DISSOCIATIONIST

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UNKNOWN ARTIST

Posted on April 19, 2011 by empurror

Imagetoo kvlt to scrobble, UNKNOWN ARTIST is black metal in its intended form – pure, cold, and grim. under an icy veil of complete anonymity, the only information revealed by the band is this visionary statement taken from a flyer that was created by their portugese label, LATRINA DO CHIFRUDO, promoting the “UNTITLED” release: “we simply don’t care about protegonism, self reference, identities other shit like that. black metal is a tool for something greater, it is a mere process and not a way for self gratification.” despite the apparent lack of details concerning their origin, a lot can be said about UNKNOWN ARTIST, who casts a frigid amaranthine fog of fuzz and tremelo repetition, enveloping oneself in an old school, infectious black metal haze. elements of punk and death metal coat the impregnably frozen UNKNOWN ARTIST, and the vocals are raspy and sharp enough to carve out yr very own northern log cabin (selfless house wife sold separately). w the highly anticipated premiere of GAME OF THRONES but two nights ago, and simultaneously listening to the winterfallen UNKNOWN ARTIST, no quote seems more fitting. . .

“winter is coming”.

unknown artist – untitled (2010)
location: ?
black metal
bit rate: 320kbps

01 untitled i
02 untitled ii
03 untitled iii
04 untitled iv
05 untitled v
06 untitled vi

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MONUMENT OF URNS

Posted on April 15, 2011 by empurror

Imagedo. not. skip. this. post. i know i’ve been slacking on the doom tip, so here is a present to all my pests and pals unbeknownst of the catastrophic terror that is MONUMENT OF URNS. each release in this discography only bears one title track, w the shortest being slightly over 16 minutes in length, and longest nearly a half hour – all bringing a diabolically distinct stench of furious funeral doom that MONUMENT OF URNS spills out from their hideously down-tuned instruments. the momentum built up between each destructively slow power chord to the next emits a sonic blast of droning sound that knocks you off balance, just long enough for the next massive swing of screeching noise to tear the scalp from yr head, and crawl directly into yr brain. the raw and shrilling vocals are distant but still audible underneath the grinding feedback, and contributes perfectly to the aggravated bludgeoning of guitar and drums. i wouldn’t expect to make it out alive. MONUMENT OF URNS patiently lures the listener in w seemingly benevolent intentions, gradually generating from a faint droning atmosphere, and then completely exploding into continuous waves of slamming sound.

die die die.

monument of urns – the ancient method (2005) + the destroyer of all (2006) + cruelty (2007) + absence (2008) + blaspheme (2010)
location: ?, usa
funeral doom / drone
bit rate: 192kbps > 320kbps

01 the ancient method

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01 the destroyer of all

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01 cruelty

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01 abscence

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01 blaspheme

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MURMUÜRE

Posted on April 15, 2011 by empurror

Imagewhimsical entry of tape tantalization! i get that tapes are (or becoming) v popular now-a-days, as it provides a primitively cheap form of distributing music for those who seek it. but often times there are such limited quantities that it perplexes me why an artist would make it more difficult for someone to appreciate their work (cue idealism). not to mention why someone would buy a cassette that is unplayable in the first place (lol come on). luckily, the internet exists! and nothing escapes my paws! MURMUÜRE, a truly abstract and experimental black metal band whose first (and supposedly last) release was originally a self titled cassette that instantaneously sold out from the date is became available. the music is as deranged and demented as the cover – an aurally cryptic journey through glitched electronics and sampling. decorated w fuzzy, psychedelic ambience and arrhythmic noises that chime over hollow black metal vocals and absolutely superb drumming. MURMUÜRE delivers unto thee insolent mortals a psychedelically intoxicating experience that stems from the ever-growing tree of desire to weave the dark energies of black metal into various other genres. in this case, w unmatched success.

murmuüre – murmuüre (2010)
location: ?, france
psychedelic / noise / experimental
bit rate: 320kbps

01 primo vere
02 reincarnate
03 torch bearer
04 amethyst
05 l’adieu au soleil
06 disincarnate

