Writing and Photography by Bobby Talamine Edited by Fiza Javid Subterranean Chicago, Sat 6/3/23 Sean Payne. A man of many hats. A man who knows how to create and build upon, whether it be his from "the ground up" label, Glitch Mode Recordings, to his many bands, Cyanotic most likely being the best well known, although there's plenty of others. Let alone contributing and throwing his hat into the ring with multiple side projects- one of the coolest being Vampyre Anvil from back in the day- I think they performed at Cold Waves V- consisting of Jason Novak and Sean Payne. I bring this all up because as you can start to tell, Sean Payne is a creator, a guy who has his eyes and ears in the underbelly of dark and heavy electronica, or what he likes to convey to all - "Angry Robot Music". Tragedy struck back on May fourth, when Sean and his wife Anastasia Payne were involved in a deadly rollover accident on Interstate 90 near St. Charles Minnesota. Unfortunately, Anastasia did not survive the car accident. Sean received life threatening injuries from the rollover, and was airlifted to the Mayo Clinic Hospital of St. Mary's campus in Rochester Minnesota, and remained there for a few weeks until he was stable, and comfortable enough from all of the internal trauma. That one simple sentence on the tragedy- that's a lot to take in. And it happened so suddenly. Jason Novak, a man of many hats like Sean, was on the road at the time, managing Front Line Assembly, on their North American Tour with Ministry and Gary Numan. He posted the tragedy on Facebook while on the road, a post that didn't mention names and such- a post about a punch to the gut revelations about just being told about the tragedy, and the struggle to comprehend, amplified by living in this cruel world at times. The post I believe was taken down after a few hours. But I felt it as well, without knowing who was involved, from Jason's post. Without re- tracing his steps, It needs to be conveyed how much Jason wears his heart on his sleeve, and conveys the brutal truth, both positive and negative on the current state of things, that being the world we're living in. The post that I believed followed, was sympathetic in tone, announcing what led up to that post, that being a rough day, and that he doesn't pray often, bit if he did, he would now. Like praying in your best way possible, such as screaming out metal lyrics that convey agony and doom, or the simpler type of prayer, on your knees, bedside, through the meditative quiet, message out to all who are involved that are a bigger spiritual force than me. I think he needed to convey with the message of current state of living, brutal how human life can be at times, But he'd be there to assist anyone who wanted to walk through this tragedy, and that we have each other's backs. It's important to note how all of that struck me, not knowing anything about what happened to Sean and Anastasia at the time, and following Jason's lead, that more would be revealed when the people involved are ready. So I myself didn't ask questions, or want to call people blindly, and find out what's up, And when you do find out eventually what happened, it's like a punch to the gut. Like Jason said in a post a bit after- I agree wholeheartedly in what he said about Anastasia- that wherever she went, whatever she was involved in, she just brought light, and she did that for Sean in spades. So us like minded folk, we reciprocate, and we're there, indefinitely, with love and support, leading up to this magnificent fundraiser for Sean Payne, and provide a benefit show with like minded acts that convey so dearly what we've come to love and be a communal part of. The actual show itself, was a display and an up the ante mix and match of solid DJ's and individual recording artists and bands from the industrial and heavy EBM electronica genres, opening with Jeff Moyer, and his set being solid as always, followed by Martin Atkins, who mixed and matched post punk this and that with some heavy and gnarly beats, followed by Mutilato- (Jim Marcus), who by the way focused his set on new material which was downright captivating and awesome to hear, followed by Morgue VVitch, who certainly knows how to embrace dark electronica enhanced by sophisticated vocal, and then followed by DJ Flesh_Bot, who has a downright awesome command of conveying and and playing some serious spins of Industrial, dark techno, and lots of rhythmic noise, all done so elegantly in clothing and presentation. The dance floor was busy when she was at the booth, for her entire set. Next up was Choke Chain, who brought the angst, conveyed the angst, lived in performance perpetual angst. Milwaukee Industrial represent: I'll say. And he's a cool and quiet guy when not performing. So goes to show yet again how guy like Mark Trueman can create sinister and punishing soundscapes with a level of intensity that needs to be witnessed firsthand. Acucrack immediately followed, the brainchild of Jason Novak and Jamie Duffy from back in the day. So sorely miss the likes of Jamie Duffy, and what he brought to the heavy mix of not only Accucrack, but a mind blowing number of projects and bands as well. That Jason has taken the time to continue with this project speaks volumes, what with how Acucrack has evolved, with the use of in your face vocal in the mix, followed by some downright heavy and punishing beats, yet done with a solid core rhythmic base that forces you to move, and to entrance. That was some heavy shit that took precedence for the evening, in my opinion. Next up was Subspace, a multi media force of mixing deep and colorful visuals, all the while spinning everything from industrial, dark and burning electro, and doing it all with such a flare for presentation. The raffle portion of the event immediately followed, with Jean Shock at the helm, giving away to the lucky winners pairs of tickets to Love and Rockets, Sisters of Mercy, and of course Cold Waves XI. Nest up was Caustic- which by their moniker says lots: "Unpopular Music for Unpopular People". Yes, they're in your face, with heavy back breaking beats, followed by lots and lots of participatory chants. A great set from them as well. And then to close things out, we have EchoDroides (Miguel Martin), and DJSJ (Steve Jansen), taking the controls of all things ambient and dark and heavy industrial, enhanced with some serious EBM and electronica to elevate the mix until closing. So to come full circle- this community of like minded folk, have come together yet again to help one of their own get back on his feet, and make sure he's taken care of, and then some. When you witness this in person, see the love in the room, have a chance to support and to just "be there"- that's gratifying. Everyone doing their small part for Sean. Coming out in support there of. Sean is that kind of guy to lend out a helping hand to assist. Hope you all like the photos everyone. Bobby Talamine - JBTV Music Television Chicago Sean Payne, Jason Novak, Kelly Britton- Novak, Martin Atkins, Jeff Moyer, Mutilato, Acucrack, Caustic, JBTV Music Television, Bobby Talamine, Fiza Javid
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