photography by Ward Robinson When Fuck Buttons take the stage they create a world of layers and layers of textured beats, distorted samples, crushed vocals, and the groans of whatever beasts they hide inside their electronic junkpiles. Then they force you into that world and slowly, ever so slowly, they crush your mind. They are [...]

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Not too long ago there was an article about the state of music videos in some relevant culture magazine. The alt suits were basically saying at print time (last year) that it was the best time to make music videos because of no budgets. That was the dumbest shit I have ever heard.

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photography by Ward Robinson

Fuck Buttons performing at The Echo on November 12, 2009 with Growing opening. Fuck Buttons’ gear sits on an erected plastic picnic table which requires them to face each other as they bend over to work their knobs and switches. From time to time they look up at each other which is pretty much is the extend of what’s going on visually. However, sonically, there is infinitely more happening on stage.

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