Human Quena Orchestra

Human Quena Orchestra - The Politics Of The Irredeemable [2009, Crucial Blast]

Crucial Blast continues to keep metal interesting with these hybrid bands. Human Quena Orchestra is out of Pittsburgh and features former members of Creation Is Crucifixion. Blends epic doom, harsh industrial, and noisy drone. This is some heavy shit.

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In The Red

The Top of The Line in Low-Brow Rock 'n' Roll Music Long Players!: The Best of In The Red

a while back some friends & i put together a mix tape for another site of what we thought were the best tracks from In The Red Records. for anyone unfamiliar, In The Red is the best label for garage rock & garage punk around. hell, it's one of the best labels around period. as a bonus for people like me, everything is released on vinyl (as well as CD in most cases). due to the amount of great music, tons of great tracks, even some bands, were left out. if you find something in particular that you like, leave a comment and i'll try to post a full album. all tracks are tagged with what album the song came from.

i want to thank the other contributors, doinko, TheUnity, and roblivian, not only for the work they put in, but for giving me the go ahead to share this here.


tracklist

Waddlin' Around - The King Khan & BBQ Show
Hungry Ghost - Dan Melchior's Broke Revue
Motherlode - Cheater Slicks
The Whip - The Fuse!
Damaged - Vivian Girls
Again & Again - The Hospitals
Episode People - Human Eye
Whirls and Faints - The Piranhas
1000 Rounds - Demon's Claws
Stormy Weather - Reigning Sound
Hell Blues - Bassholes
Alcohol - Necessary Evils
Explosion - The Hunches
I Don't Need A Woman, I Need A Nurse - The Horrors
Allan Müller - A.H. Kraken
Fred Astaire - Lamps
Good Looking Boys or Women - Country Teasers
Mechanical Feelings - Lost Sounds
People Talk - Cheap Time
Deuteronomy - The Intelligence
Chains of Love - The Dirtbombs
West Texas Sound - The Deadly Snakes
Get With It - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Dímelo Ya - Davila 666
Sexiest - Sonic Chicken 4
Feeling Gay - Black Lips
Squeaky Clean - Miss Alex White and The Red Orchestra


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Moss

new ep from the almighty moss! a compilation of the tombs of the blind drugged 10" & eternal return 12", we get a huge slab of occult doom rites plus a doomified discharge cover! ep of the year? these might get sold out pretty quickly, so get yours while they last.

(album art for the tombs of the blind drugged 10'')
Moss - Tombs Of The Blind Drugged
(2009, Rise Above)
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Lord Mantis

heaviest doom. ugliest sludge. unholiest black metal. add in high pitched vocal shrieks and you get lord mantis. features the drummer from indian and the ex-guitarist of nachtmystium.

Lord Mantis - Spawning The Nephilim
(2009, Seventh Rule)
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Dÿse

Dÿse - Dÿse (Exile On Mainstream)











german duo featuring just guitar & drum. mix of post-hardcore (i guess), stoner, and psych moments, maybe even a math rock undercurrent. maybe that's right, maybe it's not. loud, repetitive killer guitar work, and pounding drum beats, that's what i know for sure. i'm not sure what genre it is, but it is a must listen. i eagerly await something new from these guys (which apparently should come in autumn).

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new ramesses ep

ramesses was formed by tim bagshaw and mark greening after they left electric wizard in 2003. a much better band than post-breakup electric wizard in my opinion. anyway here's their latest ep, limited to 200 copies so get yours while they last! if anyone has their recent split with unearthly trance, please don't hesitate to send me a link. DOOM OR BE DOOMED!

Ramesses - Baptism Of The Walking Dead
(2009, Self Released)
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Law Of The Rope

Law Of The Rope - Beasts Will Have You CS [2008, Not Not Fun]








black metal from a label that specializes in experimental/noise acts. and that's exactly what it sounds like. downtempo experimental black metal. not quite as weird as say Furze, but a bit off the beaten path for BM. vocals buried under distortion, creepy samples, strings & synth moments. pretty grim & interesting stuff.

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Northern Sludge

hebosagil, a really great finnish sludge band recently put up their first ep and full lenght from last year up for free at their website. their sound is very similar to eyehategod, with a hint of electric wizard style fucked up psych doom thrown in.

here's their split with another great new finnish band, viisikko from last summer. viisikko remind me a lot of the seminal finnish hardcore band radiopuhelimet (esp. their 90s album jäämeri), both in their sound and general attitude. maybe their northern hometown oulu has something in the air or the water that makes you a bit twisted and weird, as viisikko, radiopuhelimet, hebosagil and a huge amount of other awesome bands (terveet kädet from tornio) are from near there.

