Crow - 眩暈 / 占領下日本

Artist: Crow
Title: 眩暈 / 占領下日本
Release: 2010
Label: Prank Records

1. 眩暈
2. 占領下日本

So since I was reuploading what I had already posted by Crow I figured I'd upload the rest of what I have.

Download: Crow - 眩暈 / 占領下日本 (LAME 3.97 V2) Mediafire

解剖室 - 邪

Artist: 解剖室 (Kaiboushitsu, Autopsy Room)
Title: 邪 (Yokoshi, Wicked)
Release: 2010
Label: H.G.Fact

1. 夜ニ狂ヘ (Yoru Ni Kyou He, Two Crazy Nights)
2. 谺 (Kodama, Tree Spirit)
3. 寄生蟲 (Kiseichuu, Parasite)
4. 傷 (Kizu, Wound)
5. 邪 (Yokoshi, Wicked)
6. 口 (Kuchi, Mouth)
7. 霊柩車 (Reikyuusha, Hearse)
8. 髪 (Kami, Hair)

I recently dropped a silly amount of money on records from Punk Alive Records (and you should to!). As I was browsing Matt's wares I came across this LP. I'm not exactly literate in Japanese so the only clue as to what it was was the H.G.Fact logo on the back. I tried to look it up but my 3G wasn't working at a reasonable speed so I decided to take a chance and buy it without knowing what I was getting. Not that it was a risky bet or anything, I can't think of a single release on H.G.Fact that I've heard and haven't at least liked a fair amount.

Now, I had a sneaking suspicion based on the artwork that it might be something Crow related. Some Crow records share the distinctively creepy style of line art found on the cover (I really wish I had a scanner big enough to do LP covers). Turns out I sorta was right, it's not a Crow record, but it is a Crow side-project. Kaiboushitsu means either Autopsy Room or Dissecting Room. I think Autopsy Room sounds cooler and Google image search turns up plenty of pictures of morgues and autopsy rooms so I think that's probably the more accurate translation. Google also turned up this blog post with a link to their first record. As luck would have it, this thing is super limited, 700 copies with no plans for a CD release!

So what does it sound like? Well, it kinda reminds me of Paintbox combined with Crow's other side-project Death Comes Along. Wailing vocals that sometimes border on carrying a tune but mostly sound like a agonized ghostly howl. The music walks a very fine line between being just downright gloomy and being standard Japanese punk from the 80's. The songs range from barely a minute to 16 and a half, with tempos to match. I think my favorite track is "谺", it's fast and is surprisingly catchy given the overall vibe of the rest of the record.

Here's a video of Kaiboushitsu playing this last December:



Download: 解剖室 - 邪 (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Desolation - Rest in Panic

Artist: Desolation
Title: Rest in Panic
Release: 2010
Label: Prank Records

Track List:
1. Rest in Panic
2. Boxed In
3. No Steps Forward

Sugi's terrific artwork kinda gives it away, but just in case you hadn't guessed, this is Japanese influenced crusty hardcore. From San Francisco, Desolation features members of Born/Dead, Strung Up, and Scurvy Dogs. That's about all I know about this band. This 7" is pretty damn good.

I think Prank's mailorder is sold out, but you might still be able to find this elsewhere if you look.

Download: Desolation - Rest in Panic (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: Desolation - Rest in Panic (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Slang/Mind Eraser - split

Artist: Slang/Mind Eraser
Title: split
Release: 2010
Label: 540 Records

Track List:
1. Slang - Drug Society
2. Mind Eraser - Prime
3. Mind Eraser - Crushing in My Dreams

This has probably been posted on just about every music blog that focuses on hardcore. And for good reason. Mind Eraser has had quite a bit of well deserved hype behind them for years now here in the US. Hopefully the long time Sapporo veterans featured on the A side of this split will get the recognition they deserve after their summer tour with Mind Eraser last year. I'm sure anyone in Japan and any die hard Japanese hardcore fans elsewhere have long been familiar with Slang, as they've been around since 1988.

Slang's single song clocks in at just over a minute and I don't think they could be faster if they tried. Pretty standard fare for them. Excellent as always. Mind Eraser's side is (in my opinion) their best material yet. I really hate using words like "punishing" or "brutal" to describe music. Not just because it's so cliche, but because it's always sounded stupid. But goddamn Mind Eraser makes it hard to come up with any other way of describing them without consulting a thesaurus.

This is a personal rip, not the scene release that has been floating around on the internet since the first half of last year. I got my copy from the bass player of Criaturas' distro. When I saw Slang and Mind Eraser play in Dallas (after having missed Slang during Chaos in Tejas down in Austin the previous week) I didn't have enough money for this 7" and a Slang shirt. And I really really wanted a Slang shirt.

Scans of the sleeve are included. As usual, Sugi's cover art cannot be fucked with.

Download: Slang/Mind Eraser - split (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: Slang/Mind Eraser - split (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Mass Sterilization - Punk Sounds

Artist: Mass Sterilization
Title: Punk Sounds
Release: 2010
Label: Kills You Records

Track List:
1. Spray
2. Repair
3. Over
4. Accident
5. Clutter
6. Selection
7. Babysitter
8. Playground
9. No Brainer

Yo. This shit is my jamz.

Mass Sterilization is from Denton, Texas and features lots of cool dudes doing cool things, ya hear?

If you like punk that doesn't suck I suggest you download this.

