hepa-Titus - Follow Me

Label: Amrep

Year: 2013

I am slowly getting into this band which features Kevin Rutmanis (Cows / Melvins / Tomahawk) covering the bass playing and some of the song writing duties. It's definitely different and the songs and styles are all over the place (which is a good thing). I hear King Missile and even The Residents in some of these songs. The more I listen to this the more it's growing on me (which in past experiences means that this will probably be one of my favorites with more listens). "Follow Me" being their debut LP on Amrep came out Jan of 2013 and have since put another LP out "Gettin It On". I've heard they are amazing live from a few friends in California who have seen them a couple of times. You can preview this on their bandcamp page and see if it's your cup o' tea. It's mine and me likey!! - Slander

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Throat - Manhole

Label : Rejuvenation
Year : 2013

Would ya look at that Manhole on the cover.. reminds of that song by Alice Donut called "Helsinki" (go seek the lyrics out for that online).  THROAT  is a four piece from Turku, Finland. Pretty blistering noise rock here. Solid LP from start to Finnish (he he.. somebody shoot me). They are selling this for 1.00 min. on their bandcamp page. I suggest listening and  if you dig it, shell out the measly dollar. If you are on the ramen noodles budget the download is here for you cheapskates too. (*Includes a bonus track "Anal Paranoid" from the split they did with Black Sun).

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ZULU AS KONO - S/T

Label : Bent Over Cowboy
Year : 1999

Zulu As Kono were a band from Austin,Texas circa 98-2002. In that short time as a band they managed to put out two full lengths and one split 7". The remaining members went on to from another band called "OH, BEAST!". I have had many a drunken night with their drummer Brandon Crowe and lived to tell about it.

If they would have stayed together, there is no doubt in my mind they would have quite the following. This being their first offering, and a limited press of 1000, it amazes me to see this pop up on some European blogs. Very Drive Like Jehu-ish at times. Zulu As Kono delivers good ole fashioned noise rock ala Texass style. Had Trance Syndicate still been around, they would probably put an album out for these guys. Included in the download is an 18 minute mp4 clip of them live at Emo's in Austin. Consisting of two bass players, a moog, two drummers at times and two guitar players, you can kind of get an idea that this isn't going to be your average noise rock fare. Dig in kids.. - Slander
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Swans - Greed / Holy Money

Label: K.422
Year: 1992

Please note, this is a reissue of the two records 'Greed' and 'Holy Money' originally released in 1986.
Often described as a transitional time for the band, as they air out their dystopian industrial art damage and bleak droning haunts with some no less disturbing, and certainly no more optimistic, softer sounds
Oddly, the reissue reorders the songs from both records and jumbles them together to form a somewhat "new" album. While both records were supposedly recorded at the same time, certain tracks on both kept more a foot into the previously developed harshness of the 'Cop' era Swans, and others begin that departure into a more post-Bauhaus darkness with a P.I.L. experimentation, and the emergence of Jarboe as a major player in the sound. The sound gets more spare, with an emphasis on the discomforting silences between notes. Repetition plays a sustained role in this era of the band.
You can probably trace quite a few of your favorite bands right back to this era of Swans, whether they be Godflesh, Cop Shoot Cop, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, P.J. Harvey, Earth, Neurosis, Sisters Of Mercy, Akron/Family, Type O Negative...I mean...shit. Lots. If you were on a college campus circa 1988-1994 you saw LOTS of Swans t-shirts (usually on bespectacled gentlemen of questionable fitness), so the influence was out and about whether acknowledged or not.

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Man Is The Bastard - Systematic Murder

Label : Knuckle Fucker
Year : 2014

I have had the idea of putting together a Man Is The Bastard comp for over a year now, so guess what I worked on all weekend? Treat yourself to some sonic brutality from California power violence  Trio "Man Is The Bastard " (aka Charred Remains)  In the 90's you couldn't help but run into this band, it seemed for a while there they were putting out a record almost every other month (and most of them were great). They were on a shitload of compilation records too.

This collection focuses mainly on their slower heavier side. A few fast one's make an appearance, but  for the most part most of these tracks are all about the math rock laden sludgecore that only MITB can deliver. It's hard to come up with a unique sound these days, but whenever you hear a MITB song you know automatically that it's them. Very few bands can pull it off with no guitars. Yep, MITB is a trio comprised of 2 Bass Players and one incredible drummer. If you like the heavy stuff, you'll  love this band. - Slander

01. Species Of Cruelty
02. Idget Child
03. Kai Lai
04. Combat Weed
05. Volatile Cocktail
06. Feed The Octopus
07. Blinds
08. Me and Hitler
09. Fusing Skull and Bone
10. Eunuch (Reprise)
11. Either Rag
12. Gourmet Pez
13. Faces Of Man
14. Kosher Grimace
15. Son Of Thug
16. Infibulation
17. The Arena
18. Man Is The Bastard

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Cutthroats 9 - Disent

Label : Lamb Unlimited

Year : 2014

Favorite track : Dissension

Chris Spencer and co. perform the sonic equivalent of what a baseball bat to the head would feel like. 

