The thing with universal misanthropy is that it has a nasty habit of becoming obsessively specific. Whether that is systematically the case is a different can of worms altogether.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 14:47 (four years ago) link
I read the entire lyric of this album and found it more interesting than the music, but they're certainly playing some dangerous games
― imago, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 14:52 (four years ago) link
I mean, as metal may and even ought, sometimes
― imago, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 14:55 (four years ago) link
Mgła's album from last year, which, uh, may or may not appear in this rollout, also had an unsettlingly AmBiGuOuS title, come to think of it.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 14:55 (four years ago) link
Anyway…
78Motorpsycho - The Crucible119 points, 4 votes
http://motorpsycho.no/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/motorp-cruc-1024x1024.jpeg
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bNIAjyL3hFCuQBQqhPN4T
https://www.echoesanddust.com/2019/03/motorpsycho-the-crucible/
Whilst not as sprawling as previous release The Tower, Motorpsycho’s new album The Crucible is no less epic in scope and although only three songs in length, they easy match up to the wild progressive abandonment of that prior album. In fact, you can almost see this as an addendum, or encore if you will.Not to cast the album off as simply though, as The Crucible is more than able to stand its own ground and if anything its succinctness makes it a much more enjoyable listen. Whilst we cannot knock The Tower in anyway, as in itself it was a remarkable album, sometimes shorter really is sweeter. Just don’t expect Motorpsycho to skimp on any of the progressive power that they are known for, and with their new dynamic as a trio, find themselves up on the pantheon of other great power trios.
Not to cast the album off as simply though, as The Crucible is more than able to stand its own ground and if anything its succinctness makes it a much more enjoyable listen. Whilst we cannot knock The Tower in anyway, as in itself it was a remarkable album, sometimes shorter really is sweeter. Just don’t expect Motorpsycho to skimp on any of the progressive power that they are known for, and with their new dynamic as a trio, find themselves up on the pantheon of other great power trios.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
Power trios are always cool so I'll sample this as soon as I can.
The rate these guys crank out these detailed and meticulous prog albums is, frankly, unbelievable.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:00 (four years ago) link
Discovering their immense back catalog has been one of my musical highlights of the last year.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:02 (four years ago) link
did frogbs vote?
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:02 (four years ago) link
Here's a band I always mean to give a proper chance to
― imago, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:07 (four years ago) link
Love Deathspell Omega but was disappointed in this one.
Motorpsycho is my first one to place. They've been doing so well for such a long time.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:09 (four years ago) link
This is as good a place as any to start, since it's one of their most succinct. xp
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:09 (four years ago) link
It's staggering to think '97s Angels and Daemons at Play was my first Motorpsycho. That one first lead me to go back to their older albums, and from then on they just stayed with me. Nearly always delivering their unique goods in a 100 different ways. Love this band.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:11 (four years ago) link
Coming up: a bit of Pitchfork-approved™ metal. Any guesses?
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:12 (four years ago) link
I don't think the title of the Deathspell Omega album was ambiguous, lol, it pretty clearly signaled it's about fascism. The earlier one, though, Synarchy of Molten Bones, that makes me a bit queasy...
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:12 (four years ago) link
Blood Incantation already?
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:13 (four years ago) link
This would be a good place for it
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:13 (four years ago) link
I don't think the title of the Deathspell Omega album was ambiguous
It's an obvious nod to Sarah Palin.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:15 (four years ago) link
In a way it is...
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:15 (four years ago) link
Dumb jokes aside, palingenesis has many lexical applications beyond its (late) cooptation by fascists…
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:16 (four years ago) link
Back to the 'Fork with another trio…
77Oozing Wound - High Anxiety124 points, 3 votes
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0319864493_10.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/2sYvdAeIBt5bGsQJXrmTDKhttps://oozingwound.bandcamp.com/album/high-anxiety
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/oozing-wound-high-anxiety/
The Chicago trio Oozing Wound have planted their flag in the spot where metal, punk, and experimental meet. Four albums in, they are firmly devoted to keeping that space both weird and uncomfortable. High Anxiety doesn’t stray from their aesthetic: it’s thrashy if not entirely thrash, it’s dirty and smeared at the edges, and they remain sick of your shit, with their definition of “your shit” an exponentially expanding, spiteful blob. Even without changing much, they’re still the freaks underground metal needs.Whether or not you can understand any of Zack Weil’s shrieks in the opener “Surrounded by Fucking Idiots,” the bile in his guitar is easily understandable. They’re not interested in metaphors or dressing up their hatred in Latin and sigils. The second half of “Idiots” lurches into swampy riffing, a mutated take on a thrash breakdown. It’s more for throwing a bunch of aforementioned idiots off a cliff than for stage-diving, offering no release but annihilation. “Tween Shitbag” is equally incendiary, with Weil sarcastically yelling “Oh man I really love your band!”, a call back to the anti-industry screed “New York Bands” from their debut Retrash.High Anxiety also recalls Voivod on “Die on Mars” and “Riding the Universe,” not just for their space themes but also how punky thrash and prog goofiness chop it up with one another. “Mars” throws some death metal in the mix, the intro guitar leads sounding like Bolt Thrower solos drifting into a trash-filled outer space. These songs are house shows as terrariums populated by metal dudes too strange for the pay-to-play clubs and punks who punish themselves in Ph.D. programs, and Oozing Wound makes the chaos coalesce. They’re serious, but not serious.
