge the physical and digital works in his second 1/1 NFT, “MOON.” The NFT will feature original music from Belgium producer Chuki Beats. ![]()
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