Meet the New Guy Part II

Well, things just got a lot heavier around here. Why, you ask? We have a new contributor who (I apoligise in advance for this) puts the "ev" in "heavy music".... Evan!

...I see he already introduced himself but I feel it's only polite to welcome him in a fitting and slightly embarassing fashion since him and I have shared many conversations about heavy music, relentlessly made fun of the new Cathedral album, and have gotten ourselves worked up over dumb doom subgenres on more than one occasion. (I also posted his challenge to find something heavier than "Migration" by Buried At Sea a while ago and am still waiting for a worthy response... if there even is one.)

My point is, now you can also appreciate his music related ranting and raving as well, so get ready for some heavy-as-hell sludge, crushing doom, catchy metal jams and enjoyable rambling. And if you're lucky he might let you take a look at his Times of Grace tattoo or tell you stories about floating along the astral planes.

That's all for now.

Album: U.S. Christmas - "Eat The Low Dogs"

U.S. Christmas was founded in 2002, and hail from the mountains of northern Carolina. If you're not already familiar with them, imagine Neil Young colliding with Hawkwind on a really dark acid-trip into outer-space. If that doesn't sound good to you, I don't kow what else to say. Basically, this is some really dark and gloomy psychedelic rock (emphasis on the ROCK, as there is a lot of rocking going down.) As opposed to drugs, astral planes and other psychedelic cliches though, USX focus more on nature, paranoia, loss, and subjects of that ilk. This a very unique and powerful album that I can't reccomend enough, as it's sure to satisfy any fan of heavy and psychedlic music (readers of this blog). If you listen to it when you're in a bit of a darker mindset, you'll inevitably be consumed.

1. In the Light of All Time
2. The Scalphunters
3. Say Sister
4. Silent Tongue
5. The Light and Trails
6. Uktena
7. Gallows Humor
8. Black Lung
9. Pray to the Sky

DL: "Eat The Low Dogs"

To briefly introduce myself since I'm new around here, my names Evan. I'm really stoked to have been asked to contribute to this blog, as theres definitely some pretty cool things going on. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up the same amount of quality music that's been posted already. I'm also hoping to bury you in sludge.

Single: Sub Pop Edition #17 Tyvek - "Duck Blinds / Pamphlet"

This could possibly be the shortest Sub Pop single I have posted thus far - clocking in at a total of a little over three minutes, this is a really short and sweet yet effectively done single. I won't lie, it took me a while to listen to this one becuase of the cover image of the band wearing thick framed glasses, moustaches and "ironic" clothing (that's modern day Sub Pop for you I guess. ...Is that the band? Whatever.) but I was pleasantly surprised that it's actually some really messy and catchy punk rock. What I'm trying to say is that this single is really well done and at three minutes, what do you have to lose?

1. Duck Blinds

2. Pamphlet

DL: "Tyvek Single"

Shameless Self Promotion Via Social Networking

Would having Ritual Room as a Facebook friend make you uncomfortable? Or uncomfortable in a good way?

Well, finally, I've given in and made a Facebook page for this fangled website. Why? Who knows. Maybe I'll post some albums of Ritual Room on vacation wearing it's sexiest bikini. Why now? Beats me. But I guess the better question is... why not become a fan and suggest us to your friends, your mom, your grandma, or whoever else you have on there?

As ipecac would put it.... Facebook just got a lot sweatier.

Album: Lubricated Goat - "Psychedelicatessen"

Here's the second album from Australian noise wierdos Lubricated Goat titled "Psychedelicatessen". Not only is this one of my all time favorite album titles, but this album gives out some really sinister, fun and weird vibes that are too good to resist. The best description I can give for this is "Mudhoney goes to hell" and, even though I'm not usually big on remixes, the icing on the cake of this album for me is the "Stu's" remix which is way too hilarious and catchy. So give this a chance. (And give chance a piece.)

1. Stroke

2. Eternal Loser

3. New Kind of Animal

4. Give Chance A Piece

5. Lullaby

6. I Saw It

7. Stu's (remix)

8. Spoil the Atmosphere

9. Never Know What Hit You

10. You're Fading Out

DL: "Psychedelicatessen"

Live Recording: Melvins - 9.13.04 - Pittsburgh,Pa

it's the melvins doing what they do in front of people

and then...some guy named jello biafra shows up

1 - let it all be
2 - tipping the lion
3 - i want to hold your hand*
4 - queen
5 - bar-x-the rocking m
6 - the fool,the meddling idiot
7 - the bloated pope
8 - pigs of the roman empire
9 - the bloat
10 - night goat
11 - lovely butterfly
12 - buzzo speaks
13 - mcgruff the crime dog (w/ jello biafra)
14 - california uber alles** (w/ jello biafra)
15 - the lighter side of global terrorism (w/ jello biafra)
16 - moon over marin** (w/ jello biafra)
17 - outro

*=beatles cover
**=dead kennedys cover

DL: melvins in pittsburgh

Split EP: Electric Horsemen / Count Von Count

A little while ago I posted the monstrous self titled Electric Horsemen EP and I really can't say why I haven't posted this one until now. This is a split between Electric Horsemen and fellow sludge giants Count Von Count - this EP plows through 4 rippingly painful tracks and matter what you fancy when it comes to sludge this EP is sure to satisfy, with Count Von Count serving up a painstaking, noisy, psychedelic take on the genre and Electric Horsemen tackling some really low-end, rippingly miserable, Crowbar-esque tracks. I honestly don't understand why this hasn't recieved more credit from the heavy music community becuase it's an amazing split that will bury you alive in sludge and leave you gasping for air. (Clearly I mean this as a good thing.)

1. Pharmboss (Count Von Count)

2. Prairie Witch (Electric Horsemen)

3. David Lynch Vs. M Night Shaymalan (Count Von Count)

4. End of Age (Electric Horsemen

DL: "Electric Horsemen/Count Von Count Split"