Hebosagil & Viisikko - Split CD
(2008, Lambada)
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Agoraphobic Nosebleed & Crom,

quickpost, two splits.

syphilitic vaginas and abigail are both japanese thrash metal/hardcore bands and both very good at what they do. "4 metal punk trax from ABIGAIL including covers of Bathory and Nunslaughter. 5 new SYPHILITIC VAGINAS tracks... among the most destructive Japanese style metal punk madness let loose this side of the millennium."

agoraphobic nosebleed are a legendary grind band (as i'm sure you all know). crom are a hyborian sludge/grind band. both are very fucking awesome and its about time they do a split. enjoy.

Abigail & Syphilitic Vaginas - Split LP

(2009, Rescued From Life)
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Agoraphobic Nosebleed & Crom - Split 7''
(2009, RSR Records)
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Wo Fat

these guys are a somewhat new find for me. first heard about them last year, but i kind of dismissed them as just another sleep tribute act. boy was i wrong! these guys fucking rule! wo fat has mastered the riff in a way few bands ever will.

Wo Fat - Psychedelonaut

(2009, Self Released)

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Wooden Shjips

acid drenched peyote rock from san francisco. repetive drums & basslines with trance inducing psych fuzz guitars and vocals with a shitload of reverb. in short shit that would turn the pope into a hippie. album of the year contender.

Wooden Shjips - Dos

(2009, Holy Mountain)

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Necrodamus

Necrodamus - No Rest For The Wizard [2007, Necrowizard/Shifty]








Quick one. Project of Scott Stearns from Fistula, Ultralord, King Travolta and so on (and I think other members of Fistula). Mix of thrash and sludge, even a bit of punk here & there. Includes a take on Integrity's Judgement Day and a cover of the Misfit's Skulls. Heavy, evil riffs throughout (besides the short last track which is kind of a throwaway).

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Julie Doiron

this time something not quite so heavy. julie doiron is a canadian singer-songwriter. now i'm not a huge fan of stuff like this, but this album is kind of unique in that it has a lot of realy fuzzy guitar riffs that would sound more at home on a new dead meadow album than on some canadian girly folk album. anyway worth a listen if you're into folk or the softer side of stoner.

Julie Doiron - I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day

(2009, Jagjaguwar)

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U.S. Christmas

U.S. Christmas - Salt The Wound [2006, R.A.I.G.]






is it stoner/sludge? is it psych? is it space rock? all are true to an extent. all i know for sure is that it's good. i'm sure this comparison has been made before about this North Carolina band, but they sound like a mix of Hawkwind and Neurosis with rougher vocals laid over the top.

they also have a 2008 album called Eat The Low Dogs on Neurot.

by the way, i saw them last weekend at the Scion Rock Fest and they killed. see them if you have the chance.

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sounds from the dark backward mix

wintermix for sludge swamp. some bands have been posted here, some have not. if you want full albums leave a comment. i'll make covers for this tonight.

01 Salome - The Vivification of Ker

02 Pombagira - Castdown Earthbound

03 Thou - Smoke Pigs

04 Zoroaster - The Book
05 Morne - Force

06 Gnaw Their Tongues - Glossolalia

07 Grey - Wither (13 Cover)

08 Bones Of Seabirds - Serpent

09 Quttinirpaaq - Highway Tzar

va - sounds from the dark backward

(2009 wintermix)

lords of bukkake

lords of bukkake play ultra slow and heavy space sludge. 20 minute pummeling sludge anthems that are as slow and inevitable as huge meteorite smashing earth and ending all life, with high pitched vocals of hateful worship for death and violence. or not, the songs might be about drinking beer and smoking pot for all i know. either way one of the best albums of 2008.

Lords Of Bukkake - Self Titled

(2008, Odio Sonoro)

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Cuzo

long time no post...

alone records from spain have been one of the best european labels of all things heavy and pyschedelic for a while now. they introduced us to orthodox, and signed the almighty moho last year, a union which spawned one of my favourite 2008 releases, chotacabra. i haven't heard a single album they've released i havent liked, or like in some cases listened to religiously for months (mohos chotacabra and was one ofmy most listened albums last year).

here's their latest offering, a psych doom band from barcelona called cuzo. they've got a great goblin meets sabbath thing going with a strong desert feel to it. recommended for fans of the already mentioned goblin, mammatus, earthless, zombi and all things heavy and psychedelic.

kudos to the ripper & original uploader, a man who goes by the name of porn.

Cuzo - Amor Y La Muerte En La Tercera Fase
(2009, Alone)
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Eight Hands For Kali

features the drummer from el wiz. buddhist war doom, need i say more? anyway underrated gem.

Eight Hands For Kali - Mount Meru
(2005, Pariah Child)

Goblin

new post time! i'll be posting new stuff (and i've got a lot!) soon but i have to start off with a classic i rediscovered during the holidays. hopefully someone still reads this thing...

here it is, italian prog masterpiece from '77, the soundtrack to suspiria by the italian prog horde goblin. i'm sure most people have either seen the movie and remember the creepy as fuck theme song or have the soundtrack, but just in case some of you don't it's one of the creepiest recordings ever made. sound collage experimentation coupled with standard prog and jazz fusion and vocals that are either murmurs or heavy breathing with gibberish lyrics, it is just as powerful as the best horror movies. i don't how big an effect the soundtrack had in making suspiria such a hit and a classic, but to me it's always been the best part of the movie.

