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STEVE SOMERS INTERVIEW VOMIT
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SLOWLY THROUGH OUT THE WEEK THE LARB SHALL SECRETE FRAGMENTS OF THE ARTISTS MIND LEADING TO AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW.
The LARB Welcomes you to STEVE SOMERS WEEK and abruptly starts it off with a piece called "we need to talk".Expect more flesh tones and twisted vaginal
conceptions,SCI-FI hallucinations,peppered with black and white drawings stretching back to his "Phantasm" days..this is barely scratching the surface.
conceptions,SCI-FI hallucinations,peppered with black and white drawings stretching back to his "Phantasm" days..this is barely scratching the surface.
Gluttonous SCI FI concepts exposed "ultrapeded vs godzilla"
STEVE SOMERS: "the coronation of the chosen one"
While people are watching one-sided events unfold on the breaking news..for someone with the "sight" like Steve..multi-parralled universes are revealed to him.
I kicked it with 5-6 people in High School,Steve was one of 'em.
We had home room in the morning and he devoured a coke and snickers like clockwork before 9AM daily.
I was jealous of being snickerless.One morning,the "South of Heaven" Record had just came out,and I remember explaining how stoked I was on it.Steve looked over at me and said something to thee effect of.."Its slow and weak"..WHAT THA!?! I was thinking,I'm skating my balls off to this album at The TURF and he claims its slow and weak?SHEEIT?..well you see Steve was already highly advanced.While I was still running BLACKFLAG and MISFITS,He was running "CARCASS", "DEATH", dabbling in Local death metal band "PHANTASM" and driving FIEROS. Finally one day we skipped class and went to MELMS crib.HE had tons of equipment in his ma's basement..Probably the first time I ever seen a "DOUBLE KICK" set up and Stacks of AMPS.We started "ZEUS BABIES".It was me trying to play guitar,steve on drums and Melms reading from a porno.It lasted a day..or did it?You see we all went on our ways to be extraordinary piles of human flesh.Steve is still beyond advanced in concepts and manifesting visions light years into future..But, I did introduce both those dudes to FANG's "destroy the hanidcapped" so...
-SAM HITZ
We had home room in the morning and he devoured a coke and snickers like clockwork before 9AM daily.
I was jealous of being snickerless.One morning,the "South of Heaven" Record had just came out,and I remember explaining how stoked I was on it.Steve looked over at me and said something to thee effect of.."Its slow and weak"..WHAT THA!?! I was thinking,I'm skating my balls off to this album at The TURF and he claims its slow and weak?SHEEIT?..well you see Steve was already highly advanced.While I was still running BLACKFLAG and MISFITS,He was running "CARCASS", "DEATH", dabbling in Local death metal band "PHANTASM" and driving FIEROS. Finally one day we skipped class and went to MELMS crib.HE had tons of equipment in his ma's basement..Probably the first time I ever seen a "DOUBLE KICK" set up and Stacks of AMPS.We started "ZEUS BABIES".It was me trying to play guitar,steve on drums and Melms reading from a porno.It lasted a day..or did it?You see we all went on our ways to be extraordinary piles of human flesh.Steve is still beyond advanced in concepts and manifesting visions light years into future..But, I did introduce both those dudes to FANG's "destroy the hanidcapped" so...
-SAM HITZ
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Greetings steve and thanx for thee op to pick your brain..
