various - "dyvnzmbr2" / cassette (dz tapes)

(note: this is probably the wrong blog to review this tape.)

this compilation is water themed complete with a nice narwhal in space cover. the first songs from ricky eat acid was by far our favorite, its full of nicely pluckt electronic mumblings, ala mario knocking a block with his head and getting a mushroom. after that it went downseahill, like frat boy hip-hop trying to hit on a deaf waitress and dance with her, songs sampled to death, drum and bass degrading into dumb face, fake tribal beats, bad kid a bleeps, overprocessed in the sea, as if someone trying trying out a synthesizer and recording it. usually compilations are all over the place, this one seems like one artist did it all or maybe that's just because it seems like all the songs got mastered through the same chorus pedal. you might hear this blasting if you're rich and there's a pool party on the top of your high-rise high-end apartment building overlooking the water. this is not for us -- but it might be for you, it might be your new summer jam, check it for yourself. 

listen / buy : dyvnzmbr2

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sistem busuk dari dalam - "bunga astral" / cassette (centipede farm)

fractured free form fragments from indonesia ? sounds like a loose jam where everyone's on acid waiting for the peak, the fear mounting tensely tense - outta country underdrive, enough noodles to shake chopsticks at long ass junk jam, a little demented with a barely structure that wobbles in no time signature, jagged, strangling guitar, free jazzy clawing.

listen : bunga astral

buy : centipede farm

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weakwick – “nephyte” / cassette (self-release)

weakwick. weakwick. don’t let the pastel cover and tape fool you, there lies within a bunch of blasting noize rock with some tortured snotty kid vocals, fierce and turning blue from lack of oxygen, big drums and big amps. like when the garbage truck smashes trash inside it and leaves a trail of juice down the street, some longer slammers. one side mostly turned up-face kick, other side mixes that up with some minimal electronics, as if a house fire with your family inside it.

listen : weakwick

buy : the band ? / distros

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blood lake – “black blood” / cassette (tru tapes)

cryptically introduced, perfect slow sad casio dream pop. somber singing floating on top of half-broken keyboard drum machines and cool ocean waves of delicate hidden melodies and fragmented harmonies. sea bird rebuilding a nest. simply well done.

on ‘sorry toad but sky guy is another castle’, going off like no-fi casio hip hop, golden summer hit, best song we heard in a while. taking a row boat out to sea with a storm on the horizon.

listen : blood lake / black blood     / buy : tru tapes

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third i - "glitch pieces" / cassette (the centipede farm)

like if the old school america online dial up modem sound started its own band and branched out. fried electronics, mixers thrown in with the bathwater, noize band soundcheck. file under list missed connections for dos computer, as if circuit girl’s bent gone pedals wild with some dying eight bit nintendo, static hissing and spitting. serbia rocks again. the sound of robot nightmares.

listen : glitch     /     buy : centipede store     

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