Boys Night Out – You Are My Canvas EP

July 12, 2009 by dangerben

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OK – so this isnt new – in fact its so far from new it might hurt your noggin to even contemplate good music being made back in the day. But when I was a young boy, this album grabbed me by the face and screamed “we love rocking out, and we love being better than you!” and ever since then I have never stopped loving music. I lost my copy of this EP years ago, and only just in the last few hours have I managed to stumble upon it again. I am in heaven….

The first song I had heard from this band was on this EP… called Sketch Artist Composite, it blew my fucking mind away. there has been about 6-7 different versions of the song thrown around the traps since this recording, but this was the one that got me into them. One of my best memories was sitting in a dressing room backstage with the band listening to them just play it on an un amped bass and laugh about how much fun they had writing it. GOLD.

For fans of Lifetime and Dag Nasty and any music that fucking blows your face away with awesomeness. I forgot how much fun music is.

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Chon – Chon EP

July 8, 2009 by dangerben

musicOK, I’ll admit it. Metal isn’t my thing. Far from it, really… but this album… words can’t really describe how much fun it is. The music is tight, fast and sends me into a jealous / envious rage every time I put it on.

Quick fact – the drummer is / was 11 when they recorded this EP…. Download the fucking album.

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Long Distance Calling – Avoid This Light

July 8, 2009 by dangerben

longdistavoidI haven’t really heard any new music lately that has really caught my attention… everything seems bland or over done… I really don’t know what it is… it could just be me…

But anyway, I found this today and it’s really got me back into post-rock. It’s far from my usual ambient stuff, but it’s big bold and ballsy and kickass… first track clocks in at over 12 minutes. Total wankery and I love it.

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Crime Novels – No Fences

July 5, 2009 by Jeff Baertsch

l_218307c09bce446aa5c5765bbbb22367This is a bit of a change of pace from the usual sort of stuff that gets posted here. Where I found this is a mystery. I suspect it may have been when I was the last person ever to hear about Crystal Castles. Or maybe it was when I was lurking through SXSW bands and picking out what I liked. It could also be the fact that it resembles Screamo in some regards and in reality, I guess this isn’t such a change after all. But now this is here, and we can all enjoy it. So at long last, behold the very little known “eletro-punk” artist that is Crime Novels.

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The One Up Downstairs – The One Up Downstairs

July 4, 2009 by worldpolice

one up downstairsShort lived and pretty as fuck Kinsella EP.

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A Dead Forest Index – Empty and Dark I Shall Raise My Lantern

June 30, 2009 by worldpolice

coverWhy do a lot of people hate on this band so much? They’re mesmerising. I saw them for the first time at Old Bar kicking off the Eleventh He Reaches London show – I’d never heard of them at that point but just stood there watching them mouth agape. Unexpectedly entrancing.

3 track EP. Moar plz.

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Portraits of Past – 01010101

June 29, 2009 by worldpolice

Our Ceasing Voice – Steadied Stars In The Morphium Sky

June 29, 2009 by worldpolice

Down-tempo-ambient-post-rock.

I got the download from the band’s myspace – the password is:
postrockcommunity.blogspot.com

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Swallow! Swallow! Splinter! – Demo

June 28, 2009 by Jeff Baertsch

coverThe file transfer I bring you today has an admitted bias. This is one of the first records that “got me into this sort of music.” It’s also the band of my friend Igor, who is kind enough to be my penpal, and smuggle various pieces of contraband for me from Kiev, Ukraine. The record is raw, fast, blunt, and to the point. I’d say it borders Screamo and Emo Violence. To my dislike, they broke up in 07′, and Igor then went to form The Swallow which plays a more traditional Rock sound.

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Note that the similar artists results are kind of skewed. Half of them are just Slavic bands that play genres remotely similar to Screamo (Emo, Post-Hardcore). No one can replicate S3!

Cease Upon the Capitol – EP

June 27, 2009 by worldpolice

2007.  All untitled tracks. Real good but.

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