Blue Holocaust / Embryonic Cryptopathia – Blue Holocaust / Embryonic Cryptopathia (7″ split 2008)
I learned about this ep on facebook, where one of my contacts hyped it. I got it in the mail today, and I must say that this is a fine slab of wax. Gory noisy heavy grind very much in the vein of my tastes.
Go get this fucker!!
Lärm – Straight On View (LP 1986)
Fuck… Where do I even begin… I think I heard about Lärm back in 1987, and bought the lp by mail order from Rock Uglen that same year. Unfortunately the record had suffered in the mail and had cracked from the center to the edge, so I had to record it to cassette before it was totally destroyed. So for many years I lived with a cassette with a noticable crack every time the lp had revolved. I had the iconic cover pinned to my wall.
I think it was through Napalm Death interviews that I learned about Lärm. Their speedy hardcore was hyped by many a band at that time, and since I was heavily into fast bands like Wehrmacht and Cryptic Slaughter I was rather stoked to hear Lärm. And I wasn’t disappointed!
Their fast punk music has followed me throughout the years, first on that shitty cassette, then on the discographic cd Extreme Noise which unfortunately omitted the live tracks from side B of the Straight On View lp.
And now. Finally. 30 years after the release, and 29 years after I received my broken lp in the mail, I have gotten my hands on another copy.
My old band Sardonic Death wrote a song called Terror Lärm in homage to Lärm, and my current band Kusari Gama Kill has released an EP with the same title.
https://www.discogs.com/L%C3%A4rm-Straight-On-View/release/1832030
Gruesome – Dimensions Of Horror (2016)
Oh yes indeedy! This is some classic old school death metal in the vein of Scream Bloody Gore. I’m just finishing my second listen, and I’m very satisfied!
Get this before it’s sold out. As for Gruesome – I suspect they’ll never sell out!
Heh, seems like I inadvertently almost quoted my review of their LP Savage Land here…
Deep Purple – Deep Purple (LP, 1969)
I love this record. A lot.
I first heard it sometime around 1988, when my old pal Kenneth gave me a cassette with it on one side. I remember listening to it while lying in bed, and drifting in and out of sleep.
I almost slept when Lalena began, and Rod Evans’ voice startled me, sounding as if he was in the room with me.
I accidentally sold my lp, but have recently repurchased it – this time a 1976 re-issue with a cool German hype sticker on it.
If you aren’t familiar with this gem, you should give yourself the pleasure of listening to it whenever you’re ready to.
https://www.discogs.com/Deep-Purple-Deep-Purple/release/5903490
Sissy Spacek – Disfathom (LP)
Catchy dirty grindcore from Sissy Spacek, I know very little of this band, which serves to prove my ignorance of all things worth knowing. I know I like this record though, and that’s something I guess. Musically I’m reminded of Gridlink, but this is a bit darker and dirtier. The lp comes with a fat wad of xeroxed concert posters and postcards.
https://www.discogs.com/Sissy-Spacek-Disfathom/release/8338909
Exithippies/Lotus Fucker – Disgrace To The Corpse Of Elmo/Lotus Fucker (LP)
I bought this split for two reasons, first and foremost because it’s a Lotus Fucker record, and I really like Lotus Fucker. Second, due to the Exithippies cover art, which is another take on Sore Throat’s classic lp Disgrace To The Corpse Of Sid (Deche-Charge also made a version).
I couldn’t find a video for this one…
The Body – No One Deserves Happiness
I first learned of The Body when they released All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood in 2010, I was intrigued but not convinced. This has changed with the release of No One Deserves Happiness. I read this article: 5 Electronic Albums That Taught the Body How to Make Noise-Metal. I took a listen. And one more. And I was hooked. It dawned on me how conservative metal, punk and grindcore has become. If you stray from the formula, you’re scorned and ridiculed. But for fuck’s sake. There is no evil in bringing studio musicians, guest singers and studio wizardry into the creation of your music. Even if you are doing extreme metal/noise. It’s a common belief among metalheads, grindfreaks and punks that they are progressive and open minded, but it is nothing more than a (false) self image.
