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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
a mount far - sovereign songs
A Mountain Far is run by an awesome dude name William Cuthbert. He's from Toronto and puts out awesome records and puts on awesome shows. This is a sampler featuring bands he's worked with, not a lot of unique stuff but nearly all the bands are really awesome
Monday, January 30, 2012
brand new song
So as I mentioned earlier I'm a part of an upcoming 4 way international split called Untitled 7" with Fading Away Like The Rest Of Them, Wind Wind Win & Nero Vs Caligula.
I finished recording today. Its a brand new song I wrote a couple of weeks back and it heavily features the singer of Fading Away Like The Rest Of Them
I finished recording today. Its a brand new song I wrote a couple of weeks back and it heavily features the singer of Fading Away Like The Rest Of Them
Thursday, January 26, 2012
What The mail brought me ep2
Untitled 7"
I am proud to announce that SMAWJ's second release will be as part of a 4 way international split called Untitled 7"
The album will feature
A dude from Greece who plays acoustic guitar and screams
http://windwindwin.bandcamp.com/
A pair of dudes from the States who play together over the internet
http://fadingawayliketherestofthem.bandcamp.com/
and another solo dude from the States who screams over an acoustic guitar
http://nerovscaligula.bandcamp.com/
you can listen to my music here
http://smawj.bandcamp.com/
The album will feature
A dude from Greece who plays acoustic guitar and screams
http://windwindwin.bandcamp.com/
A pair of dudes from the States who play together over the internet
http://fadingawayliketherestofthem.bandcamp.com/
and another solo dude from the States who screams over an acoustic guitar
you can listen to my music here
http://smawj.bandcamp.com/
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Dance Or Die!!!
Dance Or Die!!! are a hardcore punk band from Budapest. They have a kinda interesting sound as they are kinda crusty and also throw in some screamo for flavour. A lot of the EP is straight hardcore and it's good but personally I like it when they change up the songwriting a little and head in a screamo direction.
who programmed this?!? s01 e17 January 24th 2011
here is the latest episode of my radio show Who Programmed This?!? as broadcast live on Trent Radio 92.7 CFFF FM. It is a screamo/emo/skramz/emo violence show.
http://www.mediafire.com/?n52773s4jk8ktg3
This episode I play Orchid, Wavelets, Encyclopedia Of American Traitors, Polina, Gift Eaters, Van Johnson & Render Useless
http://www.mediafire.com/?n52773s4jk8ktg3
Friday, January 20, 2012
Counterparts - The Current Will Carry Us
Counterparts are a metalcore band from Ontario. I don't have much patience for metalcore these days as so much of seems generic circle jerking of uninspired pablum. But Counterparts new second LP The Current Will Carry Us is really quite great.
There's an energy and an inspiration here that really pushes the songs over the top. I'm not as versed in metalcore as I was once so I can't be quite as wordy in explaining why these guys are awesome but rest assured they are.
The vocalist has a really great shout that can be either pure and clean or a deeper hoarse shout. The guitar never falls into the boring chugga chugga chugga bree bree bree of stereotypical metalcore even when the rhythms are a tad to well trod. The songs are put together very well, never falling apart or being boring and racing by at the speed of light.
There's an energy and an inspiration here that really pushes the songs over the top. I'm not as versed in metalcore as I was once so I can't be quite as wordy in explaining why these guys are awesome but rest assured they are.
The vocalist has a really great shout that can be either pure and clean or a deeper hoarse shout. The guitar never falls into the boring chugga chugga chugga bree bree bree of stereotypical metalcore even when the rhythms are a tad to well trod. The songs are put together very well, never falling apart or being boring and racing by at the speed of light.
polkagrind
So my friend created this new "genre". He calls it polkagrind. Basically its a bunch of grindcore screaming vocals over top of regular polka music.
Some examples
To be clear this is terrible and should not be listened to.
Some examples
To be clear this is terrible and should not be listened to.
what the mail brought me
The other is the latest tape from Iwontstopwonderinguntilyoustopbreathing 12 2011. It is the 12th tape Nolan's released this year and as the band became a one piece it only fueled his creativity. They have moved beyond a Jerome's Dream cover and developed their own hyper violent style
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Orchid
Orchid is another band that you definitely should know even if you only have a tangential knowledge of this thing called screamo.
The band formed in 1998, released 3 LP's and 7 EP's including splits with amazing bands like Jerome's Dream and Combatwoundedveteran and consisted of Jayson Green, Jeffrey Salane, Will Killingsworth, Brad Wallace, Geoff Garlock.
