Age Sixteen

Now sadly departed, but here is their 2009 Tour Sampler CDR they did. As i live in the UK i could never really see them, but they did send me a copy of this. It was before they put out their album so had a couple of tracks off it and was a good taster of what was to come.

Tracklist:

1. Fabric
2. As Personal As A Greeting Card
3. The Lion & The Gazelle

2009 Tour Sampler CDR

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Cattle Drums - Two Pigeons




Shed For You - 12 Seconds




Jenny Piccolo - Donation To The Deaf




Big Kids - Kinda Like Fest Live Set (Part One)




The Exploration




The Shark Ate My Friend




Maximillian Colby - One Gallon Alda




Q And Not U - X-Polynation




Doomtree - Drumsticks




Pre - Fuk is Fun




Antipop Consortium - Dead in Motion

Aesop Rock

Legendary Hip Hop guy from New York. Amazing, intelligent rhymes that show an insight that few can do and backed up with thumbing beats and great samples then it's no wonder why he is on top of his game. With previous Ep's and album like Labour Days, None Shall pass each tagged with their own individual sounds that are ever evolving then you just have to check it out.



Bazooka Teeth EP

Mane Horse

Ok, so i'm stealing this post from the excellent Muzack blog where one of the members of Mane horse writes on. But this EP is pretty outstanding, and i have been listening to it constantly for the past couple of months or so. Hailing from California, this lot play upbeat, sugar rush emo, punk tunes that will brighten up anyone's day. With great twiddly guitars and brilliant vocals what's not to like, if you are a fan of Ape Up!, Cattle Drums then jump onto this!

MYSPACE

What Do You Mean We're Just Friends?

I Have Dreams

Some of the most powerful and emotionally driven music driven music i have ever heard. I had totally forgotten i had one of their EP's until the other day, and when i put it on it stills sounds as fresh as it ever did. Ranging from screamo/emo to gut punching heaviness there isn't much that can top the well put together tracks or the pure intensity of this. GET IT!

Three Days Till Christmas

Cowboys Become Folk Heroes

So i have been on a somewhat nostalgic Screamo binge of recent, going through all my old ep's and albums and this has to be one of my favourites. As raw as it comes really, Cowboys Become Folk Heroes play with a great intensity that has rarely been matched since. With great slower paced break down that gather speed until all hell breaks loose. Outstanding.

MYSPACE

S/T

Ampere

So, i guess most people have heard of Ampere. But if you haven't then get listening! Featuring ex members of Orchid, Last 40 Seconds and Wolves etc this bunch play short, technical and intelligent screamo jams that screams of fast paced energy. Much like a hurricane of awesomeness.

MYSAPCE

All Our Tomorrows End Today

A Troop of Echoes

Been meaning to post this for awhile (sorry guys!). So here is A Troop of Echoes, hailing from the good old US of A! The guys have gone down the post rock kinda groove, with similarities to Toe, a bit of Fago Sepia and all that good stuff which is popping up all over the place. But A Troop of Echoes do it all with a Saxophone and sometime a cheeky bit of keyboard. If anyone ever reads this blog then ya'll know i always like things to be a bit different and to stand out and how this does! The tunes are packed full off energy and are woven together like a fine antique rug. They have also played with the likes of Giraffes?, Giraffes!, Arcing and ZX Favourites Divets. Pisses me off i live in the UK and miss seeing all these awesome bands live!

They have just released (or did so about a month ago) their debt EP so if you fancy some then get to it and grab a copy. BUT if you want a taste then click below for a small sampler of a couple of their tunes. But don't be a mooch and go and grab a copy!

MYSPACE

A Troop of Echoes (3 Track Sampler)

Thirty Called Arson

So here's a bit of old awesome metal/hardcore stuff for you. These guys never seemed to catch on too much which was a shame but thankfully they left a strong legacy behind them. Their sound was brutal, raw and pretty unforgiving the way this music should be. With huge breakdowns that are so forceful they could give you a nose bleed! This topped with some slower and an instrumental track shows they have some range, but it's mainly just balls out power!

You're Only A Rebel From The Waste Downward

Open Grave Culture

So during a few sleepness nights i have been listening alot to these guys. Too be honest i don't know alot about them other that they are amazing. Pretty experimental hip hop that stays clear of all the obvious clinches that can some times haunt this genre of music. So it is away refreshing to hear people putting their own individual stamp on proceedings.

The album is a mix of relaxing, down tempo tunes with glitchy samples and punching beats. Topped all off with great vocals that fit so snug into the whole sound itself. The track Sleeping Underwater is really outstanding. Consisting of an opening acoustic guitar riff with some odd noise sample then degenerating into a scratch fest with great rhythms being spit over the top. The overall sound is so different but so so good! You just have to grab a copy of this!

