Zone

weird ep, hard to say if this is a 70 or 75 but i'll go with the higher score just for the uniqueness of it. shows that even very very early lightning bolt releases can be fantastic. the bulk of this ep is a 30 minute noise rock jam, going into harsh noise territory in many places. feels very improvised. and i like how it starts with some manipulated samples of... people talking i guess? before going into the jam itself, i like that a lot. however, the surprise star of the show is the second ... read more

zone is the most intimidating thing i've ever had to go through and it's not even close... i thought mistake was bad and punishingly loud but if anything is punishingly loud it's this and it isn't even fucking close genuinely holy shit
i can't fucking listen to this shit this is so fucking just horrifying and brutally loud in a BAD WAY
it's this thick and unorganized and unpleasantly screechy mess of drums and feedback and i think there's a bass somewhere in ... read more