I dont wanna be that person who mocks foreigners mastery of the english language so believe me when I say that if more people mimicked Grim Brides statement in their approach emails & cam straight out with it & said “you like fuck noisy music” they’d be more likely to get my attention than half the smarmy arsed approaches I get from UK bands.

On top of everything they fucking kill!

By way of the hugest contrast you’re ever likely to see (between two abutting tumblr posts) I went to see How To dress Well last night. “How To dress Well” is the stage name of ethereal R&B songwriter and producer Tom Krell. Curious night, it also had the excellent Typesun and Face+Heel on the bill so I assumed there’d be much in the way of dancing. There wasn’t. There was a LOT of swaying on the spot, eyes closed & the like & it was all vay emotive but boogie town it wasn’t.

Fractured falsetto was fractured.

It also marked my first trip of the year to bristol’s least favourite small venue The Thekla who have either taken the “no stage diving” signs down since last I was there (for Touche Amore) or didn’t expect there’d be any of such last night. Haha! 

Half the reason I was down was to see Typesun if I’m honest so you may as well take a video of his “The PL” while I’m about it.   

This muthafucking beast of a rip snarling god forsaken “crush all that get’s it’s way” S/T’d 6 track single just won itself a physical release. Albeit bereft of the final track. Despite that though it’s still got the power to proper crush all that gets in it’s way AND FOR THAT VERY REASON you’re advised to track down a copy asap yo.

Is by relative newcomers on the scene False Light (est 2012 their arsebook says) & is released by the joint might of Headfirst!, Dead Chemists & Downside. Majoring in the grandest grinding powerviolence, this probably comes in somewhere near the top of the list (still a figment of my imagination) of the filthiest music I’ve ever thrown your way, and by dint of that very same fact it’s also near of the top of that other list (also a figment of my imagination) of best music I’ve ever thrown your way.

Tracking down physical may be tricky, suggest you start with the band & work outwards via labels ending up at the powerviolence swap shop (yep, also a figment of my imagination). You want digital you can either grab shit from False Light’s bandcamp for 7 of their US dollars or (and I’m presuming this is straight up, if not someone tell me quick & I’ll take the link down) you can click on this mediafire link which I got off the band’s aforementioned arsebook page & grab shit for nowt. The choice, as they say, is yours.

Who remembers when Arabrot played the stag & hounds & no one turned up cept me, the other bands, the promoters, the bar staff & one or two other herberts? I got a bit cross with Bristol in general for being so fucking gig apathetic. “Gigathetic” i didn’t call it at the time as i was too busy being pissed off to think up cracking witticisms like that.

Well anyway they’re coming back in another show promoted by the same people who who put on the Bongripper / Conan / Humanfly / War Wolf gig & the Haxan Cloak / Necro Deathmort / ERAAS / Blakk Metal gig (aka “the two best gigs of the fucking year so far”). So…more power to the promotera, You’re Not Human, arm eh?

Facebook link to the show: http://d.pr/NflI. Also playing are the joint might of Black Cobra & Bison BC.

I really hope people get their fucking slacker lazy arses down this time?

Oh, and check out the new video by Arabrot.

DI fucking Y. Who do Nightshame remind me of? Someone on early SST yeah? They’re from Italy. Apropos nowt.

These guys are fecking ace. Rocking it BCHC style. Somehow I’ve always missed them when they’ve played live here which is a bummer. Their latest EP (EP 2013) is being given away for free from their Bandcamp. Do yerself a favour & go grab it from here.

After a pretty slow year for Bristol hardcore releases last year this year’s shaping up quite nicely.

Master Musicians Of Bukkake are master musicians. 

“White Mountain Return”.

On this video there are similar unsettling vibes but the tone of the song and the music takes a u-turn from white noise and synths into progressive folk with sinister vocals.

TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNE!!!

Oh, and the track:

….also features backing vocals by Sub Pop! recording artists Rose Windows,

These guys are percussive monsters! And they’ve got some live dates round the corner. Not player Brizzle but a trip to Cardiff may be in the offing! (If I can get over my fear of bumping into a certain person). It’s full of ideas but at heart a primordial & thrilling trip round the more experimental end of drone rock.

They’ve got an 18 minute free download avail over on their last.fm page. Get it.

Sat Jun 1st Brighton, UK  - The Prince Albert

Sun Jun 2nd Cardiff, UK - Undertone

Mon Jun 3rd London, UK - Old Blue Last

Blixa! Blixa! Blixa! …. Bargeld! Bargeld! Bargeld!

Blixa! Blixa! Blixa! …. Bargeld! Bargeld! Bargeld!

Blixa! …. Bargeld!

Blixa! …. Bargeld!

Blixa! Blixa! Blixa! …. Bargeld! Bargeld! Bargeld!

That’s what they chant at the footadaball stadiums when they have recourse to honour groups such as Einstürzende Neubauten and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. And that’s a fact.

It’s a new song from mr b & his mate mr t anyway. Mournful n shit, just like as how you’d expect. Teho Teardo is an Italian composer of some repute (allegedly) & Blixa Bargeld is a Blixa Bargeld of some repute (factually).

The two have put an album out featuring an original use of strings: cello, violin, guitars and a full string quartet which diverts the traditional perception of those classic instruments when they deal with electronics. 

Also, watch out for live dates innit? Later in the year innit? Yuuuuuuup.

These guys are awright! They’re called “The Chewers” & they make what they call (and what actually is) “deliberately off-kilter music”. Here’s what else they say about themselves:

The Chewers are Travis Caffrey and Michael Sadler, ttwo freaks from the woods of West Virginia (by way of Nashville), USA.

We each play various instruments, in order to create layered arrangements 

in the vein of avant-roots-rock (or something like that). 

The songs feature characters immersed in psychological hells, grappling 

with deep disconnect from the society around them. These subjects are 

generally presented with a deadpan and crooked sense of humor.

 They have an online home. It’s here. You can probably buy there new album there. Chuckle Change and Also. If you want. No bobligation a course.

Oh, and here’s another videoyoyo.

deathbomb:

Just got back to town from the road portion of the clipping. / Foot Village tour. Thank you to everyone that came out, got loud, and maybe even gave us a place to sleep for 3 minutes. The home show here in LA goes down Mon May 20th with Black Pus. Don’t miss out!

In the meantime, here is a nice multi-angle film of clipping. performing “Loud” up in Vancouver at Zoo Zhop. One of the tightest cities we’ve ever played in. Way to show the states how it’s done, Canada! BTW - Zoo Zhop now carries the latest Foot Village album, plus some titles from the Deathbomb catalog (including some rare cassettes).

video by Spirit Vegetable.

Foot Village on Deathbomb Arc.
clipping. on Deathbomb Arc.

clipping.’s album midcity is easily one of my top 10 albums of the year thus far in. we’re supposed to be running a top 50 albums midway thru the year   on Louder Than War. not sure what i’m gonna do as our boss thinks that Savages album is the first great album of the century & I think it’s a pile of derivative, dull dreck. If Savages are going to be at no. 1 I won’t want my name attached to it so i may sit it out. If not I’ll be fighting for Midcity to be quite high in it. and I’ll be making sure that the position of Savages album is not one 100% agreed across the Louder Than War team.