Now go, have a listen, and let The Body blow your mind!!
https://www.discogs.com/The-Body-No-One-Deserves-Happiness/release/8260496
Cows – Cunning Stunts
I honestly can’t tell how and when I discovered this album. But recently I stumbled upon a Spotify playlist I made with it, and I have listened rather much to it since.
The opening slap and crying child, is a instant attention-getter, and the following 39 minutes is catchy rocky bliss.
I rather quickly decided to obtain this album, and luckily at has just been rereleased, so it was a nobrainer getting it.
I really dig the cover, and I have a very soft spot for extensive liner notes.
https://www.discogs.com/Cows-Cunning-Stunts/release/7986638
I have stolen the images for this blog post from the discogs entry, as I’m writing this away from my own copy of the record.
Listening Dogma
Ever since new years eve, I have played a game by myself, for myself and with myself. The rules are sketchy but goes a bit like this:
Every day in 2016, I have to decide what band, genre or theme my main listening will consist of that day.
Since it’s my own game, I get to bend the rules as I see fit. For what it’s worth here follows my list of Listening Dogma in January:
0101 Goregrind
0102 Butthole Surfers
0103 UKHC 1985-1989
0104 Noisecore and Noisegrind
0105 Records with Lee Dorrian on vocal duty
0106 Venom and Bathory
0107 Bolt Thrower
0108 Vastum, Coffins and Immortal
0109 Records associated with Jake and Mason of Reeking Cross (Enemy Soil, Jesus Of Nazareth, Exploding Meth Lab, Triac, Shit On Command)
0110 Compilations
0111 Music released by Relapse Records – this changed to David Bowie when I learned of his death (R.I.P.).
0112 Stereo Total
0113 Destruction, Sodom & Kreator
0114 Reggae
0115 Slough, Gore Beyond Necropsy and Last Days Of Humanity
0116 sunn o)))
0117 Garage rock
0118 Swedish metal
0119 80’s remix and 12″
0120 Fear Of God, Messiah, Triptychon and Celtic Frost
0121 Agoraphobic Nosebleed artist radio on Spotify
0122 Relapse Records Grindcore mix on Spotify
0123 Black Sabbath
0124 Warsore, Insect Warfare and Wormrot
0125 All things Danny Lilker
0126 Records released in 2006
0127 Remix EP’s
0128 Moon Duo artist radio on Spotify
0129 Fast Japanese music
0130 Slayer
0131 Extreme Noise Terror, Lärm & Heresy
Listening continues in February. Feel free to send med suggestions to what to listen to.
Now, That’s What I Call Music 2015
Oh me, oh my… It’s that time of the year again.
Here is the list of the albums I’ve listened to the most in 2015 (according to last.fm).
Please note this is not only albums released in 2015.
1: Regurgitate: Effortless Regurgitation… The Torture Sessions
2: Napalm Death: Apex Predator – Easy Meat
3: Last Days Of Humanity: Putrefaction In Progress
4: The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs
5: Melt-Banana: Return of 13 Hedgehogs (MxBx Singles 2000-2009)
6: Amon Amarth: Twilight Of The Thunder Gods
7: Moon Duo: Shadow Of The Sun
8: Godflesh: A World Lit Only By Fire
9: Tribulation: The Children Of The Night
10: Lightning Bolt: Fantasy Empire
11: Myrkur: M
12: Terrorizer: World Downfall
13: Toxic Holocaust: An Overdose Of Death
14: Behemoth: The Satanist
15: Nails: Abandon All Life
16: Celtic Frost: Morbid Tales
17: The Cure: Staring At The Sea: The Singles 1979-1985
18: Destruction: Infernal Overkill
19: GirlsNames/Kusari Gama Kill: Drum Tactics
20: Denak: Grindcore
21: Wormrot: Dirge
22: Anaal Nathrakh: Hell Is Empty, and All the Devils Are Here
23: Noisear: Subvert the Dominant Paradigm
24: Clogged: Clogged
25: Jenny Hval: Apocalypse, Girl
26: Cretin: Stranger
27: Pivixki: Gravissima
28: Repulsion: Horrified
29: The Kill: Kill Them… All
30: Bathory: The Return Of Darkness And Evil
Glædelig jul, alle mine smådjævle!
Janus
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