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MOUSE FOLK

Posted on April 11, 2011 by empurror

Imageonce upon a time, the five most dreamy dudes (no homo) ct had to offer decided to form a villainous super group, or so assumed, a “band”. not just any band, but one that would build on the anarchistic laws of punx, the vulnerability and desperation of screamo, the hostility of hardcore, and the catchiest vibes of pop: MOUSE FOLK. from here, the villainous organization channeled their immeasurable teen angst through an ancient instrument of digital defiance: the 4-track. the final product from their imperative message of world domination, projected emptiness, and feral disobedience was lo-fi, melodically dissonant screamo.

oh, and this was my band. holla!

mouse folk – okizeme (2009)
location: west haven, ct
punk / screamo / post-hardcore
bit rate: 320kbps

01 our first song!
02 i gots a bad feeling…
03 friends until ragnarok
04 you gotta be careful, and you gotta be an anarchist
05 i’m a cyborg, but that’s ok
06 cult of kinsella
07 worldzend

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HISSING CHOIR

Posted on April 11, 2011 by empurror

Imagewhen yr a sophomore in highschool and hear about the vocalist of PIG DESTROYER and PG.99 members having formed a sludge band together, you might’ve just discovered yr new favorite band – HISSING CHOIR. i found myself constantly scouring the internet and asking everyone at shows if they’ve heard about such a glorious band’s creation, and if there have been any music following, but to no avail. and it has been that way for over 8 years now. . .what the f is the word w this band? can ANYONE tell me? HISSING CHOIR played maybe two shows in their entirety, and then proceeded to quitely fall off the map. A FUCKING SHAME, THAT’S WHAT THAT IS. AND I AIN’T GONNA HAVE IT. if yr reading this now HISSING CHOIR, i know you got secret recordings in a folder on yr mac desktop, hand ’em over damn it. until they decide to give up the goods, here are three absolutely crushing tracks from their first live show that were recorded well enough to convince me that waiting shall not be in vain.

hissing choir – first show, live (2003)
location: ?, virginia
sludge
bit rate: 320kbps

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02 untitled 2
03 untitled 3

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WE ALL INHERIT THE MOON

Posted on April 11, 2011 by empurror

Imageso, maybe i lied about not being into too much soundscape, ambient type music. there is one more artist i’ve had the pleasure of being serenaded by over the past couple years w beautiful orchestrated cello and tranquil post-rock ambience – WE ALL INHERIT THE MOON. this release in particular is especially convenient because it is a chronological discography of all the WAITM releases thus far. released in japan as “13 SONG JAPAN IMPORT”, it is now available as a “name yr price” download via bandcamp. “PART I” through “PART V” lightly prance around post-rock territory w sounds so fragile and soothing it often carries the listener through the air and into a bed of clouds. soft, cinematic electronics trickle throughout and are accompanied by xylophone and piano to decorate the essence of purity. “OUR HEART, FOREVER LIKE THE SUN” picks up where the “PART” series left off, and further delves into post-rock by engaging into a dense “wall of sound” in the first track, and from then on go back and forth between playful ambience and post-rock textures. when “AND EVER. PART III” begins, WE ALL INHERIT THE MOON starts to incorporate cello and field recordings, which imho are the best tracks out of the whole release, and create a truly astonishing and delicate experience you will soon not forget.

we all inherit the moon – 13 song japan import (2010)
location: ?, california
post-rock / ambient / instrumental
bit rate: 320kbps / flac

01 part i
02 part ii
03 part iii
04 part iv
05 part v
06 our heart, forever like the sun. part i
07 our heart, forever like the sun. part ii
08 …and ever. part i
09 …and ever. part ii
10 …and ever. part iii
11 when we finally fall asleep. part i
12 when we finally fall asleep. part ii
13 when we finally fall asleep. part iii

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THE SKY ABOVE AND EARTH BELOW