MYSPACE

Open Grave Culture Album

Bill Shatnerrr

So a bit of self promotion here but who cares! Here is my wee small band once again with our new EP You put the Round Burger on the Square Wonderbread for all you grimy hardcore/spazzy/jazzy buggers out there. Four tracks of angular hardcore with a slightly different twist. Obviously as i am in the band then i am rather bias but fuck it i think it's awesome!

MYSPACE

You put the Round Burger on the Square Wonderbread

Coping

So i have been on a sugar-esque poppy/emo high of the past few weeks and have been bouncing around to these guys for a few days constantly. Hailing from the Windy City these guys have super upbeat pop/punk/emo tunes that will cure any blues and bring the sunshine out! Sounding like the likes of Grown Up's, Ape Up then how can you go wrong!

So go on take advantage of their two track demo they put up for free and grab copies of the second run of tapes they will be doing soon!

MYFACE

DEMO

Cabin Fire

Hard to pin point what these guys sound like, but something between a furious rage of uncompromising proportions and a nervous, anxious energy would be somewhere on the way there. Really is a powerful form of hardcore with fast, heavy sections topped off with slower and more subdue sections that adds a little something different. I always like to champion this kinda of music that puts the danger and angst back into hardcore.

Below is their American Lies EP and it is rather bloody good!

MYSPAZ

American Lies

Vaccine

Super fast hardcore from members of the amazing Failures and Relics comes Vaccine. Ok so they have been around for a wee while now but doesn't take away from the raw, powerful and ever so angry tunes. This is the demo with 5 tracks of increasingly pissed of music.

Git some.

Vaccine Blog

Demo

Hyphens

So i was looking for some more noise stuff to post up and low and behold here we go!

This is Hyphens a melodic, electronic experimental project. Two tracks of minimal noise that does almost relax you which is odd as it does have alot of dark undertones. The tracks are softly built up and up creating more atmosphere as new sounds and noises are added to the already oddly seductive mix. It is hard to put your finger one what the exact genre is but honestly, who cares! More people should experiment with something it almost foreign to them and see what happens, and if this is the following result then hell yeah!

This is a two track free single which does include the artwork as well, so jump on board.

Hyphens Single

WW2 Vs Dinosaurs

Noisy/Hardcore/Thrashy/Psychedelic/Off the cuff tunes from this wee UK band (with an awesome name i may add!). There is a bit off everything for everybody in these shortish, well written and well played songs. Ranging from absolute madness to fast, heavier stuff with some mental keyboard skills then this makes for a rather interesting if not good listen. It's good to see bands playing stuff for themselves and branching away from the usual stuff that doesn't push boundaries. After a couple of tracks the madness you will come enthralled in a world without walls.

You can get a cheeky download of their tracks from their bandcamp site (link below) and i urge you to do so. Bravo!

WW2 Vs Dinosaurs Bandcamp

MYSPACE

- x

Glitchy, noise, hypnotic, drone, bout time i posted more noise related stuff. So, here is - x a minimal project from the UK that creates landscapes that break down what is normal and regurgitate the world through his own eyes, all be it glitchy eyes at that.

The tracks are all different but all share common themes of built up anxiety, that usually comes to ahead before disappearing as quick as you released it was there.

MYSPACE

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Mega Post

Ok yeah so i don't update this page as much as i should, so here's a good few quick downloads for you all to make up for it!

16 Horsepower



Hillbilly/Folk/Country and Western/Bluegrass kinda groove for these outstanding fellows, great cross genre stuff with outstanding vocals.

MYSPACE

Sackcloth 'n' Ashes


Chon











Awesome technical, tappy post rock stuff from these kids. And they pretty much are kids too!

EP





Aerosols





Outstanding hardcore!!!!

1st 7"



Halo Benders













Amazing "basement Punk" from legends such as Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System) and Doug Martsch (Built To Spill) combining for some great alternative music. This is a must!



God Don't Make No Junk



Hunter Gatherer











Post Punk awesomeness with the best duel vocals you may ever hear


Low Standards For High Fives





Shapes


















Great mathy/alternative madness from these UK lads. They have a track called You Butcher which is jaw dropping good.


Random Shapes Stuff

Thomas Wincek

Here's something a bit different. Thomas Wincek is a pretty awesome fellow. Does mainly such projects as All Tiny Creatures and Volcano Choir (to name a few, see the link below for all of them). But i have put up the Extended Techniques album which has a huge experimental experiment which includes hitting strings with chopsticks and all kinds of great weird things. Experience something different.

Extended Techniques

The Exploration

One of my favourite twiddly, tapping, emo? or whatever this newish wave is called. To my knowledge they only did a couple of small releases (but i'm sure i am wrong). Still no matter, the tunes are great slightly more slower and paced than other stuff about but well crafted and pretty darn melodic. I have put up the Basement Demo with sounds great and the semi distant vocals are great as you hear the singer straining to get heard (which sounds awesome). So if you are a fan of Grown Up's, The Reptilian then grab this as you won't be disappointed.

Basement Demo