Otto Von Schirach

When he reviewed a Throbbing Gristle gig in 1979, Melody Maker's Chris Bohn described the "in joke" that was the group's nihilistic stage presence. "They can smile smugly if you stay, snigger derisively if you leave. Either way it's a hollow, depressing victory," he wrote. Otto Von Schirach, whose music sounds like the abortion resulting from an affair between TG and Aphex Twin, has the same effect. By eschewing melody for his own intimidating design of hyper-sliced rhythms and breakneck breaks, the Miami-based laptopper is out to test his audience's tolerance.

AS1

Details

10:00 p.m. Friday, September 3, at I/O, 30 NE 14th St. Tickets cost $10. Call 305-358-8007.

Related Content

• Otto Von Schirach and Dino Felipe Headlining Miami New Times' Artopia Party on March 8
  January 16, 2012
• Rocky Horror Picture Show Miami-Style With Otto von Schirach and Mr. Feathers
  October 26, 2011
• Dammit, Janet!
  October 20, 2011
• Otto Von Schirach remixes Gloria Estefan's "Wepa"
  September 1, 2011
• Otto Von Schirach's Private Tour of Wynwood's Dorsch Gallery, Celebrating Its 20th Anniversary This Saturday
  November 18, 2011

More About

• Otto Von Schirach
• Throbbing Gristle
• Chris Bohn
• Hip-Hop and Rap
• Electronic Music

But Global Speaker Fisting, Von Schirach's third proper album, is consistently absorbing because of his flair for nonsense and bile-colored humor. "La Sangre Del Dedo Intelecto," for example, breathlessly mashes up accordions, Spanish-language melodrama, and metallic guitar riffs. In "Goat Sperm," Von Schirach dons a Gwar-like voice to threaten a woman with the titular fluid as animals bleat and beats rush by so fast they flutter. Like many of his peers, Von Schirach can seem clinical when he's churning out interchangeable rhythm tracks such as "Spine Yogurt" and "Fractal Nut Vinigerette." But his personality, which resembles Kid 606 with a Lucio Fulci fixation, rarely stops lurking. As with TG, Von Schirach's most flamboyant moments, especially the hilarious gangsta rap flirtation "The Kotex Necro" and his Miami bass demon, "G4 Scramblin'," don't distinguish between "depressing victory" and genius.