Lets start with the music shall we..how long were you with Phantasm?what was your most important role?did you record bass tracks or just live? Let's see.. my time with those jokers was all too brief. Probably 4 or 5 years, and a few shows afterwards until Lee learned the tunes. I will tell you right now I am not an amazing bass player and it was only through a shit ton of practice that I could even come close to keeping up with those dudes but I did record on most of the Abominable and some other random tracks. But I was drawing shit for them before I ever joined. Matt from Shrinker was their dude before I got the gig. I think my real job was being a dick to the fans. Because you can't just start playing, you gotta get these idiots psyched, and the only language they understand is abuse. What was yer all time favorite show with "phanatsm" did you play the "odd rock"?shank hall? Odd rock, never, Shank, never. Too many classic shows to choose from, but this one in appleton was choice. We would do that shit like GWAR where you spray people down with blood, that was also my job. But I didn't want to, you know, stain anybody's clothes, so I added some dish soap to our blood mixture which was inside a pressurized fire extinguisher. It wore a mask and was known as the "blood buddy". So when that heavy ass part at the end of Sewed back to life comes on, I put the fuckin hammer down and start dousing fools. This one dude up front is all "Hit me dude!!" so I spray him in the face and then he's all "AHH MY EYES!!! IT FUCKING BURNS!!!"... it was great. Explain the evolution of "Zeus Babies" in a short verse.. I'm pretty sure the Zeus Babies brand existed for a long time before any actual product came about. And I'm pretty sure it was born in a notebook in Ms. Zacharski's class while me and you were trying to copy a Cezanne in crayon or some shit. You were probably drawing a freak smoking a cig. Then.. Melms came along fresh off a tour with Mortal Dread and the rest is rock history. What era of musical taste are you in the midst of at the moment? I listen to Meshuggah constantly. Also the Nevermore album: THis Godless Endeavor, on repeat. And Queen of Vagina - Youtube that shit, you'll love it! |
The master of disturbances himself,Lord Somers in high fashion Barbie Goggle wear.
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"Omnibiotic spotaneous lifeform generator part 2"
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What inspired the piece "coronation of the chosen one" and how many people you know are in it?
You have exceptional taste sir. It was inspired by the swiss countryside and "Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky and also some wonderbra models. I also included some Chubby Chipmunks, Sextaurs and other fantastic creatures. what mediums were you working in mostly 15 years ago and what mediums currently? 15 years ago it was all acrylic paintings. Nowadays I sold my soul to computer painting. I also do oil paintings and some sculpture stuff. And the mascot costumes, which are some weird shit. what kind of people buy your art? The local alderman has a Cthulhu. I think one of the Pabst family has my stuff. Mike Melms has a great portrait of him. Along with your regular host of fiends and pervos that buy weird shit like this. My mom also has an extensive collection. whats the latest study being manifested? A nude doing a yoga pose with her upper torso encased in an alien infestation. How do you feel about the last planet of the apes release? Oh that's right, there was a new one.. Missed it. was is any better than that last one? I almost think I prefer the Marky Mark planet of the Apes. But get this. INSIDE INFO: Star Wars part 7 picks up where 2001 left the monkeys. 10,000 years later Indiana Jones digs up that black obelisk thing, gets sucked in like Dave Bowman, goes through a black hole and comes out the other end as Han Solo. But after the emperor and Jabba are dead he loses direction and becomes a hoarder. Millenium Falcon totally jacked up with McDonald's wrappers and old national geographics. Chewbacca's litterbox never gets cleaned. Dark side wins. |
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Do you keep in touch with any other freaks from high school besides the legend of Mike Melms
himself? All of them if you count Facebook. But the last actual contact was Brian Ewing, chicago Dec 2014 When was yer last John Mcguire sighting?..I bet if you painted him he might just take the form of a"Ton-Ton" from starwars..? I saw McGuire at a Sabbath tribute show on Halloween, along with Jon Reiter on the Storm. We did a group costume of the Dixie chicks. If I painted John McGuire it would look exactly like Ernest Borgnine in Poseidon Adventure. Barrel chested and sweaty. Ready for adventure. Sliced open with a light saber to keep Gene Hackman warm through the night. What is the technical term for your day job? Defiler of human dignity through the medium of furry character suits. have you done or been approached by any other bands to do cover art? Yeah, here and there, but I'm kind of a dick about it unless they want to pony up some cash to support my VHS habit. I did a bunch of Mark Mallman covers, partly because he's my cousin, but mostly for the musical genius he can bust out. I would work for Meshuggah as well. Whats this I hear about you and "DR.SHRINKER" in secret talks? new album maybe? Dude, you didn't hear that shit from me. But let's just say I would welcome the chance to do some insanity for those guys because they're the real deal. Go crank up Germ Farm and see what I mean. |
"NIBBLES" the cat bums out the chicks way more than any demonic penetration.
