Brooklyn duo the USA Is a Monster aren't the likeliest prog group ever. Live, guitarist Colin Langenus and drummer Tom Hohmann play fast and noisy, whipping their complex rhythms and twisting riffs into a hair-flipping fury that sounds more like Lightning Bolt than King Crimson. But on record the band cleans up a bit, with all the tempo changes and complex patterns coming into sharper focus. On "Cocaine Wedding" the opening cut on their new Load album Space Programs , a chugging open [...]
I'm not voting this year. It's pointless. Obama will win Washington anyhow. If you live in Texas or Alabama or some other rightwing state; please vote democrat. I moved to Europe...not my problem anymore. How fucked up is this country? Church groups organize movie trips to see The Passion while the "elite" skip out on voting to smoke pot. No wonder morons are running the country. So anyway; I've been robbed by the electoral system before, so I've just give up. On nov 4th I'll be drunk. Yes I know, I'm no better than them; and your point is? [...]
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Deep with the womb of time, a creature thus be born. The seed of life is united with the egg of tyranny. Gestates forth from within the womb of life for three-quarter and nigh a year, the creature thus be born! For those of you who are unaware, today marks the celebration of my 25th Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary. You can wish my a happy birthday in the comment section below. You can also make a monetary donation to the site if you're too lazy to send me a real gift in the mail. Furthermore, If you're in [...]
USAisaMonster head in a strangely acoustic direction in a Native American homage that wins the prize for best use of contrabass on a single this year. USAisaMonster - Geronimo b/w Dimensions Dementia 7" Printed in fantastic picture disc format this is quite a departure from USAIAM's sound but not necessarily their aesthetic. I'm wholly unshocked to see the band continue their love for native cultures and truthfully the acoustic setting makes for some of the most [...]
This record has been out for a few months but it seems it's slipped under the collective radar of far too many. Brooklyn Duo, the USA is a Monster return after their epic Wohaw record with another Psych-Prog-Math-Politico shockwave of an album. This time the concept is turned down and the spazzy keyboards and twitchy guitars are turned up. The album centers around themes of dissolution and the decline of civilization but not in a necessarily pessimistic light, just as would be expected from the kings of the SythoCrunch mind ravaging maelstrom that is the USA is a Monster. [...]
Based in Brooklyn, Made Out of Babies released Coward , their second full-length album today. Their previous LP, also on Neurot Recordings, Trophy , was an effective hybrid of sludge, noise and straightforward aggro. Add in the versatile vocals of a slightly-deranged woman named Julie Xmas, and you're in for a hell of a ride. Xmas' vocals can go from sweet chanteuse ala Keren Ann to balls-to-the-wall screaming banshee ala Fear of God's Dawn Crosby in under 5 seconds. Coward takes things [...]
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