3 Feet High & Rising: Carl Kavorkian Unveils Sleep Beggar, Noise Lock & STATIC BROTHERS-influenced Noise-Rap Side-project MANIKINETER with Mannequin Eater EP (Cult Member Music)
<a href="http://carlkavorkian.bandcamp.com/album/mannequin-eater">Mannequin Eater by MANIK|NETER</a>
"Loud. Abrasive. Mental. Music; a four word preface into the sound of
MANIK|NETER
, the side-project of
Carl Kavorkian
. Bringing together the essence of various adrenaline-inducing genres, this
Noise-Rap
project is described as an evolving experiment in crushing drums, heavy sounds, manipulated vocals, and translucent streams of consciousness. Lyrically, putting less emphasis on "bars" and more concentration on stirring emotions and simply rocking the f*ck out. Live cats to the front, wall flowers to the back when
MANIK|NETER
hits the stage,"
reads a fragmented chunk of
Philly
-based emcee, producer, engineer, and DJ
Carl Kavorkian
's recent email blast.
MANIK|NETER
(pronounced:
"Mannequin-Eater"
) is the new
Noise-Rap
-leaning side-project from Kavorkian, who described his latest
as sonically reminiscent of
Sleep Beggar
or
Noise Lock
; "the intensity of all those artists and all the new music I've discovered over the past three years have been an influence for
MANIK|NETER
. For this EP, I wanted to harness that energy using a minimal approach and build out from there, as I try more things and learn new gear."
coincidentally, runs in the same
East Coast Indie Hip-Hop
circles as
The Witzard
favorites
Darko The Super
, Height Keech,
ialive
, JE DOUBLE F,
Ray Strife
, Jumbled,
Walter Gross
, and Cody Jones. Kavorkian has self-released a whopping 21 albums, EP's, mixtapes, and assorted projects on his own
Cult Member Music
imprint and was featured on
from
DOOM
's
Venomous Villain (VV:2)
released as
Viktor Vaughn
and contributed production work to
Nogatco Rd.
(2006)
Kool Keith
's first album under his
Mr. Nogatco
alter-ego.
Carl Kavorkian
played a show just this past Saturday, May 6th (under his
MANIK|NETER
alias) that was quite fittingly dubbed
The Punk Rap Show
and billed as "Strangers with nothing in common, except each other" along with
Supine,
—who designed the extremely sick zombified
Breakfast Club
show flyer pictured above,
Dreadpool Parker
, The Sh*t Hawks,
Buddy Leezle,
and
Sikes & The New Violence
.
The Punk Rap Show: NJ/Pittsburgh/Philly Edition
was initially scheduled to be held at
The Fire
on W. Girard Ave. then, moved to
Safety Meeting
on Willows Ave. briefly moved to
Philly Kid Grafix (PKG)
on Girard, and then, at the final hour, roughly around 6:00pm Saturday, moved back to
Safety Meeting
. Now, while I have yet to see
Carl Kavorkian
's
MANIK|NETER
show in a live setting, I would assume it's just as "loud, abrasive, and mental" as the material housed within his premier
Mannequin Eater EP
... which I would compare, if pressed, to
Death Grips'
and
NO LOVE DEEP WEB
, STATIC BROTHERS' OBSTETRIC TRASH EP,
Occult Hip-Hop
emcee
Mahatma Crowley
, Doc Savior & Heavy Rev, and even
Ice-T
's newly re-invigorated
Hip-Hop
-infused
Heavy Metal
band,
Body Count
.
Carl Kavorkian
recently described his
Mannequin Eater EP
as "an exploration in minimalism, beats, basslines, and raw thoughts" and deals primarily with mature themes such as "aging, taking things for granted, and getting by on a tight budget."
MANIK|NETER
's
Mannequin Eater EP
is currently available for streaming and download from
Carl Kavorkian
's
page on a Name-Your-Price basis; 30 limited edition cassettes and
MANIK|NETER
pin sets are currently available for pre-order, as well and should be expected to ship by or around 5/22. Kavorkian eerily attests that his inaugural "
Mannequin Eater [EP]
is a short, but sweet introduction of what is to come."
<a href="http://carlkavorkian.bandcamp.com/album/mannequin-eater">Mannequin Eater by MANIK|NETER</a>