CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW
Here's what I've been enjoying lately....
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
THAT'S HOW KIDS DIE. interviews TSTAT
Well, here it is. My very first interview under the guise of TSTAT. Grazia multo to Josh Haun, he who is the brains behind the very funny and thought-provoking metal-blog known as THAT'S HOW KIDS DIE.
CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW
Here's what I've been enjoying lately....
CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW
Here's what I've been enjoying lately....
Thursday, March 1, 2012
MERDARAHTA & DOOM MANTIA
2 big deals to discuss here.
First off, the second installment of MERDARAHTA is now available. That word roughly translates to a FUCK THE FACTS side project/recording collective type thing. Very much in the same spirit as SUNN O))) in that the core line-up are the various members of FTF with the bed tracks being farmed out to a lucky few guest musicians (myself being counted amongst the lucky). Both releases are available their bandcamp page and are well worth a listen/download. My suggestion? Download it. Wait til nighttime. Then put the kettle on, brew up your favourite tea, press play on the MERDARAHTA and have it be the soundtrack to reading of a massive entry on Wikipedia. The various botched attempts at the making of the film DUNE or maybe the various MASS-EXTINCTION EVENTS that have occurred throughout the history of this dumb planet. CLICK HERE FOR THE MERDARAHTA BANDCAMP!
Secondly, a very in-depth and insightful writeup for SUMMER DARKYARD by Marilena Moroni who writes for the excellent metal-blog DOOM MANTIA. Marilena has been very supportive of my TSTAT stuff in the past and continues to do so with this article. The day this was posted, my bandcamp stats took a HUGE spike, so there you go. Awesome. CHECK IT OUT HERE
First off, the second installment of MERDARAHTA is now available. That word roughly translates to a FUCK THE FACTS side project/recording collective type thing. Very much in the same spirit as SUNN O))) in that the core line-up are the various members of FTF with the bed tracks being farmed out to a lucky few guest musicians (myself being counted amongst the lucky). Both releases are available their bandcamp page and are well worth a listen/download. My suggestion? Download it. Wait til nighttime. Then put the kettle on, brew up your favourite tea, press play on the MERDARAHTA and have it be the soundtrack to reading of a massive entry on Wikipedia. The various botched attempts at the making of the film DUNE or maybe the various MASS-EXTINCTION EVENTS that have occurred throughout the history of this dumb planet. CLICK HERE FOR THE MERDARAHTA BANDCAMP!
Secondly, a very in-depth and insightful writeup for SUMMER DARKYARD by Marilena Moroni who writes for the excellent metal-blog DOOM MANTIA. Marilena has been very supportive of my TSTAT stuff in the past and continues to do so with this article. The day this was posted, my bandcamp stats took a HUGE spike, so there you go. Awesome. CHECK IT OUT HERE
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
MORE REVIEWS of SUMMER DARKYARD + LAUDERDALE
SUMMER DARKYARD is featured in the most recent collection of THE SODA SHOP's Bandcamp recommendations. That's gotta account for at least a few listens. CLICK!
METAL PSALTER - Very insightful review. Completely unsolicited too! That's my kinda review. CLICK!
COMING THROUGH THE TREES - Comparisons to Darkthrone, Sabbath, The Smiths and a little shit-talking as well. CLICK!
Also want to provide a link to another band I play in. LAUDERDALE! New to GRINDCORE KARAOKE. Features DAVID HALL of HANDSHAKE INC. and TOPON DAS of FUCK THE FACTS. Free download, of course! GRAB IT!
METAL PSALTER - Very insightful review. Completely unsolicited too! That's my kinda review. CLICK!
COMING THROUGH THE TREES - Comparisons to Darkthrone, Sabbath, The Smiths and a little shit-talking as well. CLICK!
