ALMOND MILK HARDCORE MIX

Not to take any steam away from Joe's engine...but I just finished a quick mix of stuff I thought was "brutal" I guess...I'm at a loss to describe these well. Hope you like.

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9 SHOCKS TERROR - CONTROL IS LOST
Just got this from Joe actually...super frantic midwest hardcore that's got a bit of a random streak - the last line of the song goes All control is lost, Robots f*cking each other up - and some gnarl - unrelenting thrash beats and a sick ass guitar solo.

THIS SCARES ME - THE KISSING GESTURE
I got this 7" randomly with an order and was happy...the 7" packaging features a rib cage design on card stock paper with a card stock band around it with the band logo. This reminds me a little bit of Rorshach with the change ups...gutteral female vocals and chunky guitar sounds. Scary, indeed.

DESIGNER - PISSIN IN MY BED
Snatched from the notorious ACCIDENTAL DEATH 7" comp (number two) on the now defunct Satan's Pimp label...totally dirty and nasty and awesome about not giving a whut about wetting the bed, kind of rock and roll, lots of guitar fuzz makes you feel like you did it, too.

JESUIT - YOUR SHARP TEETH
Pre-Dilinger Escape Plan noisy metalcore. This song is about waiting for somebody way too long. The dude just pulls some breaking and entering and gets in the house, ready to do some damage. I have their first seven inch and this is definitely a more mature metalcore sound complete with cowboy shirt and f*cked up riffs. Sweet drums.

ARTIMUS PYLE - CRIPPLED HEROES
"Heavy as f*ck" has been used to describe these guys. I would agree. Awesome basslines and pounding drums with lots of crash cymbal smashing courtesy of Jensen Ward from Iron Lung. Really well recorded, too. The content of this song deals with sad state of affairs for veterans in this country constantly being given the middle finger. Featuring members of What Happens Next?. Still available on Prank records.

BURNED UP BLED DRY - COUNT ON YOURSELF
The subject content is forgettable but the sonic destruction unleashed here is unmistakable pissed off hardcore with a healthy metal streak. Throw in some blast beats and a guy who sounds like he swallowed two cans of extra hot sauce and you got yourself some brutality. Members went on to form BG.

UNRUH - IN THE LAST HALF HOUR
This song is about receiving a phone call about a good friend's death. This 7" split with Creation is Crucifixion was repressed a few years ago, so it might be easier to track down...it's worth it. Metalcore classic.

COALESCE - IN THE WILDERNESS
Coalesce covers a Boy Sets Fire Song. Not a huge fan of Boy Sets Fire, but I like what Coalesce does with it. Basically, dual guitar attack adding layers to the somewhat bland BSF original along with throaty vocals flanked by a bit of post-hardcore singing. Not bad. I almost feel like this is a guilty pleasure band, but then I say, nah...the Functioning On Impatience LP is rugged and raw and recommended.

DEFEATIST - NOTHING AND NO ONE
One of my favorite 7"s of recent acquisition. This one's from the split with KURSK...super short and pummeling grind fury.

ENEMY SOIL - DIRECT ACTION?
Enemy Soil basically pulls the card on fake ass activism that is fairly apparent in "the scene" with this catchy jam from their split with Agoraphobic Nosebleed. I believe this is the first release where they had an actual drummer after doing the drum machine thing. It's a raw recording with a demo feeling mudded out bottom end. I like it because it still retains a heavy sound. I actually wrote to the band to say how much I dug this but I confused the title with their WAR PARADE 7" (which is horrible because it features said drum machine). I got a nice reply, but I'm sure the band (who openly hates on the 7" themselves) were a bit confused. Members went on to from the crazy jazzed up Avenging Disco Godfathers.

LORDS OF LIGHT - SITAR CORE
Comic art adorns the covers of most of these dudes' 7" releases, perhaps suggesting a not so serious streak. Baritone guitar and precision drumming with vocals by August Alston (Walls, Society of Friends) who belts out two flavors of vocals - a deep growly one and a lighter high pitched pissed at traffic scream, both on this tune.

OUTBREAK - OUT(BREAK)TRO
Post youth crew hardcore thrash stylings? I don't know. These dudes are f*cking negative which is a different vibe from many of the other Bridge 9 entries. The name of the 7" is "You Make Us Sick" and is on gore red splatter vinyl. I sniff a hint of spoof with these guys. This song is the anthem.

THREATENER - ISOLATION KING
Midwest fastcore death. Damn. So much brutality in so little time. On 625 records.

YELLOW MACHINE GUN - MY EYES UNDER THE SANDS
Introspective all female death metal from Japan. I saw them years ago and I guess I still can't believe how well their sound and cutesy cartoon aesthetic translate live.

THE SWARM - BLINK
Brutal because Chris Colohan wears soccer shorts at shows and dances hard even when the crowd is done moshing. I respect that. This one's about growing old with no respite in sight. Some parts are similar to converge, some parts are similar to Norwegian death metal. So of course it's brutal. The rest of this 10" (still available I think from NO IDEA!) is punishing like this song.