Whether or not you can understand any of Zack Weil’s shrieks in the opener “Surrounded by Fucking Idiots,” the bile in his guitar is easily understandable. They’re not interested in metaphors or dressing up their hatred in Latin and sigils. The second half of “Idiots” lurches into swampy riffing, a mutated take on a thrash breakdown. It’s more for throwing a bunch of aforementioned idiots off a cliff than for stage-diving, offering no release but annihilation. “Tween Shitbag” is equally incendiary, with Weil sarcastically yelling “Oh man I really love your band!”, a call back to the anti-industry screed “New York Bands” from their debut Retrash.
High Anxiety also recalls Voivod on “Die on Mars” and “Riding the Universe,” not just for their space themes but also how punky thrash and prog goofiness chop it up with one another. “Mars” throws some death metal in the mix, the intro guitar leads sounding like Bolt Thrower solos drifting into a trash-filled outer space. These songs are house shows as terrariums populated by metal dudes too strange for the pay-to-play clubs and punks who punish themselves in Ph.D. programs, and Oozing Wound makes the chaos coalesce. They’re serious, but not serious.
oh this record fuckin slaps
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:17 (four years ago) link
More stuff I need to hear. Mentions of Voivod and Bolt Thrower are more than enough to whet my appetite.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:18 (four years ago) link
I FUCKING LOVE OOZING WOUND
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:18 (four years ago) link
the spot where metal, punk, and experimental meet
were TFS nominated/eligible? slightly annoying if so as I left them out
― imago, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:19 (four years ago) link
Eligible, sure. Nominated, I'm afraid not… (Don't quote me on that, though.)
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:20 (four years ago) link
There is absolutely nothing experimental about Oozing Wound, lol
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:20 (four years ago) link
Anyway, glad the real rollout has finally started ;)
― imago, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:25 (four years ago) link
Pffft.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:26 (four years ago) link
Tropical Fuck Storm were indeed nominated
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:28 (four years ago) link
if that is who you meant
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:29 (four years ago) link
Aight, thanks. YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE, IMAGO!
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:29 (four years ago) link
That said, it disappointed me after a couple of spins and I never revisited it afterwards. And I was blown away by their debut.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:30 (four years ago) link
I kept it kvlt, I did the right thing
And yeah, if I liked it anywhere near as much as the debut I'd have probably found a space for it
Actually, what is the least metal thing I voted for? Probably The Young Gods, who I think we can safely say won't place
― imago, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:31 (four years ago) link
76Major Stars - Roots of Confusion Seeds of Joy125 points, 3 votes
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0490728063_16.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/0TxomauWobIcb9XfYYtWIDhttps://majorstars.bandcamp.com/album/roots-of-confusion-seeds-of-joy
https://www.treblezine.com/major-stars-roots-of-confusion-seeds-of-joy/
Psychedelic rock never went anywhere. You’d be forgiven for thinking otherswise, considering the more recent fervor and enthusiasm for the psychedelic sounds of bands such as Ty Segall, The Allah-Las and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard such that it might have seemed like psych had been on a multi-decade holiday, the sounds of sitars and screaming wah-wah pedals thought never to return. The truth is more mundane than that; some have yet to opt out of the trip after quite a few decades, and if there’s a psychedelic renaissance happening right now, it’s simply the next in a long string of them, following an arguably weirder and more exciting acid communion in the mid-’00s among the likes of Dead Meadow, Comets on Fire and White Hills—not to mention Dungen, whose transition into the next generation of psych has been the smoothest.Major Stars can be counted among this batch of mind-bending string-benders, the Boston group having released their debut way back in 1998. And after more than 20 years, they’re still delivering some of the heaviest and densest fuzz in psych rock with Roots of Confusion Seeds of Joy. The influence of bands such as Hawkwind and The Stooges (particularly Fun House) still loom large in their soaring freakouts, and as is often the case with bands steeped in space rock and classic psych, they’re not completely reinventing psych-rock or putting it in a radically new context. What they are doing is continuing to write outstanding songs within this framework, that is when they’re not simply allowing their jam session to spiral out into far-off galaxies as on the album’s leadoff track “The Tightener.”
Major Stars can be counted among this batch of mind-bending string-benders, the Boston group having released their debut way back in 1998. And after more than 20 years, they’re still delivering some of the heaviest and densest fuzz in psych rock with Roots of Confusion Seeds of Joy. The influence of bands such as Hawkwind and The Stooges (particularly Fun House) still loom large in their soaring freakouts, and as is often the case with bands steeped in space rock and classic psych, they’re not completely reinventing psych-rock or putting it in a radically new context. What they are doing is continuing to write outstanding songs within this framework, that is when they’re not simply allowing their jam session to spiral out into far-off galaxies as on the album’s leadoff track “The Tightener.”
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:34 (four years ago) link
Psychedelic rock never went anywhere.
Speaking of ambiguity…
I voted for the young gods
xp
I also voted for this
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:35 (four years ago) link
I finally got george into this band
I still prefer their earlier stuff but they've never let me down
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:39 (four years ago) link
Someone wake up George
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
So far they sound like Acid Mothers Temple a bit!
― imago, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
Oh the saxophone made things better, this is cool. More sax
― imago, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:43 (four years ago) link
Just learned that Major Stars are the owners of Twisted Village!
― enochroot, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:44 (four years ago) link
Major Stars! My #6!
I've heard them described as a 'state fair band' but they're like the best one of those ever. The melodies and vocals are as strong as any Windhand or Bardo Pond album but even BP doesn't have such a preternaturally incendiary guitarist like Wayne Rogers
― hooper (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:44 (four years ago) link
'preternaturally incendiary'
somebody wake up LBI
― hooper (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:45 (four years ago) link
Crystallized Movements were great too
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:46 (four years ago) link
as were Magic Hour and Heathen Shame
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:47 (four years ago) link
I'm definitely planning to get into them this year re: CM
― hooper (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:47 (four years ago) link