Toys That Kill – Backwash Me The Antidote
Triple Sabotage releases February 20th via Recess Records.
CS Cleaners – Come & Go
Buddhadatta – The Journey Of Earthly Desires
Buddha & Devadatta releases December 26th.
Ace Of Spit – Cole’s Chopper
Ace Of Spit II releases January 3rd via Sinkhole Records & Wombat Cock.
Bleakness – The Left Behind
Blurred Visions releases February 27th via Vicious Circle Records.
Tacoblaster – Toxic Surfer
Digital Fun-Zone! releases January 30th via Howlin' Banana Records.
Outside View – Fuck ICE
Fantasma – Quase
Their brilliant demo in 2023 and an equally rippin' digital 2-track single in 2024 already had me hyped up good for this group revolving around two Brazilians in New York with further participation of, among others, Margaret Chardiet of Dollhouse and Pharmakon. So finally here's their first longplayer out on UK powerhouse label Drunken Sailor Records and who would've guessed... it's yet another freakin' great record! I've previously compared their sound to Straw Man Army and partly that still holds true here but there's also plenty of evidence of the group expanding their musical horizon way beyond that and most noticeably, leaning in on their more melodic tendencies and some kinda ethereal, meditative, almost psychedelic undercurrents most notably in tunes like Lugares Mais Altos. The bandcamp blurb also mentions both old UK anarcho punk and Wire as influences, a pair of shoes that i'm gonna say also fits them quite perfectly and concerning Wire in particular, y'all know i'm always gonna approve of that!
Album-Stream →Total Revolt Of All Limbs – Entropy
Now this is what i call a bulky, filthy clump of abrasive noise that greets us on this Vienna based group's second Tape and their first full length effort at that. At first glance, this shit appears to primarily channel the likes of Flipper, No Trend and a touch of early Swans, plus a decent chunk of old No Wave-ish excess. But listen a bit closer and you can also sense distinct echoes of eighties japanese psych-noise groups like The Rabbits or the the US art punk classics of Chrome and MX-80. Tunes like Entropy, then again, have a bit more of an early 2010s Copenhagen vibe á la Lower and Iceage to them and while i'm already namedropping shit from that era, there might aswell be a bit of Soupcans in there. Anyway, this is fourty excellent minutes of weapons-grade sonic assault to overwhelm your senses, blow your mental fuses, bypass all inhibitions and when it's done with you, you just feel gross and wanna take a fucking shower ASAP so yeah, this record accomplishes everything it set out to do.
Album-Stream →Pill Mill – Pill Mill
There's nothing worse than kinda mid hardcore groups, the bane of my existence. What was i trying to say now? I forgot. Anyway, the new Pill Mill EP certainly ain't that. As far as fairly oldschool hardcore goes, these eight tunes in just over eight minutes deliver all the thrills you could wish for - an utterly deranged performance hammering itself home with unrelenting force and momentum but also packed with plenty of catchy-as-fuck hooks and an abundance of neat twists, turns and nutty ideas.
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