Crustcake on Ten Suicides

A nice write-up from Crustcake, as part of a full Eyehategod weekend wrap-up (nice "Afternoon Delight" reference!):

Ten Suicides
When: Sunday, June 20, 2010
Where: Reckless Records Wicker Park, Chicago, IL

Two trains (Blue Line at Divison, Forest Park-bound to Monore Red Line Howard-bound) and a bus (N201) later, I was back in my Evanston apartment. Cradled backed into the arms of yuppiedom (why I actually live there is a long story).

I did not want to be there. What I wanted was more punishment. Time to get reckless at Reckless.

Wicker Park, for those who haven't been to Chicago, is where American Apparel/Crystal Castles-fixed-gear types hang out. Pitchfork's home base is there. Enough said. Therefore, a noise set would be quite abrasive to the regulars. Luckily, Ten Suicides were plenty harsh. Comprised of Eyehategod's Mike Williams and Joe LaCaze, Mark Solotroff, Isidro Reyes, and James Moy of Bloodyminded, and Ryan McKern of The Guilt Of..., Ten Suicides was a little under 30 minutes of ear-splitting electronic manipulation. Solotroff screamed into a cornucopia of microphones, Williams strummed loosely on his guitar, LaCaze pushed his way and screamed into the crowd, and no one was making anything resembling Starlight Vocal Band. Due to the confines of the venue, it wasn't quite as confrontational as a Bloodyminded show, but still a hell of a good time. At the instore, I saw plenty of veterans from last night, including Zac Ohler from Strong Intention. 3 p.m. was the right time for us. Any earlier and people would still be sleeping off the hooch.

Status - 7/7

- Both the Masturbatory Dysfunction and The Guilt Of... test CDs arrived yesterday. They look great and I plan to listen to them each a few times before approving them. I anticipate being on track for availability by July 15

- After an unexpected delay at the pressing plant, the Fecalove single is supposed to be pressed today and shipped out ASAP. Ultra-annoying, but they should be here shortly...

- Although I had the best intentions of heading downtown to see Disappears at Millennium Park on Monday, and possibly making it up to the Bastard Noise show, I was lured away by an end-of-the-holiday-weekend back-porch dinner party with a group of friends, and with delicious food... oh well. Luckily, I made it out of AoH practice by 11:00 last night, so I managed to head over to the Empty Bottle with Isidro just in time to catch Zoroaster, who were excellent, as always. I was sorry to have missed Dark Castle, but at least I got to see Stevie from Dark Castle sing on my favorite Zoroaster song, "Spirit Molecule," which they ended their set with. nice!

Flavorpill on Wolf Eyes 7/10

From Flavorpill

Music: Experimental

Wolf Eyes w/ Anatomy of Habit, Neil Jendon, and Rabid Rabbit

"As is par for many noise bands, being a Wolf Eyes fan is a full-time gig. If you include self-released cassettes and limited-edition CD-Rs, the Michigan trio sired no fewer than ten releases last year alone. Always Wrong (Hospital) is most noteworthy, not simply because it's the most "official," but also for its straight, no-treatment vocals and live drums. Especially if you haven't plumbed past the Sub Pop releases into the back alleys of their catalog, these nuanced changes are a minor revelation. There's still a mess of industrial clatter and low-end belching, but Wolf Eyes continue to evolve — even as their days of mass exposure have waned — and charm ever-eager Chicago noise fans. (Nate Young and John Olsen return hot on the heels of solo sets at the under-underground Mortville space just last month.)" - Stephen Gossett

Sneak Peek: B!135 March Solotroff "Archive05" CD

Finally catching up a bit...

In Production: B!134 Mark Solotroff "Archive04" CD

In Production: B!152 Masturbatory Dysfunction "Getting Caught" CD

Quitus: Shiver Into Existence: Cold Waves And Minimal Electronics

The Quietus recently published a nice feature + interview with Pieter related to the release of the Angular Recording Corporation released a compilation album entitled Cold Waves And Minimal Electronics:

http://thequietus.com/articles/04529-cold-wave-and-minimal-electronics-feature-pieter-wierd-joe-angular

Pharmakon Philadelphia Video

Jonathan Canady recently hosted Pharmakon in Philadelphia as part of his latest art opening. He also played a very rare The Urge Within set that night with David E. Williams. Here is a video of Miss Margaret Chardiet's intense performance. Chicago folks should start anticipating her return to our city...

Pharmakon - live @ Germ Books 06-26-2010 from Breathmint on Vimeo.

Existence Establishment on TDS OGF

From: Existence Establishment

TwoDeadSluts OneGoodFuck – Champagne and Biological Women 7″

1 July 2010 xdementia

TwoDeadSluts OneGoodFuck – Champagne and Biological Women 7″

Bloodlust!

Here is an absolutely depraved record from the annals of the Bloodlust! catalog. The artwork and titles really put things in the right mood for the sounds so upon spinning this little gem I’m all revved up for some totally sickened noise. As with my classic complaint about TwoDeadSluts OneGoodFuck, it’s too short! I just want more more more.

Side A builds slowly with “Covered in Shit” and works into a heavy rhythmic power electronics frenzy. All lasting probably 2 minutes in total. Immediately noticeable is the HUGE production here. All the details of this filth can be heard, all the way down to the most miniscule grains of grit. “Down in the Dirt” fades in with a low-end pulse that breaks into a metallic texture of alternating machinery. Once again, barely hitting the two minute mark but hitting hard enough that it won’t soon be forgotten.

Perhaps the most crunchtastic track here is the opener on side B “Still Erect (…and definitely not leaving)” that features a core of blown-out distortion as the main layer here with blasts of the slut’s token feedback layers on top. “Mark Solotroff Built My Hotrod” being an obvious reference to Bloodlust!’s label exec features a heavy glassy drone, and tons of feedback layers.

Of course these tracks can only be complete with the most sickened, over the top vocals to appear in power electronics. Pitched down, pitched up, distorted, and generally mangled to all hell it’s obvious that TwoDeadSluts OneGoodFuck has one goal: to create the most insanely noisy heavy blast of noise that is possible. My analysis: that they’ve come damn near close.

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