Download: Mass Sterilization - Punk Sounds (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: Mass Sterilization - Punk Sounds (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Chest Pain - Discography Tape 2010

Artist: Chest Pain
Title: Discography Tape 2010
Release: 2010
Label: Kills You Records

Track List:
1. North Coast Wizard Violence
2. S.O.B. Story
3. Wasted Effort
4. Wage Assist the Machine
5. Gandhi 2
6. Behold the Infinite Meaninglessness
7. Nihilgasm
8. Embrace Despair
9. Biscuit's Blues
10. Getting Old
11. Red River Waste Water
12. Real Talk
13. Sex Fear
14. Murderers
15. Brave New Bullshit
16. Carcinogen
17. Mass Produced Death
18. Yellow Noose
19. False Self
20. Murderers
21. Shop til You Drop
22. Reverse Baptism
23. A Lifetime of Spit and Swearing
24. Live Set at The Phoenix Project (Dallas, Texas August 14th 2010)

I've posted Chest Pain before. Now here's everything they did up until the last time I saw them, which was in October of last year. They've probably done ungodly amounts of writing and recording since then (or will do so in the near future) so this is by no means a current discography. Merely it is a snapshot of everything up until these tapes were made.

What you've got here is slightly over 22 minutes of raging non-stop angry hardcore. And as a bonus a short set from when they played at The Phoenix Project here in Dallas. I really can't recommend this enough.

I had to make some decisions myself about when one track ends and the other begins as some of the songs kinda blur together with only short bits of feedback giving any indication that a transition is occurring. I advise you to listen to it all at once and in order. Just a warning though, you'll probably be physically exhausted by the end of it.

Download: Chest Pain - Discography Tape 2010 (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: Chest Pain - Discography Tape 2010 (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Wiccans - Teenage Cults

Artist: Wiccans
Title: Teenage Cults
Release: 2010
Label: Pass Judgement Records

Track List:
1. Repitition
2. Educational Films
3. End Game
4. Teenage Cults

My initial impression of Wiccans was that they sounded a lot like Career Suicide. Upon seeing them a second time and giving their brand new 7" a few spins I'm not so certain that would be the comparison I'd make now. But, much like Career Suicide, there are guitar rhythms present in all the songs on "Teenage Cults" that are sure to get your head nodding and foot tapping. Yet another reason DFW hardcore is awesome.

Once again, I don't think you can buy this online anywhere yet, but if you head over to Facebook and send the handsome dudes in Wiccans a message they just might be able to work something out.

If you downloaded this during the short period where this was posted before I deleted the post you'll want to redownload it as I majorly screwed up the first track during the cutting process. Oops.

Download: Wiccans - Teenage Cults (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: Wiccans - Teenage Cults (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

High Anxieties - Negaduck

Artist: High Anxieties
Title: Negaduck
Release: 2010
Label: Rise and Shine Records

Track List:
1. Langolier
2. Neutralized
3. Three Issues
4. Youth
5. All Nighter
6. Dark Roads
7. Bottle Rocket

I've been waiting to get my hands on this record for a while.

High Anxieties, from Fort Worth, used to go by the name Negaduck (hence the title of this 7" I suppose) but they changed it for reasons unknown to me. I really cannot say enough good things about this band and this record. The songs are fast, energetic, and fun, just the way hardcore should be. Langolier is my favorite song on this 7" and is quite, pardon my overuse of the word, catchy.

Lyrically this 7" is pretty cool too as some songs touch on weighty issues in a necessarily cynical but smart way that I feel is part of what sets punk apart. High Anxieties obviously doesn't take themselves too seriously though; "Sleep can get bent. Coffee makes your teeth black. Full Throttle's where it's at." I'm more of a Monster kind of guy myself.

I don't know if you can even buy this online anywhere yet, but they have a Facebook page, so you might want to try and send them a message to see if they're willing to do mailorder. My copy was hand numbered out of 200, I'm not sure if that's for the color I got or of that's in total, either way don't hesitate.

High resolution scans of the cover and lyrics insert included.

Download: High Anxieties - Negaduck (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: High Anxieties - Negaduck (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Conan O'Brien & The Legally Prohibited Band - Live at Third Man

Artist: Conan O'Brien & The Legally Prohibited Band
Title: Live at Third Man
Release 2010
Label: Third Man Records

Track List:
1. Blue Moon of Kentucky
2. Rock This Town
3. Polk Salad Annie
4. On The Road Again
5. Too Much Monkey Business
6. King Creole
7. Seven Nation Army
8. Creep
9. The Weight
10. Twenty Flight Rock

This is way out of place here, but who cares. Considering how popular Conan O'Brien is it's kinda odd to me that I haven't heard too much buzz about this record. Especially since it's actually pretty good. It's a little light on the comedy, but that's okay since Conan's TV show will be back soon. All the songs are covers. The White Stripes and Radiohead aside, mostly from older Rock & Roll acts that are from before even my parents time. Not that that's a bad thing at all.

I ripped this myself from my fresh new copy that came in the mail earlier this week. It sounds fantastic considering it's a live record so I'm guessing the setup they used to record it was pretty fancy. The vinyl itself, being brand new, was in pristine condition so I had to do very little editing to the rip. Just the standard subsonic hum removal, reducing the subtle static noise that all records seem to have, and fixing only a single noticeable pop.

I'm not in the habit of posting things in FLAC, it's too large and the quality difference between FLAC and LAME V0 is negligible, but I thought I'd make an exception here. For the FLAC version each side will have to be downloaded separately.

Download: Conan O'Brien & The Legally Prohibited Band - Live at Third Man (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload
Download: Conan O'Brien & The Legally Prohibited Band - Live at Third Man (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Download: Conan O'Brien & The Legally Prohibited Band - Live at Third Man (Side A) (FLAC) Multiupload
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