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The Use Of Ashes, based in Nijmegen, Holland, have a long history. The band evolves
from Mekanik Kommando, born on the waves of the early 80s 'Ultra Movement' in
Holland. Mekanik Kommando record no less than six albums - two of them for EMI's
Wereldrekord label - and some film scores. The band also performs hundreds of shows -
some of them for radio and television - and even shoots a video for a VPRO television
broadcast. Over the years Mekanik Kommando adapts a more spheric, organic and
psychedelic style. Most of the electric instruments are replaced by acoustic
instruments. The music changes, the name changes. Mekanik Kommando becomes The Use
Of Ashes, named after a Pearls Before Swine album. The Use Of Ashes is cinematic, dim
and explores the caves of a rich dreamworld, challenging the listener to accompany
the band on a journey in its world. The music creates a strange image of sounds with a
vigorous atmosphere, familiar and at the same time alienating from today's life. A
reissue of the final Mekanik Kommando album The Castle Of Fair Welcome marks the
start of The Use Of Ashes in 1988. |
