Friday, October 29, 2021

AURICULAR ZOONOTOSIS: October 2021

 (September)


this was a real light month for new releases. not sure if its the supply chain issues or just that pre-yearend lull, but from my end i had two laptops die on me and work bein extra consumptive of my attention, so here's the little bit i could scrape together. 


TUNIC - Quiiter 

beastly and miserable. 


SCOPOPHILIA - Violent for Being Sexually Desired 

the aural equivalent of Dani Brown's 56 Seconds 


ACTORS - Acts of Worship 

delayed fall.


THE ARMED - Ultrapop 

was made aware of what a bunch of uncool posers they were halfway through the first listen. don't worry, i'll come around. 


DEPRIVATION TACTICS - Pain Complexes 

gabbergore 


INFANTS OF THE AFTERLIFE - s/t

that last track is like Type O Negative got really into French Black Metal. 

IXIAS - Tinge

night terror grind 



BACKXWASH - I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND DRESSES 

"i'm just a dick to these hoes / until the government says i'm not" 


MOISTURIZER - Interstellar Migraine 

takes me back to crate digging at fastcore shows.



same as above. 



leaning further into the nastiness. 



excellent so far. 



softcore gauze. 


Sunday, August 29, 2021

AURICULAR ZOONOTOSIS: August 2021

 (July)

i have a new short piece appearing in the inaugural issue of the AGON Journal. pick up a copy.  

Hot Garbage Summer is going out the way it came in. but look music


BLOODMOUTH - Unmanned 

more Australia 



New Zealand, too



BRAT - Bought the Farm

my own personal oversaturation 



too smart for dumb people, too dumb for smart people. 



the band NY does and doesn't deserve. new regional favorite. 



really like the production on this one. 



attack youth attack




Sepultura meets Swarrrm? Endon vs. Cut Hands? utterly insane utter insanity. 



gotta thank all the whiny grind nerds who wished on a monkey's paw for Pig Destroyer to sound like 20 years ago, only to have all the songs about pro-wrestling. Nick Fuckin' Gage. 



sounds the way i feel. 



only Japanese bands are allowed to have "rock" riffs. 



be instantly transported to an early evening in 1991 when you snuck a peak at the Playboy channel while scoping the new X-Men toys in the JC Penny Christmas Catalog. oh wait just me? 



two of my favorite bands going right now. still have some time to pick up this one. 



Intestinal Disgorge personnel on the blacknoisecore trip. 


like if the Paper Chase got really into Swans and grindcore. got thank Stopgap City for pointing me in the direction of this auditory extreme haunt. 



Scatmother peoples having a go at Pornogrind. 


SUCCUMB - XXI 

awesome so far. can't wait to hear the rest. another band i wouldn't mind ripping off sooner than later. 



the album you wish Wolf Eyes would've done after their Sub Pop shot. 



a scarier, nastier take on the Portrayal of Guilt style. here for it. 



if Salome lived on to become a noise rock band.