In general the songs have a nice thick sound that are heavy but will snap your neck with their violent speed.
The splits and the first LP Chaos is Me feature a relatively calm Orchid, relative to the last two LP's that is. The songs are still chaotic and extreme with shrieks and insane vocals coming out nowhere and guitar riffs attacking you from every direction but they are a tad longer.
On Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow their second LP the songs get much shorter and more abrasive. They lose what little melody they had and become more aggressive and chaotic.
The trend continues with their final ep called Gatefold but they expand their pallete at the same time adding in different elements that take away the pure aggressiveness of their earlier work.
http://www.mediafire.com/?7d70uuvn35bwv7r
http://www.mediafire.com/?nwz5ohgjiwf
http://www.mediafire.com/?gtj2tduhw7k
www.mediafire.com/?gtj2tduhw7k
The band formed in 1998, released 3 LP's and 7 EP's including splits with amazing bands like Jerome's Dream and Combatwoundedveteran and consisted of Jayson Green, Jeffrey Salane, Will Killingsworth, Brad Wallace, Geoff Garlock.
In general the songs have a nice thick sound that are heavy but will snap your neck with their violent speed.
The splits and the first LP Chaos is Me feature a relatively calm Orchid, relative to the last two LP's that is. The songs are still chaotic and extreme with shrieks and insane vocals coming out nowhere and guitar riffs attacking you from every direction but they are a tad longer.
On Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow their second LP the songs get much shorter and more abrasive. They lose what little melody they had and become more aggressive and chaotic.
The trend continues with their final ep called Gatefold but they expand their pallete at the same time adding in different elements that take away the pure aggressiveness of their earlier work.
http://www.mediafire.com/?7d70uuvn35bwv7r
http://www.mediafire.com/?nwz5ohgjiwf
http://www.mediafire.com/?gtj2tduhw7k
www.mediafire.com/?gtj2tduhw7k
Saetia
If you don't know who Saetia is this is a huge gap in your knowledge. They formed in New York City early 1997. Their first show was at ABC No Rio to about thirty people. Two and a half years, 17 songs, numerous tours and four bass players later, they played their final show at ABC No Rio to forty people.
Their name originates from a misspelling of the Miles Davis track “Saeta”, from his album Sketches of Spain, which, in turn, was named after the saeta, a religious tradition of flamenco music.
Members went on to be in Hot Cross, Error:Type 11, Instruction, The Fiction, Interpol, and Off Minor.
Not the first screamo band but definitily one of the most iconic and best. They have developed a cult following they more than deserve
Probably the definitve band for what is termed, half jokingly at first, emoviolence. It is chaotic, it is violent and they will rip your head from your shoulders as you weep at the pain on display. The music is raw, it is intense and they almost never let up
If you recognize the phrase There is no happy here then you probably need to listen to this.
Their name originates from a misspelling of the Miles Davis track “Saeta”, from his album Sketches of Spain, which, in turn, was named after the saeta, a religious tradition of flamenco music.
Members went on to be in Hot Cross, Error:Type 11, Instruction, The Fiction, Interpol, and Off Minor.
Not the first screamo band but definitily one of the most iconic and best. They have developed a cult following they more than deserve
Probably the definitve band for what is termed, half jokingly at first, emoviolence. It is chaotic, it is violent and they will rip your head from your shoulders as you weep at the pain on display. The music is raw, it is intense and they almost never let up
If you recognize the phrase There is no happy here then you probably need to listen to this.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Broadrick
Broadrick are a french screamo band from Clermont-Ferrand. There must be something in the water in france, they seem to produce the best screamo bands. This is no exception
Bonehouse
