Thursday, August 13, 2009
Twilight - Twilight
Fuck the books / movies. Twilight is an American Black Metal band that contains members of Xasthur, Leviathan, Krieg, and Nachtmystium. This is the only thing they've released and have since broken up. The vocals are heavily distorted to sound airy and demonic, albeit mostly not guttural. Instrumentally and stylistically, this release does not deviate too much from the members' other projects. It's easy to hear each member's contribution and writing style from track to track, and that is probably why it's so good. Fuck the books / movies.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Venetian Snares - Filth
Filth. This raunchy-titled, abrasive, spastic IDM release is the latest from Canada's Venetian Snares (aka Aaron Funk). If you like noisy break-beat shit, you should check this out. I had previously put up "Rossz Csillag Alatt Született," which is also worth a listen... But these two albums are very different. Though both rely on heavy breakbeats, "Rossz..." uses a lot of strings to create a smoother feel, where as "Filth" is a lot more glitchy and harsh.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Running For Cover - Human Ruins EP
Unrelenting Power Violence quartet from Buffalo, NY (basing their location solely on the address in the insert). The lyrics range from misanthropic anger to suicidal gloom and include a track "based on an ancient Irish myth" called "Bricriu." Listen to this when things are not going your way. For fans of Crossed Out.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Aghast - Hexerei im Zwielicht der Finsternis
Moving on with my ambient exploration, we've got Norway's Aghast. Some truly ghastly, drony, dark ambient shit from two black metal wives (one married to Samoth from Emperor, the other married to Fenriz from Darkthrone). I don't want to pose and spout off any more stuff I just read on Encyclopaedia Metallum, so you can read up on them there if you'd like... Except for this: Apparently recorded on Dead's (ex-vocalist for Mayhem that blew his brains out with a shot gun which you might have seen on the cover of their live bootleg album "Dawn Of The Black Hearts) old mic. Morbid witches.
Lull - Cold Summer
Mick Harris (ex-Napalm Death) making ambient music. One hour and twenty minutes of haunting ambiance that would compliment a lonely, dismal winter... Or being abducted by aliens. I recommend you listen to it super loud for the best experience. I'm pretty new when it comes to ambient music, so I don't have too much to say about them now, only that I like it and you might too. Time for me to do some research.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Crime Desire - We Hate All Life
Crime Desire
"We Hate All Life" (2005)
Hardcore
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Hardcore
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The first Crime Desire LP, shortly after which they switched out the guitarist and bassist for some other dudes. These guys from San Diego, CA have come out with with some great PV / Hardcore Punk material over the past few years. I don't think I could ever mistake this band's sound for anyone else... Taking cues from who the fuck knows how much shit, "We Hate All Life" rips. They've got two other LPs and a 7'' that I know of. Note: Some people hate the vocals, but I like them.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Daturah - Daturah
Daturah
"Daturah" (2005)
Post / Rock
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Three track EP from Germany's Daturah. My friend Jonny and I were talking about post-rock one day and he brought these guys up. I hadn't really checked them out at all, so I started chronologically with their fist EP and was pleased with my decision. These tracks, though not revolutionary by any means, do provide more of those great (here it comes) soundscapes that are the backbone for my courtship with post-rock. Anyways, I'm on drugs because I'm about to get a wisdom tooth extracted from my face, so I don't want to keep typing and I don't know what I'm saying anyways. Don't be stupid, get this and listen to it.
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