This would be a nice addition to your LP collection. 

Pick one up here.

01. Speak

02. Trouble

03. Eraser

04. Hit The Ground

05. Dissension

06. We Could

07. Induction

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Melvins - Jared, Coady, Dale, & Buzz

Label : Knuckle Fucker

Year : 2014

 What's better than one consistent Melvin's record? Two consistent Melvins records, or in this case a two disc set featuring the best material from the Big Business / Melvins era lp's. I would love to see them do another record with Coady and Jared. Until then... revist that line-up with this collection. A kickass comp / bootleg from Knuckle Fucker.

Disc One

01. The Water Glass

02. Billy Fish

03. Blood Witch

04. We Are Doomed

05. The Kicking Machine 

06. Rat Faced Granny

07. The Hawk

08. You've Never Been Right

09. A History of Bad Men

10 The Talking Horse

11..Civilized Worm

12. The Savage Hippy

Disc Two

01. Dog Island

02. It Tastes Better Than The Truth

03. A History of Drunks

04. Electric Flower

05. Evil New War God

06. Inhumanity and Death

07. Pig House

08. The War On Wisdom

09. The Smiling Cobra

10. Suicide In Progress

11. The Mechanical Bride

12. A Vast Filthy Prison

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Couch Slut - My Life As A Woman

Label : Handshake Inc.
Year : 2014

 Who doesn't enjoy a good ole fashioned sexist album cover? One you have to make sure is never on display in the front of your record stack so you don't come off looking like some perverted weirdo. Cover aside (which I think is hilarious and guaranteed to offend), New York band Couch Slut's "My Life As A Woman" is shaping up to be one of the heaviest records of the year. Screaming lead female vocals over distorted dropped  tuning doesn't hurt either. The best elements of noise rock, metal, and even a bit of melody makes for one brutal listen. Next paycheck, this limited run of 200 lp's goes in my collection. Grab one before they are gone.. and get that penis outta my face.. will ya? - Slander

01. Little Girl Things
02. Lust Chamber
03. Replacement Addiction
04. Carpet Farmer
05. Rape Kit
06. Split Urethra Castle

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Hoarse - S/T

Label : Bandcamp

Year : 2014

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia's HOARSE delvers an awesome 7 song self titled EP. Vocals reminding me of Stu Spasm from Lubricated Goat & Ross from Cosmic Psycho's at times. Quirky, mathy riffs at times reminding me of some of Tad's early work. Another great band from Australia. Dig in.. - Slander!

01. One Whisker 

02. Your Words Bore Me 

03. Crawling Like an Idea 

04. Mule 

05. Sour Meat 

06. I Sit In The Background 

07. Deaf Drums 

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V/A - Hit It Till It Bleeds

Label : Knuckle Fucker

Year : 2014

22 Bands from all over the globe. Uber Noisey!!

01. Whores (Atlanta, GA) - Baby Bird
02. Auxes (Hamburg, Germany) - I Can't Stand You Any Longer
03. Cutthroats 9 (San Francisco, CA) - Dissension
04. Gay Kiss (Phoenix, AZ) - March Of The Pigs
05. Hands Up Who Wants To Die (Ireland, UK ) - No Big Deal
06. hepa-Titus (Los Angeles, CA) - Adam's Boogie
07. Arabrot (Rogaland, Norway) - Throwing Rocks At The Devil
08. Kowloon Walled City (San Francisco, CA) - Beef Cattle
09. Megachurch (Cleveland, OH) - The Gay Agenda
10. Hoarse (Melbourne, Australia) - I Sit In The Background
11. Davidians (Raleigh, NC) - Bummer Tent
12. Baxter Stockman - (Helsinki, Finland) - Ten Rock
13. Qui (Los Angeles, CA) - Mucho Sex In America
14. Merkabah (Warsaw, Poland) - The King
15. Magneto (Bordeaux, France) - Feel It
16. PigsAsPeople (Belfast, UK) - Dismemberments
17. Couch Slut (NYC, NY) - Lust Chamber
18. KEN mode (Winnipeg, Canada) - Your Heartwarming Story
19. Pord (Marvejois, France) - I'm Swimming Home
20. Throat (Turku, Finland) - Gift Gas
21. Mutoid Man (NYC,NY) - Friday The 13/8
22. Pile (Boston, MA) - The Browns

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