Saturday, November 28, 2009

The Charlottes - Things Come Apart




Artist: The Charlottes
Album: Things Come Apart
Release: 1991
Label: Cherry Red

Tracklist:

1. Liar
2. Prayer Song
3. See Me Feel
4. By My Side
5. Mad Girl's Love Song
6. Beautify
7. Love In The Emptiness
8. We're Going Wrong
9. Blue
10. Venus


I don't normally post more of a band's material so soon after doing it in the first place, but I figured that since the LoveHappy post was so popular that I would treat you all with more Charlottes. As much as I love their first album, I can be real and say that this is probably more of a treat for most of you; I'll lower myself to your level and cater to your pathetic needs just this once. JUST THIS ONCE.

Things Come Apart is the second and last LP from the Charlottes and is regarded by most to be their best album. While I don't entirely agree, it's still absolutely incredible and I'm probably just wrong and it really is their best. The band's sound on this album is a little less steeped in indie pop and way more into a dreamy sound, making it easier to just pigeonhole them and place them into the shoegaze category. The drumming is still pretty wild in places, making them sound like a way more energetic Lush.

It's hard to select highlights from this when every song is a winner. "Liar" is one of their finest moments and is definitely their "hit." The monolithic "By My Side" is their most hypnotic song and probably my favorite moment on the album. The single "Love In The Emptiness" is one of their darker moments. The band even manages to cover "Venus" and make it not-so-embarrassing. Kind of. Only half the time that I listen to it does my mind wander to one of those unspeakably awkward ads. :shivers:

Anyway, hopefully you guys dig this one as much as LoveHappy, if not more. Enjoy!

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-Adam

Friday, November 27, 2009

HATE - Various Singles




Artist: HATE
Album: Darkcore/Injustice 12", Human Resources/Cunning Love 12", Pretty Boys Don't Survive Up North/Pretty Boy [GFTUA Mix] 12", Hello Darkness/Bad Organs 12", Triple Bypass/Submariner 12"
Release: 2008, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009
Label: HATE

Tracklist:

Darkcore/Injustice 12" (2008)

1. Darkcore
2. Injustice

Human Resources/Cunning Love 12" (2008)

1. Human Resources
2. Cunning Love

Pretty Boys Don't Survive Up North/Pretty Boy [GFTUA Mix] 12" (2008)

1. Pretty Boys Don't Survive Up North
2. Pretty Boy [GFTUA Mix]

Hello Darkness/Bad Organs 12" (2009)

1. Hello Darkness
2. Bad Organs

Triple Bypass/Submariner 12" (2009)

1. Triple Bypass
2. Submariner


It’s been a while, ICDT. I was chatting it up with Adam on AIM and he was asking me for a review. I knew the situation was over-ripe when he instant messenged: “the blog is dying from a lack of electronic pulsing coming from the keyboard/pelvis of johnny b.” I’ve really been dying to write another pulsating review, but a couple months ago my external HD fell and I lost all my music! Although, I have not been music-less this whole time thanks to the blog and help from my buddies (aka Adam).

Shout out to Nick Woj from COLD WORLD! HELL YEAH, BRAH. Nick had suggested that Adam check out these singles and then Adam then forwarded them to me. Cheers, Nick. This stuff is awesome! Not only have I been listening because I have no other music to listen to, but I’ve been listening because it’s actually quite good. This material is so dark it reminds me of space! Now join Nick and I on the patio where we can cuddle in our bed robes, sip scotch whiskey, and listen to some old-school-made-new electronic.

These singles are by an unknown producer, who has used samples that date back to 1992. That’s about as much as I can gather from boomkat. Maybe Nick Woj can enlighten us. Although, I do know that this is an older style of DnB because most of the DnB I listen to is much faster and the amen (signature chopped beat from the The Winston’s “Amen Brother”) is about 160 bpm. Truthfully, it sounds more like a mixture of Techstep, a darker and bassier subgenre, and Dubstep, reggae influenced electronic. Lately, I’ve learned to appreciate the slow reverberations of dubstep because it’s easy to dance to in a jumpsuit. The only problem is that your kitty cat ears will fall off when you hop up and down. I can safely say that all the tracks a brilliant, but my favorite is "Cunning Love" for its diffuse and echoing synths. Do y’all know what that technique is called in the first part of "Hello Darkness"? It sounds like the thrusters of a high speed space craft.

