Cunningham also runs Werk Discs; the label had something of a hit in 2008 with Zomby’s "Where Were U in '92?", and its roster runs from the street-bass sounds of Philadelphia’s Starkey to the brilliant instrumental hiphop of Lukid and Lone.
Much of Actress’ music is deliberately lo-fi, suffused with the slippery grit of encoding errors and low-bitrate YouTube videos, to the point that the distortion and compression become strangely beautiful in their own right. It’s the modern-day equivalent of boom-bap hiphop’s preference for scratchy wax, which makes sense, since today’s crate-diggers are increasingly discovering the musical past not through thrift-store vinyl, but dubious VHS dubs uploaded to the web, grainy and flickering with errant pixels.
Actress’ music has continued to evolve across singles for Prime Numbers, Nonplus, and Honest Jon's, taking on even greater range and depth, but without losing its own particular character. His second album, "Splazsh", came out on Honest Jon’s at the end of May 2010, combining his previously used compression tricks and lo-fi atmosphere's with a more prominent sample collage technique; techno as re-imagined by Kurt Schwitters.
His third album, R.I.P (released in April of 2012) saw Actress stepping into a more ambient realm, with the 4/4 kick receding into the background in favour of more abstract analogue textures. The album follows a sort of narrative, providing a soundtrack for death and the afterlife; the reduction of beat-based compositions seems to have arrived with an increase in conceptuality.
There are other atists known as Actress:
2) Former chaos / 'noise rock' band, from Wiesbaden, Germany. After numerous gigs in Germany and Luxembourg, it was time to conquer new landscapes. These 3 young boys combine the best of Converge, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Botch and other noisy cult bands. They also shared the stage with artists such as: Daughters, Zann, Eaves, Loftus, Tephra, Hewhocorrupts, Seven Bowls Of Wrath, Endless Inertia, Since By Man, Trainwreck, Planes Mistaken For Stars and many others. They now perform under the new name Radare.
3) Duo of brothers Aaron and Josh Ficchi in Hollywood, Ca. Electro-synth-pop, they released Dress It Up In Stereo EP in 2009. Available as free download at their label page: http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Actress/music - http://www.myspace.com/actress
4) Actress was an American rock band featuring Johnny Thunders (vocals/guitar), Arthur "Killer" Kane (bass), Rick Rivets (guitar) and Billy Murcia (drums). In 1971, soon after some demos were recorded, David Johansen joined as vocalist forming the original line-up of the legendary New York Dolls. The same year Rivets was replaced by Sylvain Sylvain and Murcia died (at age 21) the following year after a Dolls concert. Jerry Nolan filled in as drummer. This is the line-up on the Dolls debut album.
"Actress: Birth Of The New York Dolls" was released containing all the Actress demo recordings. Recordings of the original Dolls line-up were released on the "After The Storm" LP in 1985 and "Lipstick Killers" in 1990.
Pass
Actress Lyrics
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And in this room I become aware of how recklessly minutes can pass
Tonight I woke up staring, and it inflicts upon me whenever you're around
Permanence is the most beautiful gift
We are all living ghosts.
The lyrics in Actress's song "Pass" explore themes of time passing, relapse, and the beauty of permanence. The first line, "The trauma of take-offs and landings, I relapse," seems to refer to the experience of being on a plane and the anxiety that can come with it, perhaps a fear of flying. This fear or trauma may cause the singer to "relapse," suggesting that they are dealing with some sort of addiction or mental health issue.
The next line, "And in this room I become aware of how recklessly minutes can pass," reflects on the fleeting nature of time and how quickly it can slip away. The singer seems to be acutely aware of this passing time, perhaps because of their struggles with addiction or their fear of mortality.
"Tonight I woke up staring, and it inflicts upon me whenever you're around" suggests that the singer is haunted by something or someone, and that the presence of this person or thing exacerbates their anxiety or fear. The final line, "Permanence is the most beautiful gift," seems to be a counterpoint to the earlier focus on time passing. The singer seems to find comfort in the idea of something being permanent, perhaps suggesting a desire for stability or security in their life.
Line by Line Meaning
The trauma of take-offs and landings, I relapse
The anxiety of airplane travel causes me to experience recurring psychological distress.
And in this room I become aware of how recklessly minutes can pass
Within this space, I am reminded of how quickly time can slip away from us.
Tonight I woke up staring, and it inflicts upon me whenever you're around
I feel a deep sense of unrest when you are near me, often resulting in me waking up in a state of confusion.
Permanence is the most beautiful gift
Having something that is permanent and unchanging is the greatest blessing one can receive.
We are all living ghosts.
As human beings, we are all walking around with the weight of our past experiences, and our memories and emotions often haunt us like ghosts.
Contributed by Elijah J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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