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2012, 320, AOTY, black metal, devin townsend, download, emperor, eremita, ihsahn, Leak, progressive, rar
17 Sunday Jun 2012
Posted Fresh Out of The Oven
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2012, 320, AOTY, black metal, devin townsend, download, emperor, eremita, ihsahn, Leak, progressive, rar
09 Saturday Jun 2012
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2012, 320, AOTY, Experimental, free download, Free Improvisation, kbps, Keiji Haino, LP, Nazoranai, Oren Ambarchi, rar, record, Review, Rock, Stephen O'Malley, Sunn O))), Track, vinyl
So, after a busy days work, I come home tired and depressed, and what is there waiting for me? Only my most anticipated album of the year, which doesn’t even come out until July. Christmas has truly come.
First of all I want to express how stunning the record looks itself: designed by Stephen O’Malley, responsible for other beautiful records such as the previous Haino / Ambarchi / O’Rourke power trio releases, it cannot be enjoyed fully from just pictures. The artwork itself is something to be admired, but then just the little things like the layout of the track titles on the back, and the “なぞらない” (Nazoranai) glossed transparently on the front cover (invisible from the picture) just shows the effort he has gone to make the record a special entity.
From the start the listener gets the feel of the incredible musicianship and their ability to really play off each other, the first track builds and builds, but remains suitable calm for its entirety. Throughout it there is the overwhelming understanding of quiet and tranquility, and completely contrasted with Haino‘s screeched and wails, but works perfectly. The mastering on this seems to me to have stepped up from the previous “power trio” releases, and the substitution of O’Malley stepping in for O’Rourke is a vast improvement in my opinion – although I really enjoy the LP’s he features playing bass on, O’Malley really is a master of this style, this maybe because it is alot more audible but he does a fantastic job. Because of him the whole record is so much more heavier, and he really brings it – most notable in the second track, where the bass plays this really doom-metal oriented riff alongside the drums and it just makes me think “YES, this is what this trio needed”.
Haino’s guitar playing remains the same, with harsh and discordant sections making the rhythm section really sink into its groove, and grind perfectly abrasively by giving order through destruction, as it really sounds like he is laying waste to his guitar. It’s hard to believe that the whole performance is improvised, of course there are free sections and similar tell-tale signs, but the tracks themselves stand together incredibly strongly. Definitely the most prominent thing during the performance is the synchronization between O’Malley and Ambarchi: Keiji in all of his releases keeps to doing his own thing (although he does a superb job of inter-locking it with the other musicians) but here the connection among the rhythm section is just remarkable. I would honestly recommend this album to anyone who plays a musical instrument, as it demonstrates perfectly the great ability of playing “as one” with various different people as this LP is a prime example by all accounts. Another thing that they bring to the table in this release is the harmonized vocals, I might be wrong but I can’t recall any on previous releases, used on the final track. These are one of the many things that make this record superior to any previous effort, as they pile up mystical sounds and atmosphere to the picture that they have already created in the over-an-hour set. Unintelligible but fascinating, with post-rock-esque guitar work by Haino in the finale – really simple and unusually clean for him, and eerie. The final track really is something else.
This LP is already one of my favorites of the year so far – instantly grabbing, interesting for any musician, and pushing the boundaries of the power trio even further forward. Nazoranai officially comes out on July 2nd, on Ideologic Organ (a sub-label of Editions Mego, owned by Stephen O’Malley himself), and I cannot recommend picking up a copy enough, especially as it will sell-out fast and you might receive it early like I did – http://editionsmego.com/release/SOMA009
Stay Swimming.