References:

Modern DnB

Old School Jungle

Techstep

Dubstep


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-Johnny B

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Slavescene/MLU Split Tape




Album: Slavescene/MLU Split Tape
Release: 2009
Label: Lower Me Into My Coffin

Tracklist:

1. Slavescene - Nude Ape
2. Slavescene - Unfit Slime
3. Slavescene - Anxious Muscle
4. Slavescene - Gut Wrench
5. MLU - Untitled


Get stoked for this little tape. Orlando's new Lower Me Into My Coffin has put out this awesome live cassette featuring recordings from Slavescene's set from Bloodfest 2009 and a performance from MLU (My Left Uterus) at the Green Womb.

It must first be noted that, yes, this is a live tape, but it's certainly worth releasing: the sound quality is quite excellent and not only is everything is discernible, but it captures the live intensity of the bands. Plus, the actual performances are tight and both sets hover around the eight-minute mark, which is so welcomed. Gotta love sets under ten minutes.

The first side is Slavescene's Bloodfest jont. These songs are a huge growth from their first tape, Heaven Only Knows. That tape was certainly great, but over time the heavily-manipulated vocals began to wear on me and even come off as somewhat of a novelty. Harsh words, sure, but it was still an awesome release. Anyway, gone are those effects, and it sounds great. Trevor has a great, manicked yelp and there's no reason to hide that uncle baby. On top of that, the songs themselves are just better and the band seems more thought-out.

The second side features MLU, a three-piece from Nashville, Tennessee. That's pretty much all I know about them, actually, other than being told that they're doing a split LP with the great New Flesh from Baltimore. Their set is less immediate than Slavescene's, but no less rewarding. The lone song of their performance slowly builds before erupting around the three-minute mark only to die back down to a droning finish a few minutes later. For lack of better words, it's great and more people should check this band out. I feel like I'm shortchanging them here, but I don't know what else to say. It's just one song!

Even though this is a live tape and Slavescene's 7" just came out on Deranged, this is by no means a stopgap release. Aside from the high quality of the music, the packaging rules: NAC Pro Printed Tapes and limited to 200 copies. This is an excellent first release from this label. I don't actually know if there are any copies left, so I guess just email the dude to ask. He's nice!

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-Adam

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Twin Stumps - Self Titled 12"




Artist: Twin Stumps
Album: Self Titled 12"
Release: 2009
Label: Dais

Tracklist:

1. Siberia
2. Beyond The Door
3. Scar
4. Painted In Blood
5. Ejaculation Servant
6. Sell


A few weeks ago I posted about a New York City-based musician named Mike Yaniro of Twin Stumps and his unfortunate circumstances surrounding his mugging. As far as I can tell, the fundrasier is going pretty well and, while he's not completely healed, Mike himself has made much progress. As things are improving, I thought it would be high time to post their debut 12" on Dais Records.

Twin Stumps are a Queens-based band playing noise rock in the vein of No Trend, albeit heavier. Drunks With Guns is also a very prominent influence on this band, as its sound is anchored by a heavy rhythm section, all while propelled by wiry, noisy guitars and manic vocals. The perfect example of this also happens to be my favorite song on the 12", "Beyond The Door," which sees vocalist Alessandro letting loose his lycanthropic howling over a brilliant, slithery guitar line.

"Beyond The Door" isn't the only gem on this release, as the remaining tracks are also of the highest quality. One of their oldest songs, "Siberia," makes its definitive appearance on this 12". The song features the band's standard, frenzied feedback and manages to both blast its way and lurch painfully through its four-minute running time. At the risk of sounding like I'm only capable of describing things through a sludge-lens, "Painted In Blood" has a strong, quasi-southern groove to it, especially with the bassline. It sounds almost as if Eyehategod formed in art school instead of the swampy south, with its filthy quality seeming more deliberate and precise. Almost.

Twin Stumps' 12" is yet another exceptional release from Dais and it gets me incredibly excited for what the band has planned for the future. It was released in a pressing of 300 copies and there are barely any left, so get your hands on it ASAP.

For fans of the aforementioned bands, plus Brainbombs, Drunkdriver, Flipper, and whatever other shit you kids listen to.

