Wednesday 20 March 2024

*** FARAH RUD + OPIÁCEA + DESVIO split premiere ***

FARAH RUDOPIÁCEA + DESVIO
"Split"
exclusive album premiere
For fans of
OrchidJune Paik and Amu Daria


      
     Today's premiere of this incredible 3-way split featuring 7 songs in 16 minutes from Farah Rud (Indonesia), Desvio (Brazil), and Opiácea (Brazil). It releases in full March 21st via Lua Negra Records, a Brazilian screamo label, on their Bandcamp page as well as streaming platforms. The production was completely DIY: all the songs were recorded, mixed and mastered by the bands themselves. They are currently looking for labels interested in a tape release, so if that's your thing or you'd like it to start to be your thing please contact the bands! Lastly, at the end of march, Desvio is touring Brazil's southeast region, on the "ninho torto tour" ("crooked nest tour"). More info about the tour linked on Instagram here!

     Things begin with three quick FARAH RUD songs that bring to mind emo-violence ala Orchid, Senza, and Mis sueños son de tu adiós - ya know, lotsa screaming and an early 2000s feel, with the closing jam experiencing spaghettification as it breaks down into feedback and chaos. OPIÁCEA's two jams are much darker and fall on the screamo/black-metal/crust side of things, bringing to mind bands such as June Paik, Deszcz, and His Hero Is Gone. DESVIO finishes this killer split off with two songs that find the balance between the two preceding bands, as they mix post-hardcore, sludgy rock, as well as both fast and slow elements along with the skramz. I don't really have band comparisons here because they really branch off and do their own thing, maybe some heavier Joliette mixed with Amu Daria or something.


(2024) FARAH RUD + OPIÁCEA + DESVIO full stream

Saturday 16 March 2024

*** PODCAST #151 Flesh And Blood Robot ***


    Nick Miller from FLESH AND BLOOD ROBOT joined me on the most recent podcast which I'm airing a day before their reunion show with From A Second Story Window on March 17th, 2024 at Pyramids Scheme in Grand Rapids, the band's first show in 18 years. Nick also plays in Dust Biters and is a hella funny and interesting guy. Some things discussed: stupid back injuries, being a roadie at 16, Myspace messaging board beefs, screamo and instru-metal tangents, surviving on the McDonald's $1 menu, reuniting and playing with From A Second Story Window, the Ion Dissonance trailer show, the Sunn O))) effect, the last thing recorded whilst being murdered, resurrecting social media presence, the future of FABR, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Alluviul, Deadwater Drowning, Ekbom, Johnny Truant, Nuvolascura, and The Red Chord. Listen to podcast #151 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

FLESH AND BLOOD ROBOT


1 The Tech Gods
DEADWATER DROWNING "The Best Sex I Ever Had Started With a 900 Number and a Credit Card Verification" (Nick)
JOHNNY TRUANT "I Love You Even Though You're a Zombie Now" (Dave)

It's All Patterns and Counting
THE RED CHORD "Nihilist" (Nick)
NUVOLASCURA "Cerulean Wound" (Dave)

I Lost the Floor
ALLUVIUL "Colony" (Nick)
EKBOM "Elogio Alla Miopia" (Dave)


~Dave

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Thursday 14 March 2024

*** AUTUMN exclusive song premiere ***

AUTUMN
"winter hug"
exclusive song premiere
For fans of
: Sorecausaqich and Twinfield

orders open March 26th on Softseed Music

     Nearing summer I will begin posting more indie rock stuff, as that has dominated my ears for the past year. Just a heads up. I reckon once per month you'll see a post for that kind of stuff, with everything else remaining the same as it's been for the last 12 years.

     As I continue my immersion into the softer stuff, when I find stuff I really like I put that shit out on my label Softseed Music, which is where this post fits in. After speaking with this artist over the past year I was finally sent their EP in full and was immediately smitten. Five tracks of gorgeous, uplifting, and poppy indie rock that incorporate vocaloid, with today's premiere being the closer of 'Autumn', titled "winter hug". The vocal melody that hits in the chorus is superb. Tapes release March 26th on Softseed Music over two variants and a coupla test dips.


(2024) AUTUMN "winter hug" (from 'please be happy')

     The songs begins immediately with the opening verse, skipping through the first 36 seconds, after which the first chorus kicks in with the most ethereal and gorgeous vocals I've heard this year. If the verses are like running through a flowery field (and I think they are) then the chorus is like standing atop a mountain slowly spinning arms wide in overwhelming joy. The song hits the verse and chorus twice in a row before moving into the bridge/outro that includes a focus on the instrumentals and features a lone guitar solo followed by minimal keys. So fucking good!