Also want to provide a link to another band I play in. LAUDERDALE! New to GRINDCORE KARAOKE. Features DAVID HALL of HANDSHAKE INC. and TOPON DAS of FUCK THE FACTS. Free download, of course! GRAB IT!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ALASKAN/THE SUN THROUGH A TELESCOPE COLLABORATION NOW AVAILABLE
The song I worked on with Ottawa sludge/doom mongers ALASKAN is now available, as planned, on a split 12 inch with Texas post-rockers CO-PILOT. You can stream both songs on THE TREATY OAK COLLECTIVE bandcamp page. That would be the Texas-based label that's putting out the vinyl. I'm pretty happy with the way the ALASKAN song turned out. My contributions amount to a bunch of drones, some Casio keyboards and some backup vocals. The song is a crusher, with or without my input. Check it out if you've got about 8 minutes to spare.
Click HERE!
Click HERE!
Friday, December 30, 2011
GOSPEL ACCORDING to TSTAT: BEST ALBUMS of 2011
My favourite albums that came out this year and a little blurb about each one. Also a link is provided if the album in particular happens to be a free download. These aren't in order.
1) SUBROSA - NO HELP FOR THE MIGHTY ONE
"Sludgey grunge-infused doom with eerie violins, witchy girl vocals and even some traditional folk elements. Good for rainy days that take place after the fall of civilization."
2) KEN MODE - VENERABLE
"Like this album or get pummelled to death by it. It wins, either way."
3) YOUNG WIDOWS - IN AND OUT OF YOUTH AND LIGHTNESS
"A complete reinvention of themselves. I like when bands do that, even when it sucks."
4) BOLOGNA VIOLENTA - IL NUOVISSIMO MONDO
"One-man cinematic grindcore from Italy. Multo bene!"
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/il-nuovissimo-mondo
5) HEIDECKER & WOOD - STARTING FROM NOWHERE
"Insanely funny and deadly serious all at once."
6) GROUPER - A / A
"If aliens invented shoegaze..."
7) JESU - ASCENSION
"Justin Broadrick's early 90s slocore tribute album"
8) DEATH GRIPS - EX MILITARY
"ITGOESITGOESITGOESITGOES"
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/exmilitary
9) CAVE IN - WHITE SILENCE
"Best thing they've done since Jupiter."
10, 11, 12) BORIS - HEAVY ROCKS, ATTENTION PLEASE & NEW ALBUM
"Boris are basically a different band album for album. I wish more bands would do that."
13) CLOUD RAT - FEVER DREAMS
"Grindy guitar/drums speedcore. Elements of doom, sludge, black metal and a girl who screams her guts out. That's good."
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/fever-dreams
14) HTRK - WORK (WORK, WORK)
"It's like there's this girl who is as horny as she is depressed and someone gave her some early Skinny Puppy demos, an 808, some reverb patches and a handful of 'ludes. And said 'Right, get on with it'."
15) AMEN DUNES - THROUGH DONKEY JAW
"Lo-fi psychedelic meanderings. Awesome, despite the horrible description I've just given it."
16) RWAKE - REST
"Enemy of the Sun-era Neuroris style doom put through an evil NWOBHM filter."
17) SKINNY PUPPY - HANDOVER
"Total old school/new school EBM. Barely a guitar to be found on here."
18) WUGAZI - 13 CHAMBERS
"It's basically that Jay-Z/Beatles Grey Album thing but with Wu-Tang Clan and Fugazi. And it's awesome." http://www.mediafire.com/?4z43zfoxmgla19t
19) TODAY IS THE DAY - PAIN IS A WARNING
"Steve Austin's self-professed love of Judas Priest really comes to the fore on this one."
20) EUSTACHIAN - THE SPHAGNUM BOG
"Totally spazzed out take on cyber grind. Yeah, I'll take that."
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/the-sphagnum-bog
21) RIVAL SCHOOLS - PEDALS
"Glad these guys got back together. A mellower version of themselves but still great."
22) ROBOCOP - ROBOCOP II
"Grindy powerviolence. No, your speakers aren't blown. It's supposed to sound like that."
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/robocop-ii
23) ZOMBI - ESCAPE VELOCITY
"Best album yet from these synth-driven prog rockers. Is it me or did it get completely overlooked?"
24) ALTAR OF PLAGUES - MAMMAL
"One particularly awesome take on black-metal."
25) FUCK THE FACTS - DIE MISERABLE
"This band gets better with each release. This album in particular is light on the death metal, heavy on the grind/crust/hardcore."