DAMAD - RITUAL OVERFLOW
Pre-Kylesa crusty Georgian melodic mid tempo crushing hardcore. Time switch ups and really disturbing samples. Find this 7" of the same name...the cover art and the B side are dope.

Here is a new mix for you kids....

So...I ripped a bunch of my vinyl to make a mix for you. There was really no theme or criteria that I was using and instead went for a random cross section of styles. Some of the songs here are old classics and some of them are from new bands whose records I have recently picked up... I am including a link to a zip file for you to download the awesomeness contained therein. Enjoy!

Track listing and commentary coming soon.....I have to teach 11th graders some History right now!!woo!!

1. Bone Awl-Show me (Meaningless Learning Mess Lp)
Here is a cool record that I just picked up and absolutely love it. Black Metal played by non-Norwegians!! This stuff is memorable because it is recorded so raw that it sounds like a demo recording. The garagey quality to it is what rules the most about it. Oh yea, the vocals sound like Ulver’s natten madrigal Lp.

2. Daily Void-In the Year Zero
Holy fuck this new band kills me with their noise/punk attack. If this is the state of punk in 2008 then I feel pretty good about things…Good punk should be way underground, ugly and threaten your sensibilities. Great shit from Chicago’s ex Functional Blackout people.

3. Easy Action-Worse for you (Friends of Rock n Roll)
Negative Approach were classic for their nihilistic aggression and unfettered hatred for the world….well, Easy Action is ex NA singer John Brannon’s newest band and this shit is fucking intense. Cross NA with a Stooges/MC5 vibe and you‘ll have an idea about what this monster sounds like. Desperate and violent…

4. His Electro Blue Voice-Das ep
Cool Italian noisy rock that has me interested.. Joy Division meets noise rock with agitated broken English vocals. Limited edition 7” that you should track down immediately.

5. Lost Sounds- Head of the Tyrant (Future Touch Lp)
Jay Reatard and Alicja Trout create an amazing song here. Totally fierce and frantic cold wave punk…This band is missed.

6. Replacements-Kids don’t follow (Stink ep)
Totally classic Minneapolis punk trash put out by these drunks.. Anthemic, fast and driving punk with killer bass lines that are better than your bands!

7. Changes-Bleeding (Fire of Life Lp)
Authentic Neofolk from 1969. These Satanists were part of the late 60’s Process church scene and were the first folk band to incorporate satanic elements into their music. Scary stuff….the sound of true believers…

8. Damned-New Rose (Damned Damned Damned Lp)
1977 British punk that is better than virtually any of their contemporaries….This song is literally one of the top ten best songs ever written….

9. Drunks with Guns- I got the gun (S/t Lp)
These fucking lunatics hail from St. Louis and they play noisy punk that is anti-social and has no socially redeeming qualities…A must own record…This shit is damaged…..”fucked up on beer and drugs!” yes, yes, yes.


10. The Fall-City Hobgoblins RoughTrade ep
Great Manchester style punk that manages do be somewhat arty, but still rough edged and catchy. I finally got this gem after years of wanting it.

11. Firehose-Brave Captain (SST Lp)
Ex Minuteman Watt’s first outfit after D. Boon’s death. Quirky up-tempo shit that makes me think of Natas’s skate scene in Streets on Fire. I love this song.

12. Leonard Cohen- Dress Rehearsal Rag (Songs of Love and Hate Lp)
Forget Lou Reed. Leonard Cohen is the man. No rock biz schmaltz here, just real emotion. I just picked a copy of this up and have been listening to it non stop.

13. INFEST-Pickled, Sicko
Infest is the band that makes you want to throw bricks at people…

14. Outburst-No Choice Miles to Go ep
Criminally underrated NYHC from 1988 that flies under the radar. Hard and uncompromising shit that somehow avoids being thuggish.

15. Personality Crisis- Case History (Rat Music for Rat People comp)
Canadian hardcore punk with weirdo vocals that hits the right spot. Mitch Funk was the singer’s name and he had a funny handlebar mustache.

16. Testors-Let’s get Zooed out
Awesome 1977 NYC punk from Sonny Vincent. More like Dolls/Johnny Thunder’s style punk than hardcore. I love the garage recording style and trashy aesthetic.

17. Thrones-Silvery Colorado (Day late Dollar short)
Joe Preston’s solo weirdo shit. Some of the tracks on this are thick and sludgy, but this one sticks out because it sounds like a fucked up noisy Twin Peaks nightmare sequence.
18. Wipers-When it’s over (Youth of America Lp)
The Wipers are a classic Portland outfit that puts elements of surf, psych and punk into a fucked up and brooding mess. This song makes me feel fucked up.


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This is Joe's Test Mix

Hey, so we are still learning this thing...please check out Joe's Test Mix while we get this thing figured out...more to follow...two tracks, one from the Damned and one from Cobra Killer. Good stuff.

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