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3 November 2026
Photo: Laurens Wille
Band: WHOLES
Who: Vicious Belgian noise turbine led by musical centipede
Wolf Vanwymeersch, who played with several bands before
producing pop, rock, post-punk and sludge metal.
They released their pitch-black debut
full-length A Mass In the Water last year.
Track: FOUL TASTE
A dirty motherrocker that follows Berlin, Eazy For You & The Moment.
All songs (one more new one to come, making it a total of 5) will be part
of the band’s new album WHOLES/NOTWHOLES, available on vinyl and
digitally on 18 December. Pre-order the LP here.
Album artwork by Lennart Van Den Bossche, cover screenprinted by El Foxie
It’ll be a pretty special edition. On the A-side, the 5 original Wholes versions.
On the B-side 5 covers, delivered by Belgian misfits shitfruit, Huracàn,
Nimbus Cart, Joeri Clipfingers and Usi Es
Vanwymeersh about Foul Taste: “Sometimes you only know what a song is about when it’s finished and your life has already taken a new direction. “Foul Taste” came about exactly like that: the bitter taste that marks the beginning of the end of a relationship. Beyond heartbreak, it’s about recognizing decay while you are still in the midst of it.
Musically, the track reflects the emotional breakup. The vocals oscillate between almost
spoken aggression and fragmented melody, driven by frantic rhythms and dissonant
textures.”
TUTV: Something truly grim, very vicious, very diabolic is happening here.
Foul Taste is an intimidating ear-assault, a rock-like headbutt. Wholes get nastier,
louder, and meaner with every release. Illegal decibels, caused by schizophrenic
guitars, lethal drum/bass flurries, and knife-between-the-teeth vocals, drill
(w)holes in the ceiling.
This harsh hellraiser has nuclear power.
Run to the hills.
Helter skelter.