grimmwerks

Zisurru

A stream of consciousness magickal musical exorcism made to aid in meditation and mindfulness. The last of three albums with 7 tracks each (7*7*7) dealing with the loss and remembrance of my parents; this one focused on my father and how I wished I could speak with him again. Having had a sometimes awkward relationship with him when he was alive I now see what a wonderful father he was and wish I could tell him so. Being a Lutheran minister for 25 years his sermons were recorded every week by the church and yet the only recording I could find of his voice was him telling jokes at a church talent show. In a way this was a much better representation of the man's personality and heart. This is also the eve of my mother's death in 2019, and so this closes out this chapte; always remembered but no longer dwelling on the past. Still it's sad that so much time, memory and events are now lost to time as I am the living scribe of them.

Method of the W.O.R.M

A combination of early 90s industrial (Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, Coil, Tear Garden) and downtempo trip hop (Portishead, Sneaker Pimps, Tricky). Originally recorded and mastered to DAT in 1996, these songs sat around for 20 years until finally released on the internet. Since then Method of the W.O.R.M (or MotWORM for short) has been releasing new songs on Spotify.

Rosary

Rosary was a New Jersey based alternative / goth rock band active from 1988-1993. With influences from Killing Joke, New Model Army, Bauhaus, The Damned, Nick Cave and the like they played various clubs in New York and New Jersey (CBGBs, Limelight, Pyramid, Contiental, Brighton Bar, Live Tonight etc) Starting as a five piece (vocal/keys: Garry Schafer, guitar: Robert Talisse, guitar: Peter Mascis, bass: Mike Calamari, drums: Matthew Cotter) Peter left after a few years and Rosary carried on as a four piece. They put out a 45 with Roses for Evalene / Mercy, recording many other tunes but never putting out a cd at the time. Everything was recorded in a basement in Oradell NJ onto a Fostex 1/4 reel.