Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The Art of Noise - Who's Afraid of The Art of Noise


What: Sample-happy concrete synthpop.
When: 1984
Where: London, England
Who: Island Records & ZTT Records

Very few moments on this album are not absolutely bizarre and surreal, but there isn't a single sound that isn't perfectly placed. Recommended for any fan of the 80s. Not recommended for the easily frightened.

Download.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous


What: Hip-Hop
When: 2007
Where: New York, NY, USA
Who: Columbia Records

Classic. Raw beats, hard-hitting rhymes, slickest delivery. No fan of hip-hop can do without this.

Download.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Teeth Gnashers - Discography

Noisy, silly, bedroom, blackened punk/metal garbage. Some cite Teeth Gnashers as the innovators of "Slop Rock."

The new EP is being released soon, here's the rest of their output to tide you over. No need for a description, just don't expect anything while you listen.

I Have Never Been Colder (2009)




Shark's Breath/Bluish (2010)



Crypt-Thing (2010)


Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2010)


Death to America (2010)


Leaves of Oak (2011)


Saturday, September 8, 2012

Monday, September 3, 2012

Sheeep - Down by the River


What: Blackened sludge metal.
When: 2010?
Where: Burbank, California.
Who: Give Praise Records

This cassette doesn't do much justice to the band's heaviness which can no longer be witnessed live, but the lo-fi aspect gives it some charm. Only one track, song names are untitled.

Download.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Portal - Swarth



What: Atonal death metal, blackened to a crisp
When: 2009
Where: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Who: Profound Lore Records

No melody. No headbanging. No fun. Just muddled intensity, the way evil should sound. Sort of like the death metal brother of Mayhem's Ordo Ad Chao.

Download.