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-Adam

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Lil Wayne - Dedication 2




Artist: Lil Wayne
Album: Dedication 2
Release: 2006
Label: Gangstagrillz.com

Tracklist:

1. The Best In The Business
2. Get 'Em
3. They Still Like Me
4. I'm The Best Rapper Alive
5. Cannon [AMG Remix]
6. Workin 'Em
7. Sportscenter
8. Welcome To Tha Concrete Jungle
9. Spitter
10. South Muzik
11. This What I Call Her
12. Dedication 2
13. Weezy On Retirement
14. What U Kno
15. Poppin Them Bottles
16. Where The Cash At
17. Ridin' Wit The AK
18. Weezy On The Streetz Of N.O.
19. Walk It Off
20. Hustlin
21. Gettin Some Head
22. A Dedication After Disaster
23. No Other
24. Outta Here
25. Georgia...Bush


As of recent times, Lil Wayne has fucking sucked. Like almost every rapper does, he started listening to his own hype and let that affect his talent. On top of that and his obvious abuse of sizzurp, he bought into the plague of hip-hop known as auto-tune.

Before the 100 face tattoos and stupid facial piercings, way back in 2006, Lil Wayne actually deserved the title as the best (current) rapper alive. The Dedication 2 was the second installment of his Dedication mixtape series with the most well-known mixtape DJ, DJ Drama. On this mixtape Lil Wayne is at his best. His wordplay and "liquid non-sequiturs" on "Cannon" is matched by very few and is followed by another perfect verse by Freeway.

There is a reason that most mixtape DJs are radio DJs. They don't do shit. Fuck man, I could pick beats for other people to rap over and talk shit. Its really all about who you know and whoring your name around. With that being said, I really enjoy the beats on this mixtape. Wayne shows that he can easily do the swagger rap thing over T.I.'s "What You Know" and Rick Ross's "Hustlin'" and also shows that he can pick up the pace on Dem Franchise Boyz's "I Think They Like Me." The absolute best beat on this whole shebang is done by a member of DJ Drama's Aphilliates Music Group, DJ Don Cannon (one of my favorite producers). The horns and heavy bass on Mr. Don Cannon's "Cannon" will make you immediately move your hips.

It's really hard to believe that at one time this douche bag deserved his hype. Maybe after he serves that year he was just sentenced, he'll come out with a clear head and drive to be as great as he once was.

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-Trey

Sunday, November 15, 2009

The World Itself Is A Bad Dream




Artist: Various
Album: The World Itself Is A Bad Dream
Release: 2009
Label: Drugged Conscience

Tracklist:

1. Nazi Dust - Exhaustion
2. Nazi Dust - Impulse Control
3. Panzram - ...Life Deals Another Hand
4. Dead Stare - Nailed Shut
5. Dead Stare - Red Handed
6. Duress - Allergic To Hope
7. Bad Year - Sleep
8. Rational Animals - Games And Fun


Florida's Drugged Conscience yet again drops some treats on the kids with this short tape compilation entitled The World Itself Is A Bad Dream, which featuring both bands from Florida and other equally-depressing states. The main draw of this tape is the first two tracks featuring Nazi Dust from Tampa. I found their demo to be very solid, but lacking a certain something. The band was still fresh and still didn't seem to have gelled yet, but I not only still enjoyed it, but could tell something great was on the horizon. These two songs (which I believe will be re-recorded for their upcoming 7") are superior to their past material, showing the band doing what it does great: playing hardcore that deviates slightly from the standard sound, yet, fortunately, still has one foot firmly planted in no-frills, fast, straight edge hardcore.

It would be unfair of me to continue to rave about Nazi Dust's contribution to this tape when the rest of it is excellent, as well. Rounding out the A-side are Panzram (members of Merkit) and Dead Stare. The former is an excellent two-piece playing jagged, yet heavy hardcore. I very much enjoyed their demo tape and this song is no different. Dead Stare contributes two songs in under 30-seconds, doing the No Comment powerviolence-thing quite well, even if it is 2009.