26) THOU - ARCHER AND THE OWLE
"I bought this on cassette."
27) COM TRUISE - GALACTIC MELT
"If you took those old Chrome albums, replaced Helios Creed and Damon Edge with the Daft Punk robots, it might go something like this."
28) LEGOWELT - THE TEAC LIFE
"I dunno, I just like it."
29) WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM - CELESTIAL LINEAGE
"Another fantastic take on black metal. Most bands don't know how to handle this particular genre."
30) ECHO LAKE - YOUNG SILENCE
"For fans of: My Bloody Valentine, My Bloody Valentine and My Bloody Valentine."
31) ALASKAN - ADVERSITY; WOE
"Another band that continues to step it up with each release. Awesome sludgy doom."
32) BASTARD NOISE - SKULLDOZER
"The heaviest un-metal available."
33 & 34) DESPISE YOU/AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED - ...AND ON AND ON & AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED - A JOYFUL NOISE
"Domestic powerviolence"
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/a-joyful-noise
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
PALE SKETCHER - SEVENTH HEAVEN EP
GATES - MOTHS HAVE EATEN THE CORE
KRALLICE - DIOTIMA
WOLVHAMMER - THE OBSIDIAN PLAINS
TUNE-YARDS - W H O K I L L
BURZUM - FALLEN
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - REPLICA
VYGR - HYPERSLEEP
ASVA - PRESENCE OF ABSENCES
KURT VILE - SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO
LOU REED & METALLICA - LULU
BLUT AUS NORD - 777 SECT(S) & 777 THE DESANCTIFICATION
BRUTAL TRUTH - END TIME
and, of course, the 3 TSTAT releases that meandered their way into existence should not be overlooked! Certainly not by me, at any rate.
THE SUN THROUGH A TELESCOPE - ORANGE
THE SUN THROUGH A TELESCOPE - GREEN/BLACK
THE SUN THROUGH A TELESCOPE - SUMMER DARKYARD
and, last and always least....
DAIQUIRI - FLOWER SHAPED NUM NUMS
1) SUBROSA - NO HELP FOR THE MIGHTY ONE
"Sludgey grunge-infused doom with eerie violins, witchy girl vocals and even some traditional folk elements. Good for rainy days that take place after the fall of civilization."
2) KEN MODE - VENERABLE
"Like this album or get pummelled to death by it. It wins, either way."
3) YOUNG WIDOWS - IN AND OUT OF YOUTH AND LIGHTNESS
"A complete reinvention of themselves. I like when bands do that, even when it sucks."
4) BOLOGNA VIOLENTA - IL NUOVISSIMO MONDO
"One-man cinematic grindcore from Italy. Multo bene!"
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/il-nuovissimo-mondo
5) HEIDECKER & WOOD - STARTING FROM NOWHERE
"Insanely funny and deadly serious all at once."
6) GROUPER - A / A
"If aliens invented shoegaze..."
7) JESU - ASCENSION
"Justin Broadrick's early 90s slocore tribute album"
8) DEATH GRIPS - EX MILITARY
"ITGOESITGOESITGOESITGOES"
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/exmilitary
9) CAVE IN - WHITE SILENCE
"Best thing they've done since Jupiter."
10, 11, 12) BORIS - HEAVY ROCKS, ATTENTION PLEASE & NEW ALBUM
"Boris are basically a different band album for album. I wish more bands would do that."
13) CLOUD RAT - FEVER DREAMS
"Grindy guitar/drums speedcore. Elements of doom, sludge, black metal and a girl who screams her guts out. That's good."
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/fever-dreams
14) HTRK - WORK (WORK, WORK)
"It's like there's this girl who is as horny as she is depressed and someone gave her some early Skinny Puppy demos, an 808, some reverb patches and a handful of 'ludes. And said 'Right, get on with it'."
15) AMEN DUNES - THROUGH DONKEY JAW
"Lo-fi psychedelic meanderings. Awesome, despite the horrible description I've just given it."
16) RWAKE - REST
"Enemy of the Sun-era Neuroris style doom put through an evil NWOBHM filter."
17) SKINNY PUPPY - HANDOVER
"Total old school/new school EBM. Barely a guitar to be found on here."
