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fast_mouse — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:17:15 +0000

A wank a day keeps the doctor away.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/5806691/NHS-tells-school-children-of-their-right-to-an-orgasm-a-day.html

thepodge on "Calculon Records Update"

thepodge — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:54:08 +0000

Mondo Cada – S/T EP (Calculon Records)
By Jay Snyder / http://www.hellridemusic.com
July 3, 2009

The old adage that all good bands break up before their time, certainly holds true with Oxford’s (UK) Mondo Cada and their Calculon Records’ debut. I just got this EP about two weeks ago and upon checking the band’s page it seems that they disbanded back in April. What a crying shame, because this short, S/T pointed at great things to come for these damaged children of Black Flag, Black Sabbath and Am-Rep!

Much akin to their mates of state (and label mates) Gorse; Mondo Cada take atomic, Am-Rep noise and nail it to the underbelly of some skuzzy sludge/doom mongrel, then throw the motley beast in a pressure cooker of tense vocalizing, assorted instrumentation (acoustic guitar, piano, organ, sitar) and hateful feedback. The resulting noise implosion is highly invigorating and while reference able to certain acts that have come before, has a feeling all its own.

Acoustic malice fills the air in the opening seconds of “The Creature Was”, but quickly collapses under the weight of a filth-stricken, noise-rock groove that rests somewhere between the smart mouthed snarl of Unsane and the weirder, more rocked out side of Hydrahead proudly displayed by Harkonen. The hum of a carnival organ shines in the areas where most noise-rockers would interject a blast of haggard feedback and adds a unique dimension to the abrasive riffs n’ rhythms and throaty, Rollins on crack roar of vocalist Max Higgs. Speaking of Rollins and Black Flag, “Glass Shard” totally indulges in the My War hysterics of said classic punk band. Ripping full-bore with a speeding freight of burly, tonally nasty noise/punk; MC pull a wildcard I really wasn’t expecting. The vocals eschew a bit of their snarling scream for a vintage crust drawl that fits hand in hand with the simplicity of the music’s forward push. Not content to do anything by the book, the insanity is catapulted to a startling high when a stoner caravan rumbles into town, riding on a whirlwind of high-energy Am-Rep tenacity tempered by the grooviest of 70’s lead guitar licks! Again…not exactly what you’ll expect to hear if you pick this one up and follow along at home, but exactly what you NEED to hear.

Yet another surprise swiftly follows in the form of “This Disease” where guitarist/mult-instrumentalist/songwriter Ian Moore exercises his inner Gaz Jennings with towering boogie riffs, dropping more than a few nods to UK legends Cathedral. MC spice up the proceedings a bit though, with a ripping guitar solo of their own, the tinkling of broken piano keys and a dash of sludge, noise and punk vitriol in order to make “This Disease” very much their own monster, and not another mindless, by the numbers copycat venture.

Packing as much as humanly possible into less than two minutes of running time, “Locusts I” burns with the rage of the best Black Flag but adopts a brief series of clean chords into its riveting boil, giving it a double edged attack that simultaneously rips flesh and stitches it back on in time for the seething, Temple of the Morning Star flavored acoustic/sitar hum of “Black Box Recordings” to apply the necessary soothing adhesive to insure that your hanging lumps of flesh stay tacked on for the duration of the spoken word, Cavity crawl that is “The Drag”. “The Drag” is a more traditional stomper that boldly resuscitates the swaggering Sabbath lurch of Florida’s meanest of the mean. Elephantine in its weight, the crushing riffs ooze overtop of the Lauchie Banfield (bass) and Adam Beesley ode to rhythmic magma; laying waste to entire continents during its lengthy 4 minute pummel (lengthy for these ADD infected bastards!).

MC’s eponymous EP culminates with “Locusts II”, another beautiful foray into transient clean guitars and tripped-out drum work that revives the ghost of soulful southern rock/blues, putting the final nail in both this release and the band’s coffin. Man, it sucks that this is probably going to be MC’s sole extended release, as smaller bands of this nature often dissolve only to never return to the fold. Ian and Adam are playing together in a new outfit called Ruins, leaving MC in a state of eternal dysfunction for the time being.

It’s fucking sad, because this EP is a fully realized piece of work from start to finish. The atmosphere, the experimentation and the uncompromising heaviness all congeal into a unified whole of ugly noise ramming a fist up the ass of epic, artful noise; without a single Isis-ism to be found. Anyone wondering what Am-Rep’s sickest noise perverts such as Today is the Day, Hammerhead and Unsane would sound like on a steady diet of Black Flag, Hey Colossus, Cavity and Cathedral, will be elated at the sounds emerging from MC’s S/T EP. As of today, there is only a meager pressing of 75 copies available of this phenomenal disc. Hopefully all interested parties will buy a copy of this motherfucker in hopes of creating a larger pressing that’ll spark some international appeal…and even a reunion! Until then, this one will be on the receiving end of repeated spins. Recommended? You bet your boots it is!

Visit the Calculon website at http://www.calculon.co.uk

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thepodge — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:49:19 +0000

Sour Vein/Blood Island Raiders – Split 7” (Calculon Records)
By Jay Snyder / http://www.hellridemusic.com/
June 27, 2009

It’s been a little while since we’ve heard anything from Podge and cohorts on his Calculon Records imprint. Gorse was the last transmission and boy was their album a fierce little minx. Calculon has been atomic bombing us lately with newer bands of the sludge/noise genus, all of which have turned out to be a slice of pure bliss for all of us audio degenerates out there.

