Extra treat for tonight .. epic live album by Earth. Originally released in 1995 only containing the 30 minute tune "Ripped on fascist ideas", this 2001 re-release adds four bonus tracks from their 1990 demo. Oh yeah, on the fourth song, "Divine and bright", there's this guy singing ..Kurt Cobain.. you might have heard of him. Play this one loud, and most importantly, enjoy!
I'm feeling generous and happy tonight, a rare enough incident, and that's why I'll pop out one more God-album. Here's the remix album featuring tracks off of "The anatomy of addiction". The remixes are performed by Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), Bill Laswell, Justin Broadrick (Godflesh), Lumberjacks (New Kingdom) and Kevin Martin. 36 minutes of good times, enjoy!
More God for the masses! This continues on the recipe of madness: alto, tenor and baritone saxophones shrieking away, dissonant drumming, waves of droning feedback, fuzzy distorted bass and shouted vocals .. Combine this with the running time of over 70 minutes, and you're in for quite a ride (Don't worry, there's much to discover, it really doesn't get as repetitive as you might think ;). Enjoy!
This is a mix of guitars, acoustic and electric bass, didgeridoo, drums, drum machines, samplers, vocals, saxophones and just about everything else .. so there's like 12 guys playing at the same time? Yes, at times it's like being stuck in Ho Chi Minh city traffic, noisy and chaotic, then there's funky goodness, shouted vocals and a huge groove! It's not easy listening, but very impressive experimentation and one of the most underrated albums of the universe.
Slow and heavy rhythms, saxophone lines, guttural vocals .. this is a exceptional live album, combining elements of free jazz, alternative rock and various other spices. As I really hate the term "jazzcore", I won't be throwing it around that much, and will stick to recommending this to all open-minded people.
God was a project created by Kevin Martin in the late 80s. Initially, they played live in the UK, much like the projects of Justin. Justin had met Martin by this time and he was responsible for producing the band's first 2 records, Breach Birth and Loco, the latter being a live record. By this time, Justin had joined the band on guitars, replacing Shaun Rogan. As the years went on, the cast grew, and by the time they decided to disband, there was upwards of 10 members.
Feels almost celebratory, my last Techno Animal post for a while. A 12" promotional EP by Matador which was given out on Techno Animal's US tour. "We can build you" is the album version from "The brotherhood of the bomb". The aforementioned song is then mixed by Mr. Oizo. Edition of 1000 pieces. Enjoy!
Released by City Slang in 1997, this puppy features five original songs and their remix counterparts. The third track, Deceleration, is one of the best tracks ever released by Techno Animal, but that's just my humble opinion. For more info, check here. Enjoy!
This 12" was released in September 2000 on Matador Records. Both bands recorded one song and remixed the other's. Great noisy hip-hop, recommended listening.
The epitome of industrial hip-hop, period. Released on the 11th of September 2001, Techno Animal presents us with 12 tracks of distorted beats, shrilling noises, sub-zero bass tracks and bile-filled rap. Half of the album features rapping, the other half is instrumental. Featured artists include: Divine Styler, El-P/Cannibal Ox, Anti Pop Consortium, Rubberroom, Dälek and Toastie Taylor. Intense and noisy, play this one loud!
A maxi CD by Techno Animal released in May 2001 by Matador Records. Three tracks, "Dead man's curse", "City of glass" and an exclusive song to the CD, "Dead man's version". The title track features Roger Robinson, a Trinidadian poet.
As most of you are aware, John Peel had a radio show on BBC1 called .. surprise surprise .. "The Peel sessions". During his lifetime over 4000 sessions were recorded by over 2000 artists. They usually featured four songs recorded over the course of one day, resulting in a rough and unfinished, demo-like feel .. this is one of those sessions.
This was released in the late September of 1998 on Position Chrome, and is basically a compilation of older, remixed and deconstructed, Techno Animal tracks. Ferocious industrial drum and bass, this is one bad mofo to handle. For more info, click here.
Rejoice, it's time for another limited Position Chrome 12" vinyl! This came out on the 8th of June 1998 and features two tracks, "Dread time warp" and "Bass concussion". Enjoy!
That's right folks, it's time for another Techno Animal 12"! This one came out on Grand Royal, the label owned by the Beastie Boys. Two tracks on both sides, "Demonoid" and "Oil king" on one, "Mindbender" and "Atomic Buddha" on the other. Both "Demonoid" and "Atomic Buddha" can also be found on "Techno Animal Vs. Reality". Guest stars include Porter Rick on "Demonoid", Ted Parsons narrating on "Oil king" and Alec Empire on "Atomic Buddha".
Time for another Techno Animal 12", this limited EP was released on Position Chrome in 1997. Side A features three different versions of "The myth/Illogical". Side B features "Fistfunk (Molecular)", "Toxicity" and "Needle". The original tracks of "The myth/Illogical" and "Molecular" are found on the "Electric ladyland 4" compilation.
This was a limited 12" release in November 1996 on Position Chrome. Side A features two remixes of "Intercranial", and side B two remixes of "Lost transmission of the ill saint". The original version of "Intercranial" appeared on the "Rauschen 12" compilation.