Last fm says there are at least three bands named Bonehouse but only one is Scotland, features members of Archives and Fall Of Boss Koala who play 90s midwest emo. Diggin this quite a bit
Travels - Life
Really good screamo from Australia. I'm half awake so I'm not going to blather on very much, just check this out its quite good
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Barrow- Being Without
Barrow are from Greensboro North Carolina. There are some screamo moments and there are some post hardcore moments. Could do with less post hardcore but the screamo is good. Certainly not perfect but I quite enjoy this
Sunday, January 01, 2012
What I Listened To In 2011
Artists
1 Big Bill Broonzy - 719
2 Howlin' Wolf - 553
3 Blind Willie McTell - 484
4 Touché Amoré - 380
5 iwontstopwonderinguntilyoustopbreathing - 351
6 Greg Proops - 313
7 Thumbnail - 297
8 OFF! - 271
9 Sebadoh - 260
10 John Lee Hooker - 241
11 Marc Maron - 216
12 Julie Doiron -207
12 Thoughts Paint the Sky - 207
14 Jowls - 200
15 Brownie McGhee - 199
16 Muddy Waters - 198
16 Lonnie Johnson - 198
18 Tina Fey - 195
19 Algernon Cadwallader - 194
20 The Reptilian - 193
Albums
1 OFF! – First Four EPs - 271
2 Greg Proops – The Smartest Man in the World - 247
3 Jowls – cunt punch - 190
4 Marc Maron – WTF with Marc Maron Podcast - 187
5 Touch̩ Amor̩ РParting The Sea Between Brightness And Me - 176
6 Doug Benson – Doug Loves Movies - 151
7 Howlin' Wolf – Moanin' In The Moonlight - 141
8 Joyce Manor – Joyce Manor - 137
9 Brownie McGhee – The Complete Brownie McGhee Discography - 134
10 Cluster & Eno – Cluster & Eno - 126
10 Nerdist – The Nerdist - 126
12 Xerxes – Twins 7" - 123
13 Lonnie Johnson – Steppin' On The Blues - 121
14 Eugene Rhodes – Talkin' About My Time - 119
15 Blind Blake – Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker - 118
16 Big Bill Broonzy – Big Bill Blues - 116
16 MF DOOM – Special Herbs 1-2 - 116
18 Big Bill Broonzy – Good Time Tonight - 108
19 Art Tatum – Trio Days - 106
20 Blind Willie McTell – Blind Willie McTell: Statesboro Blues: The Early Years 1927-1935 [Disc 3] - 105
Tracks
1 Big Bill Broonzy – John Henry - 41
2 MF DOOM – Myrrh - 34
2 Jowls – Thick as Thieves - 34
4 Jowls – bone hawkin - 32
4 Jowls – skin deep - 32
6 Jowls – im not a failure - 31
6 Jowls – half hearted - 31
8 Elmore James – Dust My Broom - 30
8 dreadnaut – Around the World - 30
8 Jowls – bastard dressed in sheeps clothes - 30
11 Howlin' Wolf – Spoonful - 29
12 Lonnie Johnson – Sweet Potato Blues - 26
13 Big Bill Broonzy – This Train - 25
14 Carrion Spring – Red Beard Rides Again - 24
15 Big Bill Broonzy – Guitar Shuffle - 23
15 monarcs – Dropout Kallisti - 23
15 Eugene Rhodes – Who Went Out The Back - 23
15 Loud? – Do They Speak English In What? - 23
19 Big Bill Broonzy – Pig Meat Strut - 22
19 Lonnie Johnson – 6 / 88 Glide - 22
19 Xerxes – Twins - 22
19 Xerxes – Runaways - 22
19 iwontstopwonderinguntilyoustopbreathing – Heavy Hearts - 22
19 iwontstopwonderinguntilyoustopbreathing – untitled - 22
1 Big Bill Broonzy - 719
2 Howlin' Wolf - 553
3 Blind Willie McTell - 484
4 Touché Amoré - 380
5 iwontstopwonderinguntilyoustopbreathing - 351
6 Greg Proops - 313
7 Thumbnail - 297
8 OFF! - 271
9 Sebadoh - 260
10 John Lee Hooker - 241
11 Marc Maron - 216
12 Julie Doiron -207
12 Thoughts Paint the Sky - 207
14 Jowls - 200
15 Brownie McGhee - 199
16 Muddy Waters - 198
16 Lonnie Johnson - 198
18 Tina Fey - 195
19 Algernon Cadwallader - 194
20 The Reptilian - 193
Albums
1 OFF! – First Four EPs - 271
2 Greg Proops – The Smartest Man in the World - 247
3 Jowls – cunt punch - 190
4 Marc Maron – WTF with Marc Maron Podcast - 187
5 Touch̩ Amor̩ РParting The Sea Between Brightness And Me - 176
6 Doug Benson – Doug Loves Movies - 151
7 Howlin' Wolf – Moanin' In The Moonlight - 141
8 Joyce Manor – Joyce Manor - 137
9 Brownie McGhee – The Complete Brownie McGhee Discography - 134
10 Cluster & Eno – Cluster & Eno - 126
10 Nerdist – The Nerdist - 126
12 Xerxes – Twins 7" - 123
13 Lonnie Johnson – Steppin' On The Blues - 121
14 Eugene Rhodes – Talkin' About My Time - 119
15 Blind Blake – Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker - 118
16 Big Bill Broonzy – Big Bill Blues - 116
16 MF DOOM – Special Herbs 1-2 - 116
18 Big Bill Broonzy – Good Time Tonight - 108
