Monday, October 25, 2010

Desensitized - Demo 2010


Awww, hell, I like this one. This was sent to me today by Jhonn who plays in the band Desensitized. These guys are supposed to be a new band from New York City. To be honest, they don't have much in common with most NYHC, aside from maybe some comparisons to early Mob or a rougher Gorilla Biscuits. The most immediate shades of bands that come to mind are CVA-era Paint It Black, but naming specific bangs wouldn't be a fair comparison, because Desensitized are pretty much flat out rooted in fast old school hardcore punk without trying to directly ape off others. I hope good things for these guys, for real.


Download their 2010 demo
Check out their Bandcamp page for higher quality downloads

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Spit On Your Grave - unreleased album

A pleasantly nice update to my previous post about Spit On Your Grave. This is a session of unreleased tracks meant for either a 7" or an album, I wasn't quite clear on which. Either way, the quality of these recordings is just great. This could/should have been a great album if released properly. Tracks were sent directly from the singer, Bullseye

enjoy

Download these unreleased gems

Friday, October 8, 2010

Krack - "Funkwagon McGuillicuddy"


It's been a looooong while since I've posted anything, figured I'd get back in the swing of things with a neat little gem I recently uncovered.

Straight from the singer Mike's mouth, this is a brief writeup on Krack:

"Krack got together I guess '87 or so after The Criminally Insane disbanded. I think at that time it was Jeff Shepard on Bass, DeeJay on vocals, Paul Hutler and Joe Robinson on guitars and Corey Brooks on drums. They recorded a demo whose name I've forgotten. Joe and DeeJay left and I joined, we recorded a demo called Superfix. Then Paul left and Darren Hess joined and Joe Robinson rejoined. We recorded Funkwagon McGuillicuddy on Merkin Records then, and we started playing out a lot more, heading up to New York a few times to play the ABC NO RIO and CBJB's and playing random spots between here and there (my wet dream of opening for Poison Idea in Reading PA), plus down in DC (Barbecued Iguana, Safari Club). Then Corey left and was replaced by Rob Seymour. We signed a contract for 5 albums with Merkin then broke up halfway through recording the first because of 'creative differences' and just random stupidity from being young and not knowing how to compromise.
There's probably a good bit more to the story, but being a drunk and a burnout hasn't really made sharp recall my strength.

I think the first demo might have been called "if You Dare"."


Krack's sound is a noisy mix of punk, sludge, and general fun noise. I'd place them somewhere in between late Black Flag, The Stooges, Celtic Frost and Swiz. Take a listen, that comparison makes a lot more sense than you'd think, trust me.

Download "Funkwagon McGuillicuddy"