Posted on April 8, 2011 by empurror

Imagedespite my stance on screamo being a dead genre, the faint heartbeat of a kokiri warrior can still be heard through the chest of THE SKY ABOVE AND EARTH BELOW – a one dude (i think), zelda themed screamo act. normally, i tend to stray from newish screamo quests because i alrdy know what to expect. however, THE SKY ABOVE took two of the things i hold closest to my heart and melded them together to form this chaotic, zelda inspired, hypernostlagia screamo, so i couldn’t escape the redead glare. i don’t know why this wasn’t thought of sooner, to be honest? i can’t imagine there’s one person my age who listens to the genre and growing up hadn’t played zelda. plus, link is eternally bound to communicating through telepathy it seems (he actually has never spoken words in a game before), so being that he can only dish out battlecries, he would be quite a legit screamo frontman. anywho, THE SKY ABOVE plays a style of screamo or hardcore v much like CAPSULE or MONARCS. in fact, if you told me this was CAPSULE i probably wouldn’t contest it. but being that this whole EP is about zelda (hyrulian hardcore anyone?), it automatically makes THE SKY ABOVE loads more boss. don’t get me wrong, i love being disproven and finding new, worthwhile screamo acts. that being said, THE SKY ABOVE AND EARTH BELOW definitely deserves a listen, more so than the incessantly chirping fairy hovering over yr shoulder.

not enough zelda euphemisms, fuck.

the sky above and earth below – quest’s timescape (2010)
location: portland, oregon
hyrulian hardcore / screamo
bit rate: 320kbps / flac

01 02:30 hours at romani ranch
02 frozen empire
03 all my fellow carpenters are imprisoned
04 these masks will make you happy
05 woodwatcher (demo)

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HARPSICORPSE

Posted on April 5, 2011 by empurror

Imageit is my destiny to live in a transylvanian castle complete w my own vampire bride, bell tower of terror, and secret passageways that all lead into the same organ chamber room. until this vision can be realized (and it will be damn it), living vicariously through the devilish splendor of, seemingly video game influenced, baroque act HARPSICORPSE; an alias of breakcore artist ABELCAIN, will have to suffice. the album “SUITE FOR HARPSICHORD” is an unholy electronic invocation of the harpsichord, my single favorite instrument this side of existence. it is not often the harpsichord is utilized w such finesse as this in modern day music, especially in a way that is reminiscent of 16-bit era video games like GHOULS ‘N GHOSTS or CASTLEVANIA. HARPSICORPSE, from the beginning, sets you off on a familiar adventure w demons lurking in every village, candelabras that spit fire from constantly shifting walls in the haunted manor, and headless housewives that serve as the only town apothecaries (at least they have some sweet cleav action). each track achieves its purpose in this reimagining of a dungeon crawling side-scroller, and will undoubtedly make you wanna break out yr SNES and replay what is left of yr old school video game collection.

nerd confirmed.

harpsicorpse – suite for harpsichord (2005)
location: ?, usa
baroque / electronic
bit rate: 320kbps

01 introduction
02 resurrectio
03 funeralia indeco
04 mortuus screnus serene
05 oriundus sephulchrum
06 harpsicorpse
07 impius phasma phasmatis
08 waltz of the wicked i
09 waltz of the wicked ii
10 nekromateria
11 crysequor cyequor
12 outro

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MOTION SICKNESS OF TIME TRAVEL

Posted on April 4, 2011 by empurror

Imageascended from psychic intuitive aptitude (or maybe just LSD hallucinations), MOTION SICKNESS OF TIME TRAVEL, the solo act of atemporal mage RACHEL EVANS (swoon), has created a literally mind-blowing brand of atomic ambience and celestial drone to call her own. getting lost in her vast, drug-induced psychedelic dimension of over 12 releases, replete w stellar vocal harmonies layered over twinkling spacial synth nocturnes, is especially effortless. women w this large of a mental aura are extremely dangerous, and are likely escaped from PROJECT MK-ULTRA, so make sure to establish some sort of telekinetic barrier before listening. MOTION SICKNESS OF TIME TRAVEL addresses the distinction between mental and physical phenomena by capturing the aural essence of flow from the conscious, to the subconscious, into the unconscious mind using electronics and minimal pulses that leave you suspended in introspection. MOTION SICKNESS OF TIME TRAVEL’s complete cosmic march is available through bandcamp – most of which are auspiciously on a “name yr price” download basis, so be sure to donate and snag them all while they are up!

“a bad time? there is no such thing as bad, or time for that matter. . .”

motion sickness of time travel – seeping through the veil of the unconscious (2010) + disembodied voices in the darkness (2011)
location: la grange, georgia
ambient / drone / psychedelic
bit rate: 320kbps / flac

01 clairvoyance
02 telepathy
03 mental projection
04 magnetism
05 auto suggestion
06 the alchemical dream

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01 moons through a telescope
02 the same mystical reality
03 visions of bliss and peace
04 meditation as a scientific instrument
05 a drug-induced phenomenon

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