Aftercare is the result of hours of audio-palliative care for those traumatised by thenormal rigours of everyday sound. A typical symptom is usually a vast CD collection and insevere cases sufferers have been known to hide vinyl records under their beds, or even togaffer tape themselves to keyboards. The Binary Trout secure unit in the Audio-Care wing ofthe Simian Memorial Hospital has for the past fifteen years been developing a curativeprocess for those in need of treatment. By allowing selected long-term inmates access tonoise generation equipment, and by implanting selected neural pathways with thePersinger/Lilly interface, it became possible for these individuals to express themselveswith acoustic rather than physical violence.
The first use of music in a digestible form was also pioneered as part of this project, anda typical inmate might have a daily regime of 400mg of Reverb with a tri-weekly dose of2000mg of Chorus. In more serious cases, saline drips have been replaced with high doses ofCompression [250mg] combined with a brief stay in the padded tube-amp room.
Latterly some of their recordings have been made available to the general public via Acrobiotic.com . Some have been cured, and released into the care of the community, butothers are still in need of long-term Aftercare, and there can be no better prescriptionthan these intricate, painstaking recordings of those patients who are no-longer considereda danger to themselves or others.
The current Long-Term Patients creating Aftercare music:
Patient: Conrad
Symptoms: Snoring, counting light bulbs & obsessive re-mixing
Treatment: 13 hours a day in a darkened room with his thumbs tied together
Patient: Andy C
Symptoms: Spontaneous Meissner field generation
Treatment: Introduction of rogue prions to aid devolution to protoplasmic consciousness
Patient: Rich
Symptoms: Battered guitar and recurring 'gothness'
Treatment: Finger-painting
If you think you may be suffering from audio trauma, then regular doses of Aftercare couldhelp.
Watch the skies, and stay in your trousers!
Latest News:-
Corinthian Squid
is now on sale at Acrobiotic.com for £5.00 + £1.00 p&p
"Corinthian Squid, the new CD from Aftercare
is an astounding piece of work. In a stagnant sea of third rate emo clones and
generic so called 'indie' bands. Aftercare are a leviathan of new-age psychedelia
that brings a much needed splash of colour to a tired uk music scene."
Jon
Wisbey (BCFM Sunday Rockshow)