On the flipside, we have a song from Duress from Chicago who are one of many incredible hardcore bands that have been popping up in the Windy City in the past few years. It's fast. It's hard. It's straight edge. Bad Year is the band I had never heard of on the tape and while the song is pretty good, I find it to be the least memorable of the songs here, though the blame for that is just as much on the other bands as it is theirs. The tape concludes with a song from the late-era Black Flag-worship of Rational Animals from Rochester, NY. From hearing this and their 7", I can say that this band rules. Will asked me if they could hop on at a show at my place in the absence of Nomos, and, while never having heard them, it was a great call. Even their belligerently drunk singer who rubbed every single person in the crowd the wrong way couldn't stop me from enjoying their set, even if it was a little long. Still, their song "Games And Fun" might be my favorite song on this tape, if not tied with the Nazi Dust jams.

Anyway, there's a lot to enjoy here and Drugged Conscience has yet again come through with an excellent tape release. Chris was nice enough to provide for us the best quality rip of this tape, so be sure to download this, as I've only heard a tape rip floating around out there.

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-Adam

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Felt - Primitive Painters/Cathedral 12"




Artist: Felt
Album: Primitive Painters/Cathedral 12"
Release: 1985
Label: Cherry Red

Tracklist:

1. Primitive Painters
2. Cathedral


My 22nd birthday was a few weeks ago and it was the first time in as long as I can remember that I actually enjoyed my birthday. What made it different from every other banal and lackluster birthday? Two specific things: an awesome vegan sushi dinner with some of my best friends and, more importantly, a copy of Felt's Primitive Painters/Cathedral 12" single.

Felt is definitely one the best bands Scotland [Edit: They're British. Woops!] ever produced. Led by the enigmatic Lawrence [Hayward] and his Tom Verlaine-esque vocals, the band crafted some of the best guitar-driven pop ever; imagine Television as an indie pop band. Maybe? Anyway, the A-side of this single is Felt's "hit" and one of their most well-known songs and appeared on their album Ignite The Seven Cannons. Apparently, you can't be a true fan of the band if you haven't heard it, making me a huge poseur. I've been listening to a bunch of Felt's albums since mid-high school, but I had not actually heard this song until it was gifted to me. Why was I so out of the loop? The reason is simple: the full-length it appeared on is quite mediocre by Felt's standards and I didn't get far enough into the album to actually hear the song. I'm still kicking myself for that one...

In addition to being their most popular jam, it's also most definitely one of their best singles or songs, period. Produced by Robin Guthrie with guest vocals from my favorite singer ever, Elizabeth Frasier (both of the Cocteau Twins), the song actually sounds like the perfect combination of both Felt and Cocteau Twins. I know, I know, Guthrie DOES has a tendency to ruin a lot of the things he touches by ignoring bands' strengths and just trying to make them sound like his own band (look no futher than Ignite The Seven Cannons), but it works marvelously on this song. Felt's guitars are at their poppiest and Frasier's vocals actually soar higher than the majestic keys. It's six minutes of pure, aural ecstasy.

Also appearing on Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty, the B-side song of "Cathedral" is more standard Felt, meaning it's still an incredible pop gem with beautiful guitar interplay. Not as immediately catchy "Primitive Painters," the song is still worthy enough to share wax with the classic title track. I very much enjoy this song, but I do find myself not flipping the record as much as I should. Cot damn cushes, that title track rules.

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-Adam

Friday, November 13, 2009

Rafael Toral - Wave Field




Artist: Rafael Toral
Album: Wave Field
Release: 1995
Label: Moneyland

Tracklist:

1. Wave Field 5
2. Wave Field 6
3. WF Radio Edit


If you actually manage to make it through Mike McGonigle's self-centered, overly tangential 33 1/3 book on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, you'll find one of the few more cohesive, interesting parts: the idea of an album that could follow Loveless. McGonigle suggests this.

Wave Field is a two-part guitar composition composed and recorded by Toral in his home studio. The album does not, in fact, sound like a follow-up to Loveless. What it does sound like is everything organic, ethereal and wonderful about Kevin Shield's opus distilled into a crystalline essence and then melted slowly and beautifully, with the results put to tape. Toral's Fender overdubs simmer and soar with equal profundity.

I'm not much of a drone fan-- I hate, say, Sunn 0)))-- but this is record sounds like one gigantic guitar canvas. I've been sitting here with the lights off listening to Wave Field on this depressingly rainy day and the sublime vibe it gives off is absolutely perfect.