08 Friday Jun 2012
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2012, album, Cropsey, Dan Barrett, Deathconsciousness, demo, Have a Nice Life, new
Yesterday, Enemies List Home Recordings put up a fresh Have a Nice Life demo on soundcloud, entitled “Cropsey”. It was only online for approximately 30 minutes, so you had to be pretty available to hear it, but luckily for those who weren’t around at the time to hear it, someone has snagged it and uploaded it to youtube. The song itself is a great progression for HANL, as it seems to moved towards the direction of Giles Corey, with a eerie sample at the beginning and the atmosphere on the whole is simply incredible. Even though this is only a demo, the chance for a follow up to “Deathconsciousness” is imminent, and personally I am really excited to here more from them, as “Deathconsciousness” is one of my personal favorite albums of all time. So check out the link below, escpecilly if you have never come across any of Dan Barrett’s projects before:
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13 Friday Apr 2012
Posted Fresh Out of The Oven
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2012, AOTY, Death Grips, Experimental, Hip-Hop, Leak, MC Ride, rar, Review, The Money Store, Zach Hill
Finally, “The Money Store” leaked. Definitely as good as, if not better than, Exmilitary – “Hacker” is probably one of the best songs they have ever recorded. Might do a proper review of this after a couple more listens, but enjoy it before the link gets taken down 🙂
Stay Swimming.
12 Thursday Apr 2012
Posted Audio / Visual, Fresh Out of The Oven
in08 Wednesday Feb 2012
Posted Audio / Visual, Fresh Out of The Oven
inThe Upcoming album “Zoo” by Hardcore Punk band Ceremony has found its way onto youtube today, which is pretty sweet. The sound is a complete change from previous releases, steering more towards a straight up punk rock LP as follows the single “Hysteria” which was released in January. “Zoo” is still set to be released on March 5th.
EDIT: Although the videos has been removed, I have ripped them. Follow me and I will message you a link.
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08 Wednesday Feb 2012
Posted Audio / Visual, Fresh Out of The Oven
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2012, Death Grips, Experimental, Hip-Hop, New Album, Teaser, Video, Zach Hill
Experimental Hip-Hop band “Death Grips” recently revealed via twitter that they are to be releasing 2 brand new albums in the year of our lord 2012. Ex-military being one of the best albums of 2011 (period), I am thoroughly excited for both of them, especially from brand new video for “Blackjack” that they released along with the message:
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01 Wednesday Feb 2012
Posted Audio / Visual, Fresh Out of The Oven
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2012, Angels Of Darkness Demons Of Light II, Desert Rock, Drone, Dylan Carlson, Earth, Instrumental, The Corascene Dog
A brand new Earth song has come online from their upcoming LP Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II, named “The Corascene Dog“. Recorded in the same week as Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I it still holds onto the desolate vibe, but with more immediate great melodies hammered in by Dylan Carlson. The low bass seems to have been better incorporated than in the previous LP, and the atmosphere created gives a seemingly more consistent feel. With this having been said, it is impossible to write a proper review because we do not yet have the context of the whole album, which is scheduled for release on February 14th.
Stay Swimming.
31 Tuesday Jan 2012
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2012, Ambient, Audience Of One, Experimental, flac, Leak, Oren Ambarchi, rar
30 Monday Jan 2012
Posted Audio / Visual, Review
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An album which I have had on repeat for the last couple of days is the debut by “indie-pop” band Palette Town, which came out in the last several days of 2011, and I wish I had found it alot earlier; Comprised of 4 tracks and a remix, this EP has so much variation and innovation that it simply does not get boring or overplayed. As a whole the EP has a very summery feeling, and even though I have been listening to it during winter it still maintains its happy and relaxed vibe: the guitars very reminiscent of Jack Johnson in places, due to the aesthetically pleasing chords and progressions, but with little extra runs sprinkled among the various chords in each song. The rhythm section throughout is reasonably up-beat and with some almost punk-rock influences here and there, but overall they do not perturb from the calm feeling of the release. The vocals just build upon the foundations of the music and are a real breath of fresh air, as they alternate between male and female voices (most noticeable on “Fast Forward‘”), the latter being something different to what I normally hear and the female vocalist holds onto the personality within the tone her voice, and the really catchy choruses grab the listener in every song on this EP. One of the coolest things on this debut is the remix track at the end, which normally would really frustrate me and make me feel like the band just ran out of material, but here it is utilized as a completely new chip-tune track which completely brings the fun.