http://www.razorcake.org/site/modules.php?name=News&file=categories&op=newindex&catid=6 Razorcake RSS Record Reviews Feed en-us Wed, 02 Aug 2017 00:11:36 -0600 Copyright (C) 2017 www.razorcake.org staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) Get It Away, My America, andCondensed Flesh being offset by a very modern approach. The songs are short—but each move in different directions—and the guitar captures this perfect, just slightly overdriven tone that I love. The main riffs are fairly straightforward but there are a lot of very cool angular breakdowns that italicize sets of lyrics in the song structures. What makes this record work best is the fact that while there is a very dated influence, you get the impression that the individual members are so beyond trying to define what the aesthetics of what hardcore are—that they are no longer trying to impress themselves by trying to cop the sounds of others—and have simply moved in a different direction. ]]> http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/absolute-power-self-titled Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:56:40 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) Contractual Obligation session for Bang Records? The one with cuts like “Ring Worm,” “Want a Danish,” and “The Big Royalty Check”? Yeah, Adam Healton & The Situation's album, III, is a lot like that. With nonsensical lyrics, out of tune guitars, antiquated synths, and schizo samples, each ear-grating track is certainly memorable, albeit difficult to digest. Adam Healton specializes in a far-out, lo-fi style a la Ariel Pink, and ups the creativity ante with each proceeding song. Love it or hate it, III is an album that's unlike any other. ]]> http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/adam-healton--the-situation-iii Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:55:47 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/adults-black-bile Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:55:00 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/alicja-pop--rats-home-recordings-2009-2013 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:54:18 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) We'll be back with more stuff! BEST SONG: “All the Rest.” BEST SONG TITLE: The album title is better than any given song title. FANTASTIC AMAZING TRIVIA FACT: “Don't pay for it when you can download the darn thing for free.” ]]> http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/alpha-strategy-drink-the-brine-get-scarce Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:53:33 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/alte-sau--lime-crush-split Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:52:50 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/andy-california-my-dying-bed Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:52:01 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/angel-dust-upside-down Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:51:17 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/angry-angles-self-titled-2 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:50:34 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/anti-nowhere-league-the-cage Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:49:44 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/arctic-flowers-remix Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:49:00 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/asound-self-titled Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:48:22 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) American Paranoia album is considered a classic of the genre, and rightly so. This latest release by a reformed lineup apparently active since 2007 sees them working at the same velocities as during their heyday, with maybe a smidge more of the hardcore ingredient in evidence here. Tunes zip by, are well executed, and show that age hasn't mellowed these cats one whit. ]]> http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/attitude-adjustment-terrorize Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:47:40 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) Reality #5 comp track, and the Skull Fracturing Fastcore demo. There are fifty-one tracks total, so you can either listen the whole way through, or for maximum effect, bits and pieces at a time. This wonder duo cranked crushing powerviolence kind of music—plodding tempos, a ton of low end, and drums that sound like they're going to bust with every hit. I hear some Man Is The Bastard in their sound, but this is played with more urgency and has a better groove when called for. Then they mix in the likes of Infest and Crossed Out for extra sonic brutality. ]]> http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/backslider-2008---2013 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:46:58 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/bad-breeding-self-titled Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:46:06 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) cassette of the year! WOO! BEST SONG: “$5 Haircut” BEST SONG TITLE: “Adults with Wine.” FANTASTIC AMAZING TRIVIA FACT: This is the first cassette I've ever obtained that came packaged with a download card. ]]> http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/bad-mechanics--demo-2015 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:45:23 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) Stella Porta hits all the right proverbial buttons for me: the psychedelic artwork, the droning guitars, the fantastical subject matter all rounded out by drums too heavy for Sisyphus himself, and echoes upon echoes of vocals. Fuck, I like this music a lot. In another five years, Razorcake will probably be sending my mail to a monastery in Iceland or a smoke-filled van in Seattle. ]]> http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/bardus-stella-porta Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:44:36 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/basement-rat-pura-mujer Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:43:52 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) Politika is reminiscent of New Order, but with female vocals singing in their native tongue. The band utilizes a drum machine and some samples while keeping roots in a slightly darker 1980s British sound. It's competently played and an adequate length (thirty-five minutes), but for some reason the songs never catch my ear. It might be the foreign language vocals caught me off guard, as normally I like this kind of sound. If the description sounds like something you'd be down with, though, I say go for it. ]]> http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/bernays-propaganda-politika-2 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:41:30 PST staff01@razorcake.org (Staff01) http://www.razorcake.org/record-reviews/bernays-propaganda-politika Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:40:41 PST