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-Asa

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Muslimgauze - The Rape Of Palestine




Artist: Muslimgauze
Album: The Rape Of Palestine
Release: 1988
Label: Limited Editions

Tracklist:

1. Shadow Of The West
2. The Muslim City
3. A Nation
4. Ways Of Faith
5. The Power Of The Word


"This record is dedicated to the victims of Israeli brutality in occupied West Bank and Gaza"

So goes the quote from what is possibly Bryn Jones' most inflammatorily titled work, The Rape Of Palestine, whose name essentially and unapologetically represents the political sentiment of his Muslimgauze project. This album stands as my second favorite album of his, standing only behind the stunning Abu Nidal.

For the uninitiated, Muslimgauze is not only the sound of one pissed-off individual, but also a hybrid of experimental techno, droning ambient, and samples derived primarily from the Middle East. It's kind of like if worldbeat was actually well-concieved, or even just palatable, really. His main sound is very percussive and, aside from the purely ambient excursion of "A Nation," this release is no different. It's hard to say what sets this release apart from others (there is a lot of repetition in both the musical and, arguably, ideological themes in Jones' work), but I would argue that the album never becomes dull or falls into the pitfalls of some later releases. Still, most dwell on the politics of Muslimgauze, which is unfortunate as the music is incredible and should be paid equal mind, if not be the main focal point.

Whether allied to or in conflict with it, focusing solely on Jones' political diatribe against Israel and the West is terribly lazy. I would certainly never even think to consider Jones an anti-Semite for his work created under the Muslimgauze banner, nor would I take the use of that tired and oft-misused slur seriously. On the flipside, I wouldn't exactly label his work Orientalist in nature, as it's not deprecatory towards the Other; Jones is merely speaking out against what he views as a crime against humanity from the perspective of a Westerner and is in no way attempting to speak for the Palestinians, Arabs, or the colonized, in general. Therefore, his ideas should not be discredited along either of those lines.

I've already given too much time and credit to the tired debate over his politics, so I'll leave you to listen to a major work of one of the most fascinating figures in experimental music in the past thirty years.

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-Adam

Monday, November 9, 2009

Pollution - nasty.DNA




Artist: Pollution
Album: nasty.DNA
Release: 2008
Label: Self-Released (Cassette Version)/Feast Of Tentacles (12" Version)

Tracklist:

1. tiny.black.burns
2. Failure
3. Upsidedown Trough
4. drop.die
5. Fly Upon The Garbage
6. Camphor
7. White Gas
8. shock.no exist


Pollution is an exciting new band from New York City. They combine metal aesthetics with strong hardcore punk sound quality and style. "Naaaasty.DNA" is one of two cassettes the band has floating around now, the other previously posted on this blog. Their songs average in the one-to-two minute range, with three exceptionally longer tracks on this tape. In general I find Pollution original and different. Where they succeed the most in creating their particular vision of metal/punk crossover are on those songs that have punk rhythm sections with heavily reverbed, and darkly moded guitars. "drop.die" is a good example of this. There are moments that drag (see "Upsidedown Trough"), but perhaps fans of riffier or droning metal music may appreciate these slower songs. Best track, "tiny.black.burns", opens the tape; it has eerie bent harmonics and a wicked nu-metal/tribal drum beat that makes me want to overturn tables in the library.

Feast of Tentacles has reissued this amazing tape on vinyl, so be sure to pick it up because it will surely sound better.

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-Colman

Saturday, November 7, 2009

The Charlottes - LoveHappy




Artist: The Charlottes
Album: LoveHappy
Release: 1989
Label: Subway Organization

Tracklist:

1. Are You Happy Now?
2. Cold
3. Keep Me Down
4. Stubborn
5. See The Danger Shine
6. Everything To Me
7. In My Hair
8. Love Happy


Introduced to me by my coolest friend (sorry, it's not you, Trey) fairly recently, the pre-Slowdive band the Charlottes have seem to flown under most peoples' radars and I don't exactly understand why. The band predated the shoegaze movement, releasing their final LP Things Come Apart in mid-1991, around the time of the birth of the genre. That album stands as an unheard pillar of early shoegaze and is certainly a milestone of the sound. It seems to me that most people seem to cite that as their masterpiece (it sounds shoegazey, their hit "Liar" is on it, etc.), but I actually enjoy their debut LP, LoveHappy more.

