Slices - "The Good Years"

Artist: Slices
Album: Do U Like Mud, Live On WRCT

Release: 2004

Label: Self-Released

Tracklist:

Do U Like Mud

1. Swamp Thing

2. Bee Wings

3. Cut

4. Giant Growth

Live On WRCT

1. Limit Break

2. Red Raft

3. Lord Of The Pit

4. Maimed King

5. Fortress

6. Spider Fighter

7. Tusk Control

8. Cave Crawl

Check it. Today we have some older, rare material from Pittsburgh's wild childs Slices. These two releases were both recorded in 2004 with the founding two members of the band, John and Mike Kasunic. As a result, this material, while still containing songs from their 7" and LP material, is drastically different than the Slices you know and love.

The first of the two CD-Rs, Do U Like Mud, sees the brothers Kasunic using mixer feedback and tone generators to create music that is probably closest to noise. The band manages to create tones and textures that even resemble beats on various occasions. It's certainly not my favorite Slices material, but it's certainly interesting to see where their roots lie. The Live On WRCT CD-R is probably better, though the band was forced to perform for almost an entire hour to fill up the space allotted to them. The same materials used from Mud are here, but this time John is on guitar and Mike on drums, as well. As a result, there's obviously some filler on here, but it's awesome to hear such drastically different versions "Red Raft" and "Cave Crawl." Also neat are all of the nerd-ass references the band throws at you, covering Final Fantasy and Magic the Gathering, among others I'm probably not even recognizing. HUGE NERDS.

There are some stinkers here and there, especially since there is over and hour of music collected here, but it's definitely worth your time. Plus, this stuff can whet your appetite enough for when the band finally drops their next LP, Still Cruising, which promises to be the best record of 2015.

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-Adam