This time Podge and company decided to bring us a nice little split from some established veterans out there. NC’s, long-running sludge/doom bastards Sour Vein (their second contribution for Calculon actually) appears alongside UK metal titans, Blood Island Raiders in a tumultuous donnybrook of bad attitudes, swinging fists and broken whiskey bottles!

Sour Vein has been a favorite of mine for many years now, ever since their debut, S/T LP materialized on Game Two Records way back when in 2000. I’ve been following them ever since and have proudly enjoyed the beatings delivered by subsequent follow-ups, Will to Mangle, Emerald Vulture and Ghetto Angel respectively. Vocalist T-roy is the only remaining member of the core line-up that cut the S/T and Will to Mangle all those years ago. Since then a revolving door line-up has moved in and out of the band’s ranks, touring and recording during their various incarnations as necessary.

I missed out on the band’s latest EP Imperial Bastard on Candlelight, so the unreleased recording “Black Cloud Revelations” contained on this 7” will have to do in getting me up to speed. “Black Cloud…” isn’t really a new track as it dates back to sessions in December ’06, overseen by Vince Burke at the Sniper compound. Doesn’t really matter in the long run as it’s a pleasure to hear no matter when it was recorded. Easily among the band’s finest hours “Black Cloud…” kicks in slowly, with a delayed effect. The drugged-out, slomo riffs ooze with a Vitus creepiness complimented by T-roy’s one of a kind lamenting. I was always a big fan of his vocal style…it really isn’t a traditional scream but it is surely threatening in its own right. Like I said, his style really is best described as a lament fueled by two fifths of Old Crow and a regular dose of pain medication on the hour, every hour, for weeks at a time. Anchoring the bulldozing, time devouring riffage is a rhythm section full of sleaze and trailer park blues. Without warning, SV morphs their anti-gravity trudge into a back alley, bong rip with one of the band’s most blatant, Sabbath drenched grooves since the early days. This song is pure power from start to finish, topped off with a particularly scabby, encrusted ending not far removed from the legendary Buzzov*en. Plenty of gas left in the SV jalopy after all these years and “Black Cloud…” is a must hear for all of the band’s supporters who didn’t jump ship after Liz Buckingham (ex-13, current Electric Wizard) made her exit from the band after Will to Mangle.

Holding their own against the decade strong SV is the UK’s leather clad (at least they sound as if they are) maestros Blood Island Raiders. At this point in time, the tune on the split with Among the Missing and a few scattered mp3tracks are the only thing in my possession. Beer swilling metal with a gruff vocalist, front n’ center riff/solo executions and top-notch rhythm wrangling has been the band’s calling card and even if you have no idea who the fuck Blood Island Raiders truly are, it won’t make any difference after one listen to their raging rocker “The Phobia” on this 7”. Vintage doom/rock plays dangerously with a rusted, metallic blade; tempting fate and threatening lives in one fell swoop. Warren’s hefty vocals deliver a hurdy gurdy, whiskey fed cadence…putting him in a similar ballpark as James Hetfield but with his own special touch included. In fact, the chorus is a real stunner, seeing Warren utilize his pipes to create a soaring melody and some gruffly memorable lyricisms. Psyched out guitar shreddery expands dimensions in the early goings but boils down to an all business, burly verse/chorus riff conjecture. Sturdy soloing brings an extra boatload of rock n’ roll to the proceedings before that fucking awesome chorus kicks in one last time, eventually winding down to a rather doom-y conclusion when all is said and done.

Superior split release with two great and greatly different (might I add) bands putting their best foot forward. It seems that split 7 inchers are no longer serving as the dumping ground for unwanted experiments and live recordings that you can barely hear, as I’ve been graced by a pair of truly fantastic ones in the last couple of weeks. Rabid SV cultists will literally shit a brick upon hearing “Black Cloud…” and Blood Island Raiders have offered up an infinitely catchy fist-pumper in the form of “The Phobia”. Need some new heavy wax for your turntable? Well, this split is your answer and will probably end up as the best and the heaviest, 7” symmetry of the year!

Visit the Calculon website at http://www.calculon.co.uk

kafs on "DOLBY ANOL & ZUN ZUN EGUI & CHOPS! Fri 10th July "

kafs — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:47:39 +0000

and lovely house guests too

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British Wildlife — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:04:11 +0000

wow,

Zun Zu Egu were great, all 85 minutes of it!

harmonic rooms on "C.Joynes + The Hunter Gracchus + The Brass Archivist Saturday TODAY"

harmonic rooms — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:39:54 +0000

2 mor o

nicholas jones on "post the best thing you have seen on the internet today"

nicholas jones — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:39:10 +0000

Naked 'Terminator' arrested at casino...

http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20090703/NEWS/907029986/1049

jfjf on "I Love West Leeds Festival"

jfjf — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:52:33 +0000

Bumping for the picnic. Bring some cake.

warjammydodger on "Downdime, Club, Executive Legs. July 15th@Brudenell Unity Day fundraiser."

warjammydodger — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:41:16 +0000

This coming Wednesday, yo!

kafs on "DOLBY ANOL & ZUN ZUN EGUI & CHOPS! Fri 10th July "

kafs — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:35:05 +0000

i don't know? poppers apparently!!

hmmm anyone got any plans for laters tonight... it goes on until 1am though so maybe you can come in time for Dolby Anol fine times at 12 ish?

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