CITYGUYS is a collaboration between Berk Çakmakçı (Soft Gates), Mike Sheffield (Heavens Gate), and Jeremy Krinsley (Human Resources). Z TRAIN was recorded live at House of Aragon HQ in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on November 16, 2011
HOA003: Human Resources, “Oxyc Woody” CD-R
The weirdo black sheep of the Human Resources catalog, “Oxyc Woody” explores the borders of electronica, joyous industrial skronk, and home-made noise apocalypse. Hear the whole thing here.
HOA002: Human Resources, “Megabucks” c45
A dive into radio chance-sampling and psychedelic collage. A melodically supple outing with the hint of a dozen genres and a devout sacrifice to none of them.
Review:
“Human Resources’ new fifteen song album Megabucks is a sample-based mirage of noise, tropical guitars, and experimental synth sounds. The album features a number of unfamiliar sounding samples, recordings, and effects, constantly challenging what the listener and what they deem as normal or comfortable.” -VeryTelling
Feel like the city’s bands are just a little too easy to categorize? Fancy yourself a cutting-edge type who assumes that Brooklyn’s resurgent cassette culture is pointless format nostalgia? Wanna hear something odd? All nodding heads are encouraged to track down Human Resources’, Fast Times c15 tape (or at least download it like a reasonable person). You’ll find clatter-drones that surprise with bursts of wit rather than endless expanse, and the wobbly, floating heartbreak of “Song for Karen” burning out after only a minute. And that’s before the sarcastic pop chaos of “Yellow Cake,” which is delightfully baffling enough that it’s unclear whether it’s actually about illicit uranium or office birthday tedium, as both seem totally plausible.