19 Art Tatum – Trio Days - 106
20 Blind Willie McTell – Blind Willie McTell: Statesboro Blues: The Early Years 1927-1935 [Disc 3] - 105
Tracks
1 Big Bill Broonzy – John Henry - 41
2 MF DOOM – Myrrh - 34
2 Jowls – Thick as Thieves - 34
4 Jowls – bone hawkin - 32
4 Jowls – skin deep - 32
6 Jowls – im not a failure - 31
6 Jowls – half hearted - 31
8 Elmore James – Dust My Broom - 30
8 dreadnaut – Around the World - 30
8 Jowls – bastard dressed in sheeps clothes - 30
11 Howlin' Wolf – Spoonful - 29
12 Lonnie Johnson – Sweet Potato Blues - 26
13 Big Bill Broonzy – This Train - 25
14 Carrion Spring – Red Beard Rides Again - 24
15 Big Bill Broonzy – Guitar Shuffle - 23
15 monarcs – Dropout Kallisti - 23
15 Eugene Rhodes – Who Went Out The Back - 23
15 Loud? – Do They Speak English In What? - 23
19 Big Bill Broonzy – Pig Meat Strut - 22
19 Lonnie Johnson – 6 / 88 Glide - 22
19 Xerxes – Twins - 22
19 Xerxes – Runaways - 22
19 iwontstopwonderinguntilyoustopbreathing – Heavy Hearts - 22
19 iwontstopwonderinguntilyoustopbreathing – untitled - 22
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Between Your Mind And Tongue - I Set Myself On Fire
Bandito - II
Bandito are a stoner metal band from Nijmegen, Holland. Think American style stoner metal. Imagine putting Kyuss, Down, the Atomic Bitchwax and the entirity of the 90's California desert stoner scene into a blender and you've got something close. The songs may be a tad deriviative at times but stoner rock isn't about reinventing the wheel its about making thick, loud, kick ass music to smoke bongs to. Great great ep, one of the best stoner metal albums of the year. Too bad its too short.
best of 2011 part 1
Born Of Osiris - The Discovery - Progressive Deathcore. This is the only time I actually like deathcore and this is done really well
Alestorm - Back Through Time - Pirate Metal from Scotland. They sing about drinking, wenches and sea battles all while playing Power Metal with just a hint of Folk Metal
Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions - Do I really need to say anything about Arch Enemy
Neuraxis - Asylon - Canadian technical death metal - Great stuff if you like tech death
Barn Burner - Bangers II: Scum Of The Earth - Awesome Canadian stoner metal. Riffs the size of houses and heavy as hell
Motörhead -The World Is Yours - Nuff Said
Small Brown Bike - Fell & Found - They reunited. It's awesome.
Dropkick Murphys - Going Out In Style - Nuff said
Joyce Manor - Self Titled - One of the best emocore bands out there. Yes its pop punk but there are actual songs there, Leather Jacket is one of my favourite of all time
Wiccans - Skullduggery - Heavier than normal hardcore with screamo tendencies. Great stuff if you wanna smash everything around you
Bâton Rouge - Fragments D'eux Mêmes - French screamo with members of Daitro and 12xu. This LP absolutely slays
Ampere - Like Shadows - Nuff said
Caitlyn Bailey - Lizards Have Personalities - Orion Pax - viceversa Split - RIP Caitlyn Bailey, this international compilation is really really great. Still available on multiple formats
Lizards Have Personalities - Todos Caerán - Book of Caverns - ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio! Split. I already adore Lizards Have personalities, Todos Caerán and ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio!, this was my introduction to the awesome Book of Caverns. This is a truly rock solid split
Touché Amoré - Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me - Jeremy is one of my favourite songrwiters out there right now and he never fails to bring the emo into the hardcore
Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies - They live in a warehouse where they record and do everything but print their own vinyl. They also play emo punk that is not not reminscent of the whole Capn Jazz Kinsella thing. They put their own spin on it and it's awesome
Samantha Fish, Cassie Taylor, Dani Wilde - Girls With Guitars - Three women, singing the blues and playing awesome guitar. What more could one ask for?
North Mississippi Allstars - Key To The Kingdom - The Allstars are named that for a reason, these brothers never dissapoint and this album is no exception. Reunited after a couple of solo projects this is just great blues.