Goblin - Suspiria
(1977, Cinevox)

Monarch!

Throne Records is accepting pre-orders for the new Monarch, Mer Morte now. "Mer Morte is their most ghostly and hypnotical release to date, comprised of one 35 minutes long track (divided in two parts). Essential minimalistic and atmospheric Sludge here."

only 666 copies will be pressed, so get yours while they last.

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Gate Is Dope & Kayoma-Sdyeane

quickpost, two cd-r's from japan.

gate is dope is a 50 minute slab of mammoth riffs and droning ambience. i would have hoped for some groove among the doom and gloom, but overall a decent effort.

kayoma-sdyane are a bit more straight forward, and follow the teachings of sunn o))) . short bursts of sunn-like droning riffs mixed with almost bluesy basslines.

Gate Is Dope - Question

(2008, Self Released)
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Kayoma-Sdyeane - The Living Dead And The Dying Man CDR
(2008, Self Released)
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Mythical Beast

Mythical Beast - Scales [2008, Language of Stone]






first full length for Mythical Beast was released on Language of Stone, a sub-label of Drag City. they've built up some rep (at least with me) with solid split releases with both Pocahaunted & Cloudland Canyon. largely psych that at times even flirts with being stoner rock but can also swing into a trancelike rhythmic mellowness (River Blindness is a good example). the thing that really sets Mythical Beast apart is the powerful voice of singer Corinne Sweeney. she sort of reminds me at times of BellRays singer Lisa Kekaula, probably because the soulfulness that underlies her singing. a very solid debut full length that really doesn't have a weak song on it.

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sorry for the lack of updates recently, i've been tied to some real life shit. i'll try to update more frequently.

anyway here's one of my favourite splits this year. aguirre are from france and the mighty hongo from spain. i guess aguirre took their name from the herzog movie, and there's a long sample from the said movie in the first song, jagtejev69 (at least i think so, my german is a bit rusty and i've never actually seen the movie). they play apocalyptic sludge doom, somewhat remiscent of newer neurosis.

the hongo side is a little faster, not too much though. their sound is a sweet mix of epic crust and sludge. the vocalist takes a bit of time to get used to, personally i love his style but many think he sounds too constipated. then again you'd think a bloodthirsty mummy wailing death from his tomb would be, and i think he might be one. anyway all around good stuff and i hope to hear more of aguirre.

Aguirre / Hongo Split
(2008, Abitbol & Exutoire)

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The Angelic Process

i just read (a few months late i guess) that K. Angylus passed away last summer. Weighing Souls With Sand, the last Angelic Process album has become one of my all time favourite albums, and the two old albums are very good as well. there's not that many people making original, heavy and touching music these days and his passing is a huge loss. here's Weighing Souls With Sand from 2007 released on Profound Lore. i urge everyone to get the old albums as well.

rest in peace.

The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand
(2007, Profound Lore)

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Emergency Room Comp

Emergency Room Vol. 1 [Nominal Records]

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i'm generally not a huge fan of comps, they tend to be uneven or unfocused. i usually have to sit through filler to get to the handful of songs i really like. this is definitely not the case with Emergency Room. this is the second release by Nominal Records out of Vancouver Canada. i can say that after only a handful of releases (a couple i'm also posting) that i'll be eagerly awaiting anything else that they put out. the basis for this comp is DIY punk with a creamy noise rock center. the majority of these bands are fronted by female singers which i love. i'm not going to go through this band by band or song by song, but i will say that the first time i heard Instinct by the Mutators my jaw dropped. the one misstep on this album is the closer by Sick Buildings and not even because it's a bad song. it strays more to the straight noise side of things and just doesn't seem to fit the overall sound of the album.

SIDE A:
1. DEFEKTORS-Burning Light
2. DEFEKTORS-Kick First One
3. PETROLEUM BY-PRODUCTS-Rat Face
4. PETROLEUM BY-PRODUCTS-Grossest Thing
5. VAPID-Sex Stain
6. VAPID-Die
7. WHITE LUNG-Therapy

SIDE B:
1. MUTATORS-Instinct
2. MUTATORS-VvV
3. TWIN CRYSTALS-Trinity
4. TWIN CRYSTALS-Safety
5. NU SENSAE-Graceland
6. NU SENSAE-Don't Panic
7. NU SENSAE-Peter Tripp
8. SICK BUILDINGS-The Commuter

i'm throwing in some other short samplers of some of the bands that participated (gull skull also posted Nu Sensae earlier).


Mutators/Shearing Pinx Split 12" [Ugly Pop]

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White Lung - Magazines 7" [Deranged]

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Defektors - Secret Trials/Doomsday Girl 7" [Nominal]

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Vapid - Do The Earthquake 7" [Nominal]

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