NIGHTFEEDER are a loudmouthed/earthshaking hardcore punk hit team from Seattle, WA.
In 2022 they unleashed their debut album Cut All Your Face Off followed by their self-titled EP a year later.
And to open the debates in 2024 the 4-piece let us hear again, loud and clear, how
much they love macabre, diabolic and psychotic NOIZZZ. Their brand new 3-track EP,
titled DEGUSTÖR is now available on 7″ only. Buy it here.
Compared to this sonic riot-gun madmen Metallica are pussies and Black Sabbath
are a pop band. The 3 deafening eruptions on this 7″ vinyl bulldoze as hellish as
the EP’s artwork looks like.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they actually went to hell to party and had a photoshoot
with all the zombies afterward. Bang-on cool, right? You bloody betcha. Think Fucked Up acting fucked up.
Alert your neighbours before you press play
and barricade your frontdoor to avoid they
the anti-huge-decibels police storm in.
Band: NAQOY Who: Makers of industrial, noise, post-punk, ritual
and ambient music from Budapest, Hungary
New 5-track EP, titled ART BRUT is the third instalment
of the imagined Triptych of releases – Into The Fog (2020)
and four (2021).
Naqoy: “This is the imprint of the processing of our last years, which has been emotionally
and physically highly turbulent and grueling with a lot of self-doubt, discouragements, depression, burnout and forgiveness. It is also a meditation about art and self-expression and an attempt to signal consolation to some of those (not just artists), who feel they are somehow stuck outside of an establishment.
The songs are reflections of the stages of a path from being unaware and skeptical of your own abilities (Maze) to accepting the journey to the totality of your own self (Leaves always fall in silence). If you can understand or have experienced these feelings before, you will understand what is behind the tracks of Art Brut and why we have chosen to put them in this form as you hear them.”
Video for opening piece ‘Maze’
TUTV: Art Brut is a mind-boggling piece of instrumental work dominated by chainsaw guitars, repetitive Krautrock-like percussion, tons of feedback/distortion and terrifying plangency. No, it’s not just noise. It’s a fascinating, spine-chilling and well-structured trip into an inky universe that triggers your darkest imagination. No arty farty bullshit or special effects production for Naqoy.
At times Lou Reed‘s almost unlistenable 1975 album Metal Music Machine comes
to mind. His fuck you record label LP. The difference is that Art Brut is not only listenable
but also terrifically absorbing. There are moments my ears are intimidated and my puzzled mind loses contact with reality. Mind you, I like this sort of sonic electric chair experience. When played to max volume, you really can feel the music physically and psychically.
Closing track Leaves Always Fall in Silence is the pièce de résistance.
A pitch black 8.33-minute jam that sounds as if it was composed for
a hellish horror movie.
. Art Brut is a flabbergasting Odyssey.
One of the best EPs I heard all year.
Don’t miss it.
Artist: SWEDISH RAILWAY ORCHESTRA Who: The moniker and brainchild of Dublin DJ,
musician and producer Rob Smith.
New EP: CONNOTATIONS
It follows last year’s album Dance To The Drum Machine.
You can buy the EP on CD for €6. Any purchase of the Dance To
The Drum Machine vinyl (currently on offer at €12) will come with
a free copy of the CD. Order infohere.
Smith: “I wanted to make essentially one really, really long track. That is
what’s happened here, so I’ve had to splice them into 6 different sections,
and the result is very cool and interesting.”
TUTV: Connotations is a 43-minute old skool acid house trip with non-stop
Krautrock dynamics and hypnotic shake-your-hips triggering electronics that
create an e-tastic trance in which you can lose yourself in, the whole fucking
boom-boom night. Sonic stimulations for your mind, body and soul. And so
much cheaper than your shrink and your gym.
The ongoing synth-sparkling extravaganza at work here, spiced with echoes of
techno champs such as The Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, Boards Of Canada, Orbital,
Death In Vegas and LCD Soundsystem, is what Saturday Night Fever misfits need to
survive all BS going on in our intolerant world right now. Count me in.
Band: JAPANESE JESUS Who: 2 Irish mavericks from West Limerick. Bertie Kelly (Vocals, Guitars, Bass)
and Denny Dunworth (Drums).
Debut EP: DEPRESSION BREAKFAST
Enough decibels to scare Russia the hell
out of Ukraine.
Track-by-track.
– INSIGNIFICANT –
This brutal bulldozing opener sets the tone for the EP. More decibels than your ears can handle at times. Chainsaw guitars and psychotic drumming clash and crash into each other. Industrial havoc bringing metal-punk turbine Al Jourgensen and Ministry to mind.
. – TENSION –
A merciless sledgehammer doing your head in with its droning drum ferocity,
a bass that’s going in overdrive, schizo guitars and in your face sneers. Wowzers.
. – EAMON DUNPHY (IS ALWAYS GRAND) –
68 seconds of straightjacket paranoia.
. – LACTOSE –
Perfect brainbreaker to kick your hangover into oblivion.
. – DEPRESSION BREAKFAST –
The title track closes this standout EP with a reflective reality check resonating
somehow like slacker expert Dinosaur Jr wrestling between heaven and hell.