Gregg Allman - Low Country Blues - Still trucking after all these years Allman does a whole album of covers that come off beautifully
Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator - Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi are a blues power couple. Their new band has 11 people including two drummers. Learn To Love is one of the best songs I've ever heard
Get A Better Comp - folk/cute/tween/acoustic compilation
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will - nuff said
Sharks - The Joys Of Living 2008-2010 - goes from semi post rock all the way to punked up rock and roll all the while with a friendly sneer
Immortal Technique - the Martyr - nuff said
Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbows - nuff said
Abriosis - Tattered And Bound - Canadian progressive death metal. Riffs galore and some of these songs are absolute beasts
Demo`s
Spectre Alone - 2011 Demo
Panthalassa
EP's
Verme - Bad Verme - Italian punk with screamo production and aesthetics
Jowls - Cunt Punch - a two piece making a tremendous noise
We Were Skeletons & The Saddest Landscape - Split - One legend and freshly established band make a tremendous noise
We Were Skeletons & MNWA - Split - two relative young guns in screamo crank out their tunes
Featherweight - Not Waving But Drowning - RIP. Short but oh so awesome
Polina & Well Wisher - Split - Canadian east coast skramz ftw
iwontstopwonderinguntilyoustopbreathing - motionless - when they stop being a Jerome's Dream worship band and develop their own kickass, interesting sound. Kinda. I think.
pentimento - wrecked - melodic hardcore with a punk rock base
Date Rape - Date Rape Ukrainian screamo
Dads - Brush Your Teeth ;) - two piece garage indie punk band
Adaje & Lizards Have Personalities Split - One of my favourite bands and a new favourite band
Cattle Drums - Boy Kisser Sessions + 3 - The best post-hardcore bands I've heard in a long while
Make Do And mend - Part & Parcel - Melodic Hardcore band does a couple of their songs acoustic, completely reinventing them as well as an acoustic cover of Touché Amoré's Home Away From Here.
You'll Live - Things Would Change if You Heard This - great emo from Florida. Just thinking about it makes me melencholy
Loud? - Made You - if you like three letter engagement or christie front drive you'll like this
Loud? Driveway Split - more awesome modern emo
Thunderstorms - self titled - instrumental twinkly emo from Ottawa
Prawn - You Can Just Leave It All - the first time I've liked these math rock dudes, the upped the emo
Eat The Rabbit - Vendetta - Italian synth based screamo. Think Dark Castle but different synth sounds and more chaotic
The Whoopass Girls - Self Titled - Ethan wrote an album of punk rock skate songs. Unsurprisingly, its awesome
Accu§er - Dependent Domination - German Thrash metal that will snap your neck in half
Worst
We Break Hearts Not Hymens - Bitches On My Dick
Design The Skyline
Brokencyde (whether or not they release anything they deserve to be on the worse of the year list
Alestorm - Back Through Time - Pirate Metal from Scotland. They sing about drinking, wenches and sea battles all while playing Power Metal with just a hint of Folk Metal
Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions - Do I really need to say anything about Arch Enemy
Neuraxis - Asylon - Canadian technical death metal - Great stuff if you like tech death
Barn Burner - Bangers II: Scum Of The Earth - Awesome Canadian stoner metal. Riffs the size of houses and heavy as hell
Motörhead -The World Is Yours - Nuff Said
Small Brown Bike - Fell & Found - They reunited. It's awesome.
Dropkick Murphys - Going Out In Style - Nuff said
Joyce Manor - Self Titled - One of the best emocore bands out there. Yes its pop punk but there are actual songs there, Leather Jacket is one of my favourite of all time
Wiccans - Skullduggery - Heavier than normal hardcore with screamo tendencies. Great stuff if you wanna smash everything around you
Bâton Rouge - Fragments D'eux Mêmes - French screamo with members of Daitro and 12xu. This LP absolutely slays
Ampere - Like Shadows - Nuff said
Caitlyn Bailey - Lizards Have Personalities - Orion Pax - viceversa Split - RIP Caitlyn Bailey, this international compilation is really really great. Still available on multiple formats
Lizards Have Personalities - Todos Caerán - Book of Caverns - ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio! Split. I already adore Lizards Have personalities, Todos Caerán and ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio!, this was my introduction to the awesome Book of Caverns. This is a truly rock solid split
Touché Amoré - Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me - Jeremy is one of my favourite songrwiters out there right now and he never fails to bring the emo into the hardcore
Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies - They live in a warehouse where they record and do everything but print their own vinyl. They also play emo punk that is not not reminscent of the whole Capn Jazz Kinsella thing. They put their own spin on it and it's awesome
Samantha Fish, Cassie Taylor, Dani Wilde - Girls With Guitars - Three women, singing the blues and playing awesome guitar. What more could one ask for?
