I received a missive the other day from Isreal (he blogs over at The Cargo Culte) alerting me to a soundboard recording of a recent Survival Knife performance. Survival Knife, you ask? Yes, idiot. Survival Knife. Justin Trosper (Unwound), Brandt Sandeno (Unwound), Meg Cunningham (Blues Druid) and Kris Cunningham (Western Hymn). That’s right, two of [...]

Abandoning the much applauded masks of producers/remixers extraordinaires, duo Bloodshy & Avant - Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg - team up with vocalist/songwriter Andrew Wyatt , to release another helping of Miike Snow , in the long awaited second album Happy to You . Riding off the success of a number of well received remixes and single, 'Animal' from the eponymous debut album Miike Snow which reached number 98 in the UK single's chart, the trio further their credentials in a comfortable, well executed return. The album maintains the same jovial, youthful energy with similar catchy, rhythmic songs that need sledge-hammering out of your brain after one listen. How it differs from the debut is its bettered coherence, depth and innovative production. While maintaining the electro-pop vibe that signals their Swedish origin, they step beyond the boundaries, dabbling in other generic sounds: orchestral influences; piano hooks; quirky off notes; marching beats and playful counterpoint rhythms. What's more they produce a record which is refreshingly absent from those tracks they produce and remix [there I've said it - I hate Britney Spears]. The record certainly contains the 'Miike Snow' sound established in the debut record, but mirrors an adolescent who has matured into musical adulthood, picking up new influences and personality traits on the long road of life. There are certainly strong tracks on the album, predictably the first two single releases are ...

Year: 2008 Genre: Math Rock, Noise Rock RIYL: Fugazi, Unwound (Well Kind Of) Country: France Link: Bandcamp Bitrate: 192kbps Tracklist: Hiro - 1999-2004: 01. Intro 02. Eolis777 03. As Light As A Light House 04. Critical Death 05. Social Ghost 06. Hollywood Trash 07. Match Of Day 08. Contest Is War 09. Punk Song 10. Social Ghost 11. The Wallop 12. Fireattack 13. Mechanical Cheat Hiro - Hiro: 01. Social Ghost 02. Earth Reversed 03. Airside 04. Infair 05. Westbreeze 06. Physalis Download No Buy Option, Sorry. Requested By An Ex-Bandmember.

1999: Lowercase - "Floodlit" by Devin Friesen on 03-08-2012 I wanted to like Cloud Nothings’ Attack on Memory . All of its sound reference points I saw tossed about (e.g., Slint, Drive Like Jehu, all sorts of ‘90s Touch & Go Records bands) really piqued my interest – what was the last band of similar popularity to warrant such accolades? Yeah, I can’t remember either. Still, to my ears, if you’re going to revive a sound from the 90s, better to sound like something Touch & Go put out than grunge. As soon as I heard “No Future/No Past,” however, my first instinct was to listen to Lowercase’s “Floodlit” instead. Both songs have very similar “Good Morning, Captain”-derived progressions – that is, both songs slowly build tension, eventually releasing it all with explosive aplomb. The thing is, “No Future/No Past” sounds nigh-identical to “Floodlit” with the same tom-stomp drum thud, edgy bassline, and guitars meandering overhead; yet, in Cloud Nothings’ hands, this formula is based around one single idea that feels like an adolescent tantrum, while Lowercase’s take has more guitar and lyrical variation, building a haunting and genuinely unsettling atmosphere. Go ahead, compare ‘em . Lowercase frontman Imaad Wasif’s voice, especially at its most strained, is spine chilling. On “Floodlit,” the “Good Morning, Captain” “ I miss ...

Welcome to the sixteenth edition of New Music by Region . Every fortnight we aim to present the best new music in 6 major cities and regions from across the UK (and Ireland). With the help of regional correspondents, we plan to present our shortlist of new music in Birmingham, Brighton, Dublin, London, Norwich and Oxford. New Music by Region #15 can be found here ! Name : Is I Cinema – ‘Testarossa’ For Fans Of : Delphic and Spiritualized Website : Official website Correspondent : Lyle Bignon Taken from The Unnamed, recorded with Midlands production maestro Gavin Monaghan (Scott Matthews, The Destroyers, Editors, Carina Round), 'Testarossa ...

