Ides of Gemini is a collusion of musical forces precipitated
by the haunting and inimitable vocal prowess of singer /
bassist Sera Timms, also of Los Angeles dark-psych alchemists Black Math Horseman. The compositions are the
long-simmering mental fallout of veteran music and film
journalist J. Bennett (guitar / backing vocals), who has
spent most of the last fourteen years writing for such publications as Decibel, Terrorizer, Revolver, Alternative Press
and Thrasher. The third and final corner of the triangle is
Kelly Johnston, whose martial drumming techniques and
soaring backing vocals brought Ides of Gemini to life as a
performing entity.
Last year, Timms and Bennett recorded and self-released
the four-song Disruption Writ EP, which was anointed “My
Favorite Demo of 2010” by the highly influential music
blog Invisible Oranges. Lyrically, the songs detailed the
terrifying permanence of dismemberment in all its unsettling forms: psychological, emotional and physical. Musically, though? Someone on the internet called it “dream
doom.” Nobody likes to be pigeonholed, but Ides of Gemini will gladly take up temporary residence in that particular
nook for the sake of shorthand. Which is to say that “dream
doom” will do the trick for now. And now is nothing if not
fleeting.
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