North Mississippi Allstars - Key To The Kingdom - The Allstars are named that for a reason, these brothers never dissapoint and this album is no exception. Reunited after a couple of solo projects this is just great blues.
Gregg Allman - Low Country Blues - Still trucking after all these years Allman does a whole album of covers that come off beautifully
Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator - Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi are a blues power couple. Their new band has 11 people including two drummers. Learn To Love is one of the best songs I've ever heard
Get A Better Comp - folk/cute/tween/acoustic compilation
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will - nuff said
Sharks - The Joys Of Living 2008-2010 - goes from semi post rock all the way to punked up rock and roll all the while with a friendly sneer
Immortal Technique - the Martyr - nuff said
Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbows - nuff said
Abriosis - Tattered And Bound - Canadian progressive death metal. Riffs galore and some of these songs are absolute beasts
Demo`s
Spectre Alone - 2011 Demo
Panthalassa
EP's
Verme - Bad Verme - Italian punk with screamo production and aesthetics
Jowls - Cunt Punch - a two piece making a tremendous noise
We Were Skeletons & The Saddest Landscape - Split - One legend and freshly established band make a tremendous noise
We Were Skeletons & MNWA - Split - two relative young guns in screamo crank out their tunes
Featherweight - Not Waving But Drowning - RIP. Short but oh so awesome
Polina & Well Wisher - Split - Canadian east coast skramz ftw
iwontstopwonderinguntilyoustopbreathing - motionless - when they stop being a Jerome's Dream worship band and develop their own kickass, interesting sound. Kinda. I think.
pentimento - wrecked - melodic hardcore with a punk rock base
Date Rape - Date Rape Ukrainian screamo
Dads - Brush Your Teeth ;) - two piece garage indie punk band
Adaje & Lizards Have Personalities Split - One of my favourite bands and a new favourite band
Cattle Drums - Boy Kisser Sessions + 3 - The best post-hardcore bands I've heard in a long while
Make Do And mend - Part & Parcel - Melodic Hardcore band does a couple of their songs acoustic, completely reinventing them as well as an acoustic cover of Touché Amoré's Home Away From Here.
You'll Live - Things Would Change if You Heard This - great emo from Florida. Just thinking about it makes me melencholy
Loud? - Made You - if you like three letter engagement or christie front drive you'll like this
Loud? Driveway Split - more awesome modern emo
Thunderstorms - self titled - instrumental twinkly emo from Ottawa
Prawn - You Can Just Leave It All - the first time I've liked these math rock dudes, the upped the emo
Eat The Rabbit - Vendetta - Italian synth based screamo. Think Dark Castle but different synth sounds and more chaotic
The Whoopass Girls - Self Titled - Ethan wrote an album of punk rock skate songs. Unsurprisingly, its awesome
Accu§er - Dependent Domination - German Thrash metal that will snap your neck in half
Worst
We Break Hearts Not Hymens - Bitches On My Dick
Design The Skyline
Brokencyde (whether or not they release anything they deserve to be on the worse of the year list
Monday, December 26, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Anti-Flag
If you don't know who Anti-Flag are you probably haven't been paying attention to punk music for quite a while now. They're one of the more consistent political punk rock bands still active today. Very left wing, anti capitalist, probably anarchist (don't quote me on that though) politics grafted onto angry ass yet still melodic punk rock.
This album is an EP released this year with some original tunes and a couple of covers including I Fought the Law, Guns Of Brixton and Should I Stay Or Should I Go. Nothing revolutionary (other than lyrically) but this is still rock solid, pissed off punk music.
to quote the band "One two Fuck You!"
This album is an EP released this year with some original tunes and a couple of covers including I Fought the Law, Guns Of Brixton and Should I Stay Or Should I Go. Nothing revolutionary (other than lyrically) but this is still rock solid, pissed off punk music.
to quote the band "One two Fuck You!"
a pair of songs
So far during christmas break I've written a pair of songs and recorded them on my laptop
Liars Song (Remember You Wrong)
http://www.mediafire.com/?cxbz4gd9ihh7arh
Twisted And Rotten, Mostly Forgotten
http://www.mediafire.com/?ifa6931s5nxa196
I don't know if Twisted and Rotted should be longer or not, I could certainly write more verses but I don't know if it needs it or not.
let me know what you think!
Monday, December 19, 2011
Loud?
Loud? is an emo band out of Woodbridge, VA that plays music similar to Texas Is the Reason and The Promise Ring. They've put out one EP called Made You that is really great and a split with a band called Driveway that absolutely owns. They've finallly written a full length and it's just as sick as ever. Again, no reinventing the wheel going on here but who needs reinvention when you've got quality emo like this?
