Vaccine - Human Hatred 7"

Human Hatred.

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Heroin

A hardcore emo band from San Diego that pioneered many elements of screamo in 1991. They thrashed about with a sound like none other. Consisting of Matt Anderson on vocals, with Ron Johnson, Scott Bartiloni and Aaron Montaigne. After they broke up they went on to form and play with bands such as End of the Line, Antioch Arrow, Spacehorse and Clikatat Ikatowi. Heroin were one of the many decent bands to come from the 90's emo/hardcore scene, Heroin become one of my favourites with their hardcore roots, and somewhat post-rock catchiness without losing that hardcore sound, Head Cold and Indecision are on heavy rotation.

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Man is the Bastard - D.I.Y.C.D

Man is the Bastard, the premier power-violence band of the early 90's, I've had a couple of posts of their offshoot Bastard Noise, but nothing as of yet by MITB. So, Man is the bastard has grown to become one of my favourite bands, their unique bass driven sound always stays energetic and brutal without being a blur of noise, and maintaining an aggressive and progressive ideal. D.I.Y.C.D is an anthology released in 1995 it's a rawer sound of MITB with shorter songs as compared to some later CD's, Sum of the men having much longer songs which branched more into the noise field. This is a great introduction to MITB, and any fans will have had many a mosh to this already, West Coast power violence, kick ass!

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Ash Pool - From which he plies the lash

Ash Pool, based in New York, New York, came to life in 2005. The duo which plays black metal in a primitive, yet catchy and melancholic style is comprised of Dominick Fernow (Prurient, Vegas Martyrs, Taylor Bow) and Kris Lapke (Alberich, Northern Cross). Their latest release 'From which he plies the lash' is an interesting blend of musical styles, of course we have the raw BM elements but there are also some thrash elements which make for a more accomplished sound. The production values have somewhat increased and moved away from the rawer cassette sounds, but nonetheless a good record.

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The Goslings - Death Garage / Sister and Son Cassette EP

The ever reclusive Goslings have released their most recent output in the form of a double cassette EP, namely Death Garage EP and Sister and Son EP, for those who have heard Grandeur of Hair or much of their catalogue the new EP's hold true to the Goslings sound an Abrasive, droning Death march of sound, coupled with the lumbering opaque vocals of Leslie Soren. All in all a great record(s).

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Whirl - Distressor EP

As summer seems to have ended and we fall into hazy autumn I find myself floating to more and more shoegaze artists. Whirl have become one of my most listened, in particular this EP, which along with their demo is the only material I've yet to come by, here's hoping for more. Easily one of this years top albums for me, a perfect dreamy album to get lost in, it has what is to be expected of a shoegaze album. Whirl have managed to keep it catchy whilst holding a melancholic undertone. In my eyes a perfect album for those lost days we all have.

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Les Savy Fav - Root For Ruin

To my surprise Les Savy Fav have finished working on their new album, something I was hoping for having seen they're soon on tour. Determined as I am to see them live, roll on November and their UK end of the tour. For now we have new material to party too, any Savy Fav fans know Tim Harrington, let's live it up for him.

Les Savy Fav - Root for Ruin

‘Appetites’
‘Dirty Knails’
‘Sleepless in Silverlake’
‘Let’s Get Out of Here’
‘Lips n’ Stuff’
‘Poltergeist’
‘High and Unhinged’
‘Excess Engergies’
‘Dear Crutches’
‘Calm Down’
‘Clear Spirits’

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tour dates (UK)

NOV22 Monday 22 November 2010
Electric Ballroom
London, United Kingdom

NOV15 Monday 15 November 2010
Komedia
Brighton, United Kingdom

SEP10 Friday 10 September 2010
w/ Spectrals
Cargo
London, United Kingdom