OVERLORD RAISING HELL MOLDS SERIES
From a foundation of jangly pop, EYES AND FLYS conjure a series of decidedly weird and undeniably unique tracks. This is the kind of gloriously “all over the place’” sound that comes along a little less frequently in a world where every band seems determined to emulate a specific sound (or worse, a specific band). Absolutely amazing collection, and a brilliant homage to a legendary band who are too often overlooked outside of their native Poland. CYMEON X opens with a pretty honest cover, but then ALLES torches the whole concept with a damaged hard techno rendition of “Fak Ju Szkoła,” and GYL 2022 EXPERIENCE drops a truly bizarre spiritual sludge “Go Woman.” There are more true-to-the-original covers (CONTORTURE, UNHALM, HOW LONG?), there are some that take HOMOMILITIA’s political crust to higher extremes (NONSANTO), some who tweak things just a bit (SHESH SHESH SHESH), and others who completely reinvent the sounds (AUTONOMA). HOMOMILITIA was a constant presence in the 1990s European DIY crust discussion (and the distro crates), but these treatments are not what I was expecting at all. The target audience outside of Europe might be small here, but if you’re like me, then you’re going to eat this shit up. Nic Więcej Do Powiedzenia: Tribute to Homomilitia CD It’s a truly excellent collection of sounds even without the context, but to capture a time and a place so well is truly awesome. Lo-fi punk (GODZILAS, LXS ABATIDXS, PERIFERIA), chaotic punk (BALACERA), powerviolence (HOT BURRITO), a couple of passionate (almost emo?) tracks from LAS PARTES FALTANTES, and a dark shoegaze departure from PESTE NEGRA ORQESTRA. And neither are the folks at Discos Corrosivos.
Over 40 tracks ranging from disjointed punk (RATAS, FUCK DA KIDZ), noisy garage HC (BARDO, AUTOAGRESION, AMENAZA), ripping fastcore (MATA 7, LOS CAIDOS, THUMBARRANCHXS, SUGGESTION), mosh-heavy HC (NO CALLES NUNCA, SIN RETORNO, VENOSO), crust (DETTONACION), grind (KUSH)…you see where I’m going here, but I’m not finished. This Hardcorepunx Review is all of this and more, with a zine and cassette that captures the scene in Campana (just north from Buenos Aires) through the last decade. Retrospective comps that capture a scene rule. No Sabiamos Como Hacerlo, Pero Lo Estamos Haciendo: Zc Hardcorepunx Review 2010/2020 cassette + zineĬomps rule. You might think you know, but no one sounds like SIDETRACKED-they’ve taken the formula and manipulated it beyond recognition…this is truly theirs now.
OVERLORD RAISING HELL MOLDS FULL
More nasty start/stop powerviolence manipulations from these Washington stalwarts, overall slightly dirtier-sounding than you might be used to (especially the bass), but their digitally-enhanced breaks that make them sound like fastcore robots are on full display. Half-a-minute is like a rock opera to SIDETRACKED though each of the tracks on their side barely top the twenty-second mark. Thick, meaty, and subtly metallic bursts that hover around the half-minute mark, they’re my introduction to the band and they are absolute killers.
Wise choice, it turns out-Montreal’s MAXXPOWER are a ruthless wall of speed-picking fastcore, and all I want is more fukkn fast after I hear their five tracks. Second straight batch with new SIDETRACKED cuts, so I start with the flip so I can keep myself hungry.
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