Koshka! - Ложное равнодушие
Koshka! are a screamo band from Khabarovsk, Russia. They have a thicker sound with dirty production that brings up the bottom end. This isn`t power violence so the singer mostly shouts and he`s great at it. Nothing groundbreaking but pretty good screamo
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Accu§er - Dependent Domination
Accu§er are a thrash metal band from Kreuztal Germany. They formed in the early 80s and put out a bunch of records without any label support. The guitarists formed a new band called Scartribe but everyone wanted to hear the Accu§er songs again so they reformed the band. This year they released an ep called Dependent Domination. If you like thrash metal this will be right up your alley. The singer doesn't scream or growl just shouts his way through these excellent songs and the riffs are always razor sharp as they whip pats. If you like speed and thrash metal this will be right up your alley
Abriosis - Tattered & Bound
Abriosis is a band from Vancouver. They play technical, progressive death metal with a biting edge. There are riffs galore all across the album. The best song I think is Eye Of The Raven, Mind Of The Wolf, its an absolute beast. There are a couple of weak spots like the title track and the third track but the rest of the punishing brutality more than makes up for it. A Strong contender for death metal album of the year
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
A new mix!
Here`s another mix covering what I listened to between November 23rd and December 1st 2011.
We start off with a great dubstep song by Microw Jupiter. The dj took a bunch of clips from arguably the worst movie ever and used to to construct a sweet dubstep song. I`m not much for dubstep but this is really great
Then we head to the east coast for some 90s emocore courtesy of Render Useless. One of the dudes was apparently in Benchwarmer whom I also lvoe
We stay in British Colombia and head up to Kamloops for some tracks by a band called After School Knife Fight. They put out one EP in 2001 called Jousting With The Intent of Hurting People and its quite good.
We head out to Ottawa for some screamo courtesy of Van Johnson. Reminds me of Todos Caeran and maybe a less heavy One Eyed God Prophecy.
Taking a break from the screamo up next is two tracks from the new Bjork album. They are experimental, almost ambient tracks from the reigning Icelandic queen of weirdness.
We return to the screamo with a band from Mississauga Ontario called No Alarms. They put out one EP called Zipper Effect before changing their name.
we head out out west for one track from an awesome active band called Todos Caeran. Most of their records are still available and well worth it.
Delo Truda are the band that No Alarm turned into. The people didn`t change and the music didn`t change. They also put out a split with a band called Ramon Gris.
Ramon Gris are the final band on this mix. I managed to see them after they changed their name to The Year It Broke and they were quite good. Their recordings are good but a little sludgy in parts which don`t match what I remember of their live show.
We start off with a great dubstep song by Microw Jupiter. The dj took a bunch of clips from arguably the worst movie ever and used to to construct a sweet dubstep song. I`m not much for dubstep but this is really great
Then we head to the east coast for some 90s emocore courtesy of Render Useless. One of the dudes was apparently in Benchwarmer whom I also lvoe
We stay in British Colombia and head up to Kamloops for some tracks by a band called After School Knife Fight. They put out one EP in 2001 called Jousting With The Intent of Hurting People and its quite good.
We head out to Ottawa for some screamo courtesy of Van Johnson. Reminds me of Todos Caeran and maybe a less heavy One Eyed God Prophecy.
Taking a break from the screamo up next is two tracks from the new Bjork album. They are experimental, almost ambient tracks from the reigning Icelandic queen of weirdness.
We return to the screamo with a band from Mississauga Ontario called No Alarms. They put out one EP called Zipper Effect before changing their name.
we head out out west for one track from an awesome active band called Todos Caeran. Most of their records are still available and well worth it.
Delo Truda are the band that No Alarm turned into. The people didn`t change and the music didn`t change. They also put out a split with a band called Ramon Gris.
Ramon Gris are the final band on this mix. I managed to see them after they changed their name to The Year It Broke and they were quite good. Their recordings are good but a little sludgy in parts which don`t match what I remember of their live show.
Who Programmed This?!? December 6th 2011
Here is the mp3 to the latest episode of my radio show podcast. I played The One Eyed God Prophecy, Render Useless, After school Knife Fight, Van Johnson, Wavelets & Algernon Cadwallader
http://www.mediafire.com/?15q69w9xe3i1i6m
http://www.mediafire.com/?15q69w9xe3i1i6m
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies
Algernon Cadwallader are a current active from Philadelphia but by sound you would think Chicago in the late 90s. They are very Kinsella esque. On this, their second lp they`ve really come into their own sound. They make quite the intricate amount of noise for a three piece. From what I understand they live in their jam space/recording studio/warehouse and do everything except print the records. If you can get your hands on some of this vinyl you are really lucky cause you probably caught them at a show. This is how emo should be done.
Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Make Joyful Noise
To get the holiday season started off here is a christmas album by the grindcore legends Agoraphobic Nosebleed. 12 songs in 4 and a half minutes. Here's a youtube video of the album. If you don't like your grindcore, well then your like me. Happy Holidays.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Who Programmed This?!? S01E11 November 29 11 20111
Check out the latest episode of my radio show Who Programmed This?!? I played one eyed god prophecy, render useless, i spoke, peace be still, oh, deer, violence for hurley, the kodan armada
Monday, November 28, 2011
Make Do And Mend
Make Do And Mend are a post-hardcore/the wave band. The music could easily be called melodic hardcore but they have been lumped in with the other Wave bands like Touché Amoré, with whom they did a split, La Dispute and Pianos Become The Teeth.
This ep is completely different though. 6 songs, all acoustic, reworking of songs from End Measured Mile, a couple of new ones, and most exciting for me, a Touché Amoré cover. For some reason Make Do And Mend never really clicked with me. I liked it and there`s nothing wrong with it but nothing before this ever really grabbed my attention. The Touché Amoré cover is really good and the songs actually grab me when they`re in a more stripped down, acoustic form.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
The Whoopass Girls - Acoustic
The Whoopass Girls are/where a great pop punk fronted by Ethan. He of Screaming and Dreaming, The Loneliest Cowgirls, Henry Bemis is a Superhero and The Sky Looks Pissed. The songs are great and Ethan has a passion and a skill that is sadly lacking in the pop punk genre today. He is a songwriter through and through and regardless of the genre he chooses to play in his talent shines through. This is an all acoustic rerecording of the Whoopass Girl songs "in commemoration of reaching 297 fans (Forrests' rugby jersey number)". Excellent stuff. Goes even farther in proving that the songs of the Whoopass Girls where really really awesome
Wavets - Athaletics
Wavelets are a kinda twinkly emo band from Gainesville Florida. The focus is on a more punk pop version of midwest emo. Lots of guitar lines going everywhere and really sad but still powerful vocals. There are a couple of rerecorded songs from Friends Followed By Action and they benefit from a warmer sound. Quite good as always. Wavelets need to get more known!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Radio!
listen to Who Programmed This?!? live on the radio in 20 minutes! I will be playing Render Useless, I Spoke, Menaseh`s Diary, Van Johnson, After School Knife Fight and a whole lot of Nick Stutsman and Park Jefferson
http://www.trentradio.ca/stream.htm
Monday, November 21, 2011
Acres - Silos
Sunday, November 20, 2011
black everest
Black Everest are a screamo band from Germany. Their demo has 5 songs in 12 minutes. Nothing groundbreaking, but good screamo doesn't need to break new ground, it just needs to thrash around and tear at its vocal chords.
This demo is too good to be this short. I need more songs but there aren't any yet. This band needs to be more well known.
They've pressed their demo on a 7". To order it email blackeverest(at)web.de . "Postage for all around the world is 3,50€ and for Germany 1,50€. The record itself is offered for 2€."
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Touché Amoré - Home Away From Here
Touché Amoré are one of my favourite bands out there right now.
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| note the pg 99 shirt.... |
They've moved into a more hardcore style, away from the screamo inflected hardcore that really hooked me but their new album was still really really good. I think the style change is a result of signing to Deathwish or it may just be artistic development.
This is the first video from it and I think the first music video they've made. It's called Home Away From Here and really illustrates what Jeremy Boln has been talking and writing about, how they're pretty much always on tour. Yet they rarely come to Canada...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
live on the radio!
listen to me live on trent radio in a half hour. I’ll be playing One Eyed God Prophecy, Karenza, Render Useless, I Spoke, Nai Harvest, Old Gray & Loma Prieta.
Listen here http://www.trentradio.ca/stream.htm
Monday, November 14, 2011
Karenza
Karenza was a 90's screamo band from Etibocoke Ontario Canada. Their sound is really raw and aggressive, almost black metal in the lo fi, dirty production. If One Eyed God Prophecy played black metal screamo instead of sludgy metal screamo. The songs are clearly written as a emocore punk songs, the tones of the guitar and the production fuze everything into a overwhelming noisy mass. Very very good. Much thanks to this blog for all his work
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