LoveHappy sees the band in a more embryonic state than Things Come Apart. First, the album's sound is rooted way more in the noise pop and indie pop of the 80s in the U.K. than shoegaze or dream pop, making it more poppy and energetic; I've even heard to it referred to as "tweegaze." This is made apparent from the get-go with the ultra-poppy opener of "Are You Happy Now?," which is potentially the definitive moment of this earlier sound. The band is just sloppier and more fun here than on their later material. This energy is partly due to the driving percussion of future Slowdive drummer, Simon Scott. While he drummed on both albums (and other singles), the more pop-structured songwriting on this album allows for him to go crazier. Only the slower, druggier "Keep Me Down" and "Love Happy" break the pop mold of this album and foreshadow what the band would eventually become.

Another difference between the two albums is the length. While Things Come Apart is 48 minutes, LoveHappy is only 22 minutes, which is a godsend. It's the perfect length to an album of this kind. I certainly don't get bored during Things Come Apart, but the length LoveHappy is just perfect; it's just long enough without any hint of wearing on the listener and its pacing is flawless.

This has quickly become one of my favorite noise pop records and while not as revolutionary as their sophomore release, I find this to be the stronger effort. Still, one should definitely seek out both of their albums because this band deserves to be heard on a much wider scale.

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-Adam

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Ambulars - Summer Of The Ambulars




Artist: The Ambulars
Album: Summer Of The Ambulars
Realease: 2009
Label: Self Released

Tracklist:

1. The Rains
2. Northern
3. Coasts
4. Bookmarked
5. Southern
6. Lighthouse


What better time to start a pop punk then summer. Last summer, long time friends Mikey, Jen, and Andy decided to do just that. After adding Joey for drum support, the Ambulars started playing a lot of shows in Washington, D.C... Mostly at the Girl Cave. They started to get a pretty good following (for D.C.). Maybe it was just because they have a lot of friends, but it might be because they were fucking good and energetic. The end of summer meant that Jen had to leave the area for grad school (not punk).

This is the real friggin' deal. No more acoustic teasers. The sound falls somewhere between punkier pop-punk like the Ergs or Lattermen and the sugary stuff like Fall Out Boy or New Found Glory. As before, I have a really hard time comparing them to any other band. The only band that comes to mind is Alkaline Trio, but that is probably because I know how much Mikey loves them (enough to skip one of his old bands shows to see them. Jokes.) My favorite songs on this release are "The Rain," "Bookmarked," and "Lighthouse." Surprise, surprise! All of these songs were written by Mikey. He also wrote "Daily Inheritance" on their acoustic ep, Summer Fling. Everything he has been touching recently is gold.

This band is a fresh breath of air. Punkier pop-punk is going strong (Bridge and Tunnel are fucking awesome), but the poppier pop-punk realm of recent times has been dominated by shitty, washediup metalcore kids trying to cash in on "heavy" pop with screaming and breakdowns. Seriously, This Time Next Year, Four Years Strong, A Day To Remember, and Set Your Goals all fucking suck.

I'm way stoked on seeing this band during the holidays. Geared up with a new a drummer and maybe new songs? **Wink wink** Let's hope.

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-Trey

Monday, November 2, 2009

Corrupted - Vasana 7"




Artist: Corrupted
Album: Vasana 7"
Release: 2007
Label: HG Fact

Tracklist:

1. Vasana, Pt. 1
2. Vasana, Pt. 2


If it was 2007 again, I would say that this 7" is proof that Corrupted still got it. Released in conjunction with An Island Insane, this proved that after almost fifteen years, Corrupted was not only still at the top of their game, but that they are the preeminent sludge band. Period.

The first part of Vasana sees the band at their most mesmerizing. Sure, an album like El Mundo Frio has its calmer parts, but this song is both some of their most atmospheric and ultra-heavy material. While I'm not actually very fond of the genre, it actually sounds like Corrupted's take on funeral doom (funeral sludge?) and it's absolutely brilliant. The b-side is more in the classic vein of Corrupted and delivers a more bludgeoning blow to the senses. While not as strong as the a-side, it's still worthy of the Corrupted name and makes this 7" a total banger.

Definitely check this out if you have any general interest in sludge or Corrupted. It's one of the more manageable releases they have, alongside the El Dios Queja 10".

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-Adam