The Pacific Northwest in the ‘90s was ground zero for an exhilarating underground music explosion, but far from the Seattle nexus laid the fertile mirror half of the equation: Olympia, WA — home to legendary groups like Bikini Kill, Unwound, Beat Happening, and one of the heaviest, craziest, most underrated and downright fucking amazing bands [...]

Today Christian Mistress has released the first song from their new album 'Possession' entitled "Haunted Hunted" Get a first listen HERE . Olympia, Washington's traditional heavy metal band, Christian Mistress, have completed recording their Relapse Records debut album. The full-length, titled 'Possession', was recorded with former The Fucking Champs guitarist Tim Green at Louder Studios (Melvins, Saviours, Red Sparowes, Unwound) and mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering.

Year: 2011 Genre: Ambient, Electronic, Post-Rock RIYL: This Is A Compilation You Know ... Country: ... Link: Label (Tumblr) Bitrate: 320kbps Tracklist: 01. Amute - Orchidaceae 02. Moon Prototype - Hope In Monochrome 03. Fractional - Cestje 04. Mashed Paper Klub - Optimus 05. Teenage Sin Taste - CRASH(ed) (feat. Jeannie Nitro) 06. Stolearm - Deterre Unwound 07. Néant - Dernier Souffle 08. Charly Et Sa Drôle De Dame - Fils du Vent 09. Imaginary War! - Days Turn Brighter 10. Thot - Moved Hills (Berghain Remix) Download No Buy Option, Sorry. Requested By The Artist.

by Brandon Bussolini Mike Simonetti has been a force in underground music since the mid-1990s, when his Bayonne, N..J label, Troubleman Unlimited, put out timely releases by Unwound, Black Dice and the like. In 2007, he helped build a bridge between the kaputt post-hardcore scene and dance music with a new label... Read More

Olympia, Washington's traditional heavy metal band, Christian Mistress, have completed recording their Relapse Records debut album. The full-length, titled 'Possession', was recorded with former The Fucking Champs guitarist Tim Green at Louder Studios (Melvins, Saviours, Red Sparowes, Unwound) and mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering. 'Possession' is currently set for a February 28th, 2012 release and the album's Benjamin A. Vierling-adorned art can be previewed below.

U.S. traditional heavy metal band, Christian Mistress has completed recording its sophomore release and first for Relapse Records. The full-length is entitled “Possession” and currently set for a February 28, 2012 release. The LP and was recorded at Louder Studios (Melvins, Saviours, Red Sparowes, Unwound) and mastered at Golden Mastering. The track listing for “Possession” [...]

U.S. traditional heavy metal band, Christian Mistress has completed recording its sophomore release and first for Relapse Records. The full-length is entitled "Possession" and currently set for a February 28, 2012 release. The LP and was recorded at Louder Studios (Melvins, Saviours, Red Sparowes, Unwound) and mastered at Golden Mastering. T... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Olympia, Washington's traditional heavy metal band, Christian Mistress, have completed recording their Relapse Records debut album. The full-length, titled 'Possession', was recorded with former The Fucking Champs guitarist Tim Green at Louder Studios (Melvins, Saviours, Red Sparowes, Unwound) and mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering. 'Possession' is currently set for a February 28th, 2012 release and the album's Benjamin A. Vierling-adorned art can be previewed below.

Broken Water Peripheral Star [EP] [Perennial; 2011] by Brian Polsgrove Rating: Many artists seem to refuse to directly acknowledge their influences, as if another outsiders’ ability to quickly perceive an element of a preceding innovation will cheapen what is ostensibly being put forth as “new” and “unique.” While perhaps unintentional, this does seems to create a sense of shame in admitting that a particular idea or style came from somewhere beyond the performers themselves. Olympia’s Broken Water, who unabashedly wear their influences on their sleeves, are clearly indebted to the work of many great 80s and 90s alternative rock ...

Year: 2011 Genre: Math Rock, Noise Rock RIYL: Amrep Label bands, Shellac, Unwound Country: USA Link: Facebook / Official Site Bitrate: 320kbps Tracklist: 01. Alcoholism In The Former Soviet Republics 02. Overturning The Rumford Fair Housing Act 03. ILO Convention 169 04. The Concept Of The Urban Guerrilla 05. The Shining Path 06. Sword Of Damocles 07. The Contrition Of The Addict 08. Operation Cast Lead 09. State-Sponsored Terrorism Download Buy Requested By The Band.