18) WUGAZI - 13 CHAMBERS
"It's basically that Jay-Z/Beatles Grey Album thing but with Wu-Tang Clan and Fugazi. And it's awesome." http://www.mediafire.com/?4z43zfoxmgla19t
19) TODAY IS THE DAY - PAIN IS A WARNING
"Steve Austin's self-professed love of Judas Priest really comes to the fore on this one."
20) EUSTACHIAN - THE SPHAGNUM BOG
"Totally spazzed out take on cyber grind. Yeah, I'll take that."
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/the-sphagnum-bog
21) RIVAL SCHOOLS - PEDALS
"Glad these guys got back together. A mellower version of themselves but still great."
22) ROBOCOP - ROBOCOP II
"Grindy powerviolence. No, your speakers aren't blown. It's supposed to sound like that."
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/robocop-ii
23) ZOMBI - ESCAPE VELOCITY
"Best album yet from these synth-driven prog rockers. Is it me or did it get completely overlooked?"
24) ALTAR OF PLAGUES - MAMMAL
"One particularly awesome take on black-metal."
25) FUCK THE FACTS - DIE MISERABLE
"This band gets better with each release. This album in particular is light on the death metal, heavy on the grind/crust/hardcore."
26) THOU - ARCHER AND THE OWLE
"I bought this on cassette."
27) COM TRUISE - GALACTIC MELT
"If you took those old Chrome albums, replaced Helios Creed and Damon Edge with the Daft Punk robots, it might go something like this."
28) LEGOWELT - THE TEAC LIFE
"I dunno, I just like it."
29) WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM - CELESTIAL LINEAGE
"Another fantastic take on black metal. Most bands don't know how to handle this particular genre."
30) ECHO LAKE - YOUNG SILENCE
"For fans of: My Bloody Valentine, My Bloody Valentine and My Bloody Valentine."
31) ALASKAN - ADVERSITY; WOE
"Another band that continues to step it up with each release. Awesome sludgy doom."
32) BASTARD NOISE - SKULLDOZER
"The heaviest un-metal available."
33 & 34) DESPISE YOU/AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED - ...AND ON AND ON & AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED - A JOYFUL NOISE
"Domestic powerviolence"
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/a-joyful-noise
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
PALE SKETCHER - SEVENTH HEAVEN EP
GATES - MOTHS HAVE EATEN THE CORE
KRALLICE - DIOTIMA
WOLVHAMMER - THE OBSIDIAN PLAINS
TUNE-YARDS - W H O K I L L
BURZUM - FALLEN
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - REPLICA
VYGR - HYPERSLEEP
ASVA - PRESENCE OF ABSENCES
KURT VILE - SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO
LOU REED & METALLICA - LULU
BLUT AUS NORD - 777 SECT(S) & 777 THE DESANCTIFICATION
BRUTAL TRUTH - END TIME
and, of course, the 3 TSTAT releases that meandered their way into existence should not be overlooked! Certainly not by me, at any rate.
THE SUN THROUGH A TELESCOPE - ORANGE
THE SUN THROUGH A TELESCOPE - GREEN/BLACK
THE SUN THROUGH A TELESCOPE - SUMMER DARKYARD
and, last and always least....
DAIQUIRI - FLOWER SHAPED NUM NUMS
Happy New Year
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
2 REVIEWS OF SUMMER DARKYARD
The first comes from a blog called MEAT MEAD METAL. It's a very in-depth dissection of SUMMER DARKYARD and SURACHAI's TO NO AVAIL (both available from HANDSHAKE INC. and GRINDCORE KARAOKE). This guy breaks it down, track by track, and has some really cool insights into the music. CLICK HERE!
The 2nd comes from another blog, this one going by the subtle handle SCUMFEAST METAL 666. The author makes mention of the fact that the opening track scares him. He wouldn't think so if he knew me. I'm not scary. CLICK HERE!
The 2nd comes from another blog, this one going by the subtle handle SCUMFEAST METAL 666. The author makes mention of the fact that the opening track scares him. He wouldn't think so if he knew me. I'm not scary. CLICK HERE!
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