Lupatarkastaja Mixtape - 004, an appendix
Only if I would’ve known about these bands (and Overmars) a week earlier, the mixtape I posted last Saturday would’ve been closer to perfect. Well, I won’t sink in to an olympic-sized depression for that, I’ll just post another mixtape and call it an appendix to last week’s offer.
Rosetta plays in that Isis-style we all know and they deliver their goods reasonable well, I think. I haven’t heard other tracks from them, just this “Europa”, which makes a fine opener here. Tephra is something I found thanks to my good friend Lars (from Escapado) and his links to some German and Central European bands. Tephra’s take on emotional hardcore is more than just unique, I think and they place perfectly here. As do The Nihilists, who walk on that fine line between hardcore and post-rock (hmm, is there such?). Just imagine Plain Fade with more straight-forward touch - or The Blood Brothers on antidepressant. Men In Search Of The Perfect Weapon introduces us to more sludgier riffs. I can hear even some vintage downtuned Gorefest guitar harmonies there.
Exterminating Angels starts the more instrumental part of the mixtape. There are few more downloads at their site, get them also. Mouth Of The Architect builds their atmosphere as we like it - slowly - before giving in to some harsher riffing and great screams. Last two tracks are both instrumental: Shora is very good post-rock with a good soundtrack-like touch. Those weeping guitars that come in at around 1′30″ reminds me of the movie Crash and its soundtrack. Monno is a twisted fucker that wraps things together nicely in their dirty, bass-driven beats. If someone would’ve told me this is new material from The Insult That Made A Man Out of Mac, I would’ve believed.
Now line them up!
01: Rosetta - “Europa” mp3
Translation Loss Records03: The Nihilists - “Tough Guys Don’t Dance” mp3
04: Men In Search Of The Perfect Weapon - “Spirit Disease” mp3
05: Exterminating Angels - “Now You Don’t Remember” mp3
06: Mouth Of The Architect - “The Worm” mp3
Translation Loss Records07: Shora - “Parhelion” mp3
Conspiracy Records08: Monno - “Error” mp3
Conspiracy Records
Joseph Beaulieu wrote:
I don’t know how you find half of this music but it idealistically what I am signing to my Label. I would most appreciate a mixtape/cd exchange with you. As well I am very happy later summations are in English so that I can read about the bands.
Get in Touch with me please,
Joseph Beaulieu.
Posted on 28-Feb-06 at 12:16 am | Permalink