"sliced open with a light saber to keep gene hackman warm" |
*The beast man song you conrtibuted to the LARB KOMP has been stunning victims and leaving them elated..what other tracks on the Komp you find interesting?
I find the vocal stylings of goiter to be quite refreshing. Shitwizard made effective use of the delay pedal. Tweakin like Matty makes my wrists hurt thinking about playing that. Valdur conjured a cyclone of bats around my head. Kelpforest bringing back the movie sample intro. Lift kit - very accessible. Rats eyes, I been there, the desperation. Dead grandma shows us why it's important to practice rectum singing. Subjector subjected me to the sound of a person choking in their v-nek. MDK told a refreshing tale where the dead come back,not as friendly advisors, but as evil bastards. Stabber isn't going to be invited to my barbecue unless they can stop stabbing everything in the backyard. On the dole kept it goin 40 seconds deep. Sxuperion throwing us over an alpine cliff into snowy chasms beneath. Lift Kit back again with a modern spaghetti western about a complicated man with complicated needs, a story that touched me deeply. Hammered coming through with some decent frequency slotting, this shit is tight, where we these dudes when I was 15? And then there's a dramatic pause so you can get ready for the final ear fisting of Beastman. All in all I'd call it a successful ear defecation.
I find the vocal stylings of goiter to be quite refreshing. Shitwizard made effective use of the delay pedal. Tweakin like Matty makes my wrists hurt thinking about playing that. Valdur conjured a cyclone of bats around my head. Kelpforest bringing back the movie sample intro. Lift kit - very accessible. Rats eyes, I been there, the desperation. Dead grandma shows us why it's important to practice rectum singing. Subjector subjected me to the sound of a person choking in their v-nek. MDK told a refreshing tale where the dead come back,not as friendly advisors, but as evil bastards. Stabber isn't going to be invited to my barbecue unless they can stop stabbing everything in the backyard. On the dole kept it goin 40 seconds deep. Sxuperion throwing us over an alpine cliff into snowy chasms beneath. Lift Kit back again with a modern spaghetti western about a complicated man with complicated needs, a story that touched me deeply. Hammered coming through with some decent frequency slotting, this shit is tight, where we these dudes when I was 15? And then there's a dramatic pause so you can get ready for the final ear fisting of Beastman. All in all I'd call it a successful ear defecation.
"Pulse chamber of the ever baby"
BOARDS OF THE MONTH
HITZ 8.2x31.9 "apeshit"2011
..inspired by the resurrection of the planet of the apes flick.Steve naturally added some exposed bowels and became the perfect CREATURE DECK |
Steve accompanied other concepts along with the "apeshit" graph including "zombie stairdive challenge" which rules yet the ape could not be resisted.
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WEEKLY CUTS
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Steve played bass and contributed visuals in Milwaukee death outfit "PHANTASM" during the early 90's.As the years progressed his musical taste became more exotic and began solo projects like so heard above.Beware of the secret song "BEAST MAN" on The dreaded cd version of the LARB KOMP..
Ladies and Gentleman,Mike Melms.
PHOTO(FLYERS) OF THE HOUR
PHANTASM Demo release flyer from 1992..copy the link below to hear the album
http://www.mkepunk.com/releases/metal/phantasm-the-abominable/
"sewed back to life" by phantasm pre dates the dethklok version by more than 2 decades..both songs rip.Steve handled the visuals of course.
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Early 90's deathmetal high school:eye balls,Hell Raiser VHS,werewolves-n-shit..most of this art found its way onto PHANTASM CD inserts,or like their earliest demo "LYCANTHROPY" originaly released on tape(of course) 1990.