Artist: GRANT BOYER Who: Ardent Canadian singer-songwriter and founding member of Canadian rock group Golden Gate Graves, operating here with Troy Ranville (bass player/recording engineer), Braeden Kozy (producer).
Boyer:“The original plan was to go into the studio and record just one song: “De-Evolution.” After hearing a rough mix, the floodgates opened and I started writing. I had a great time making Alarm Bells, including the lead single “Alarm Bells (Never Drinking Again)” which charted on Canada’s Active Rock Radio. It was a lot of late nights and hard work, but it was a ton of fun. It also inspired a barrage of songs still to come. I hope you enjoy it all.”
TUTV: This 6-track EP is a mood-changing and hellacious work of music. It starts with
two heavy riff-riveting rockers (Alarm Bells / De-Evolution) with volcanic grooves and aflame guitars. Afterward the decibels go down a bit and the mood turns reflective with the mighty belter As We Wait, the affectional ballad Charlie with beautiful piano play, and
the two firm mixed-emotions musings Enough and In The Meantime.
First-rate songwriting with the monumental vox of Boyer as the loud
and proud star in the middle. A five-star achievement. Don’t miss it.
Watch the videos for Alarm Bells (Never Drinking Again) and De-Evolution.
Active in the mid-80’s and heavily influenced by the British post-punk dissonant
style and the Belgian cold-wave melancholic atmosphere, the band resurrected
during the COVID lockdown, releasing a selection of old demos. A dynamic impulse
that brought The Ultimate Dreamers not only back on stage but also into the studio
with their new line-up.
The EP is a characteristically post-darkwave-punk affair with
infectious twilight melodies embedded in a whirlpool of booming
beats, scintillating synths, gloomy stories, cinematic orchestrations
and tenebrous vocals. And if you’re a fan of Aussie hard rock giants
AC/DC you’ll be really surprised by The UD’s haunting cover.
Watch the B/W video clips for footstomper Polarized
and amplified reverie Piano Ghost.
It’s an assemblage of their last 5 stellar singles, plus a remix of Can You Believe It. As if they had to prove it again, it’s unmistakably
clear that US are here to stay and will set you and more dance floors
on fire than they already did. They’re on the top of their musical game
with this no-fillers-all-killers EP for 24/7 nightclubs. Europe is calling.
Let’s check again, piece by piece
with one-line impressions by TUTV.
– CAN YOU BELIEVE IT – “The tantalizing combination of boosting beats, shadowplay sound
textures, reverberant vocals, and a pumping chorus is simply ace.”
. – KILL YOUR IDOLS – “This slam dunk wouldn’t be out of place on
one of the dark 90s Depeche Mode albums.”
. – SET YOURSELF ON FIRE – “The rapturous chorus hits you from the first spin and with its adrenalized
vocals and entranced synths your head spins uncontrollably.”
. – THE GREAT ESCAPE – “Sam and Gaelle know perfectly well how to seduce your ears
and activate all of your limbs with banging master blasters.”
. – THE SPEED – “US invite us to get off our lazy couch, to dress black
and head to the nightclub where they are waiting to make
our booty shake.”
Hardcore gangs MATTACHINE (Fredericksburg, Virginia) and MIKAU (Washington D.C.)
share members of fellow demonic screamo-punk bandInfant Island.
Now both bands share space on a new 5-track EP titled EJECT MODERNITY,
ERASE TRADITION. It’s a monstrous, diabolic and Mephistophelian piece of
extended Apocalyptic-bluster play. Test your lungs’ capacity, bang your head
against the wall, exorcise yourself, but alert your neighborhood first before
you press play.
TUTV: The Mandevilles fuse classic rock, impassioned and amplified blues,
and punky/grungy juice here and there, on this 5-track extended play.
Result: 3 inflammable grooves and 2 high-energetic mid-tempo strokes with
vocalist Serena Pryne ‘s ardent vox in the middle, backed by a rousing 4-piece.
Warning: this is addictive stuff.
References: Janis Joplin, Juliana Hatfield, The Go-Go’s and Sleater-Kinney
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It starts with a cool slicey guitar that grabs your attention. It feels like it’s steeped in some blues, but is still rock ‘n’ roll. There’s a solid 90s vibe, paired with a modern guitar sound.
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The idea that you can be changed into something you no longer recognize as
yourself. By a person or circumstance. It’s an introspective soliloquy – a plea
to yourself. The rhythmic drum pattern hypnotizes.
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It’s been in the vault for a really long time, as it was written with Charlton Pettus (of Tears for Fears) way back when we were in Oliver Black. The song has always had a special place in our heart, but never felt like it belonged on any of our albums. Until now.
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It features our friend, Tara Stanclik who sings harmonies with Serena. But listen carefully… you’ll hear the warm click of castanets in the background. Nick is especially proud of learning how to play these wonderful percussion instruments, and it adds a southern warmth to the whole song. Neil also introduced us to the haunting Farfisa Organ – an incredible Italian organ – which brings in even more depth.
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Serena: “I remember we were gushing about Big Wreck the day we wrote this. We basically
had a verse/chorus idea mapped out fairly quickly… and we knew we wanted a lengthy jam to take it home. So we started building those parts pretty intensely, as we wanted them to feel like different sections. I think the end result culminates sonically and still feels a little unsettled with the unanswered “Is it over / Are we over?”.
