If you’re wondering what to put on during a night shift, or in a remote locale, France presents a delirium of droning oddness. “Destino Scifosi” always makes you feel deep in the wilderness, unaware your path is the same you’ve retreaded a million times over. You still see or hear something new each time, even though it’s the same perimeter.
I had no idea until I saw Sulfuric Cautery live that they were a two-piece. Insane. Anyway, if you like grindcore this is right now what you need to be cranking on your stereo.
Infinitely replayable, fun, goofy, and all the things that rightfully allowed them to ascend in popularity are in full force. Originally I didn’t know what to make of Viagra Boys, but seeing them open for Queens Of The Stone Age, you immediately were swept up. Massively well crafted, and keeping punk actually interesting.
Norweigan harsh noise accompanied by saxaphone might sound like a tall order, but I assure you "Ugly Eurphoria" delivers. Scratching electronic distortion contorts around manic free-jazz phrasing within the first few minutes. The tail end of one sound source bleeds into another. Twisting passages float on, fluttering in a chaotic dance akin to the universe feed-backing onto itself. If noise can be sometimes seen as the sound of the universe (and all things), “Ugly ... read more