This album should be one of the reasons why people should have good sound systems. And open minds for new music for that matter, but that's a completely different story. This is more ambient than most ambient, heavier than most metal, darker than the dystopia of Blade Runner, more psychedelic than most psychedelic trance, groovier than most dub reggae and somehow more organic than a hippie playing an acoustic guitar even though it's more industrial than industrial music .. This is not music that starts and ends, there's no introduction, no development and most importantly, no choruses. Approach with an open mind and you shall be rewarded. More album info here.
Sorry, there's no techno or animalistic party here, just gritty and bouncy industrial served us by Justin Broadrick and Kevin Martin. A dark, menacing and fierce album mixing together the sounds of God and Godflesh, the bands which both guys respectively fronted at that time. So, if you're into one or both of previously mentioned bands, GET.THIS.NOW. I'm not kidding, this is great stuff! Check out the tracklist and more info here.
So, you got acquainted with Runhild Gammelsæter and her bestial vocals in my previous post. Coming at us full speed again, she teams up with James Plotkin and Tim Wyskida of Khanate fame, to bring us something completely different. Trust me on this one, this is unlike anything you've heard before. There's a warm Khanatean vibe on the whole album, combining free jazz improvisations, feedback-drenched doom metal and buzzing ambient sounds. This is definetly an acquired taste, but I'd still recommend this for anybody willing to broaden their musical horizons. Album info here.
There are some pearls among female-fronted extreme metal, Thorr's Hammer being one of them. When the band pretty much consists of "Burning Witch"-members and is spiced up with some of the most gut-wrenching female vocals ever put on tape, you pretty much can't go wrong with this one. This is the Southern Lord CD-release, with the additional fourth track "Mellom galgene (Live)". More album info here.
The second album by Emil Brahe continues the road of desolation started on "Let there be a massacre". This time the lyrical themes have progressed towards the whole cosmos and its infinity, leaving the puny humankind behind. This should please everybody who liked the first release, a recommended download. For more album info, click here.
A great release combining funeral doom, death metal and even some martial passages into a oozing mass crawling forth from your speakers. The lyrical themes are about the inanity of man, so be prepared for a "not-so-happy" lyrical onslaught brought forth by the sole band member Emil Brahe. If dark lyrical themes and slow music is your thing, go ahead and grab this. Album info here.
Luckily for Dopethrone this is no originality contest, they wouldn't score very high on that chart. But what they do here, is very good in it's own right. Hazy, weed-crazy riffing, a few samples here and there, the fat wall of sound, the muffled drums, bile-filled vocals, and oh yeah, did I mention that groovy, old-school riffing yet? Eight pretty short and varied songs on this disc, spanning a bit over 30 minutes. Hope they will keep going, this being their first release, they can improve and become quite a monolith in the future. Keep an eye out on their MySpace. For more album info, again, check here.
Be merry, here's more Eyehategod! Tonight's menu is served in three courses: 1) Four tracks from the 1990-demo "Lack of almost everything". These are noisy and full of feedback, a great appetizer! 2) Four songs on a live radio broadcast from 1994. 3) And seven brain-damaging songs from their European tour in 2000. I'll tell you once again, this is harsh, gritty and relentless music, no easy listening. For more info on the tracklist, check here.
This album includes several rare and live recordings, as well as three brand-new tracks from 2005! So let's start off with a fair warning: the quality of the songs varies from track to track. Some songs work like a charm while some are more suited for the EHG completist. Because of the wide variety of material on this compilation (spanning over 10 years), the album may come off as chaotic and unorganized, hence I only recommend it to fanatics and completionists of the group. More info here.
"Southern discomfort" gathers together tracks from three hard-to-find 7" releases, plus a few tracks which were recorded during the '95 "Dopesick"-sessions. The title track is featured on "Confederacy of ruined lives" as a reworked version titled "Jack ass in the name of God". Amongst my favourite songs are "Story of the eye" and "Serving time in the middle of nowhere", two tracks which ironically don't appear on any of their studio albums. The big mammoth, the 16-minute "Dopesick jam", closes the album in a gigantic medley consisting of songs throughout the bands history. Read more about this album here.
The pain of a heroin addict in musical form. These 12 bleak and heavy songs are in my opinion the best material these Lousiana sludgers ever caught on tape. If you want groovy music and raw emotion that's almost on the verge of collapse, do yourself a favour and grab this. For more album info, click here. Oh yeah, I seriously think there's a fight that abruptly ends the song on "Anxiety hangover", haha!
Is it just me, or is "Take as needed for pain" one of the best album titles .. ever? To continue our series of fucked up feedback, sludge metal and drug abuse, I give you the second full length by Eyehategod. This is drugged up and alcohol soaked sludge metal straight from New Orleans, you'd better submit to these 12 songs clocking in at 50 minutes. For more info, click here.
This album is digusting. It is dark and hateful. It is angry. And these are good things.
This is the Finnish alternative for Bongzilla, and damn, this is tasty and green sludge all the way! The EP features five gritty and groovy tracks, with a playing time of thirty and some minutes. I decided to post this one because of their upcoming concert at the "Psychotropic caravan II"-festival. Comes extremely recommended for those smoking sessions, remember to turn the bass up loud! For more info on the EP, click here.
