‘Abhorrent Evolution’ by Oblivionized Last night, I got a pretty solid metal suggestion from the one, the only JGCSound–so I’d like to pass along the favor. He talked up a UK death metal band with an extremely technical sound. But what attracted me the most about his description
1. Yellow Ostrich- Mary 2. Two Gallants- Las Cruces Jail 3. Tera Melos- Party With Tina 4. Galaxie 500- Tugboat 5. D/Wolves- Buzz Light Yr. 6. La Dispute- Bury your Flame 7. El Guincho- Bombay 8. Assassins 88- Scanners 9. Jrgen Paape- So Weit Wie Noch Nie 10. Apparat-
Wild Beast’s Smother shows the band toning things down, and making a sound that comes off eerier than the material on their previous two albums. Though this LP still holds some of the grooves their last albums did, the songs here carry a much more serious tone–maybe too
New video for the Balkans track “Troubled and Done,” which comes off their new album that’s out now. Kind of confused by the green screen, though. Should we take it upon ourselves to superimpose the band in various places and situations? Just wondering.
Despite my everlasting love for A.P. Ticker and the Spelunker, it seems Breakfast as Sullimay’s is the most popular thing Woodshop Films has ever done. However, it’s been nearly a month since that last episode, from what I believe. Will we ever see Bill, Ann, and Joe
Mamaleek is an unlikely black metal project hailing from San Francisco. The band’s two members are brothers, and they bring elements of noise and electronic drums. The occasional synth jumps in the mix, too. It’s got a gritty bedroom-recorded sound, and even though this thing is rough around
Cybernetic by Leno Lovecraft During last night’s blogTV, I heard some good grooves and strange mixing job from Leno Lovecraft on the song “Princess.” Though I wasn’t in love with the track, the beats and blatant overuse of laser sound effects intrigued me. Maybe this project had something.
CFCF reworks Holy Ghost!’s “Wait & See” on a new EP of remixes for that track, which comes off the band’s latest LP. Look for this release and Holy Ghost! on DFA Records.
On this title track from one of Grouper’s two new albums, Liz Harris creates “vastness,” and packs it into three minutes of arpeggios and ghostly vocals. The lo-fi production makes the music really smudgy and obscured, but there’s still something therapeutic about the repetition and textures here. Listening
Ice cream + girl + bathtub + martial arts + musicians = music video. Battles’ next album, Gloss Drop, drops via Warp on June 6th. The LP will feature vocalists such as Matias Aguayo (on this track), Yamantaka Eye, and even Gary “Cars” Numan. Can’t wait!
