I am so very happy for them getting signed to that label. An amazing band, and given what you like, I would be extremely surprised if you weren't totally into this.

I seem to remember, not sure, Gay Beast played a gig with Drunkdriver, the most awesome band in the world right now, quite recently. If that is not a plus, god knows what it is.

I just saw a great fucking show in Allston, Mass a week ago; Drunkdriver, Mind Eraser, Heathen Shame, Deflag Haemorrhage/Haien Kontra.

Every band was fairly phenomenal. Deflag... is Mattin on labtop noise, voice, guitar and some Goldie person doing drums, voice, and various nise loopage. One of the best noise shows I've seen in a long time. Heathen Shame did some mind melting skronked out free rawkage as usual, nd Drunkdriver was the new rock.

It frustrates me that some of the bands I really like now don't seem to tour Europe like it used to happen. I don't know if it's the recession or whatever, it's just crap that Drunkdriver haven't toured the UK yet.

Gay Beast @ Heliotrope last year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_h531T_s4Y

alright, we're just about 1/2 way thru the year so here's my list thus far:

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
The Bad Plus & Wendy Lewis - For All I Care
Beck - One Foot In The Grave (Expanded Edition)
Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Slim Thug - Boss Of All Bosses
Sonic Youth - The Eternal

hmm. that's all I can really think of at the moment. Kind of sad for 6 months worth of music to only have 6 records come to mind.

has anyone heard the new cheer accident album?

didn't know there was a new one. will investigate. i love them..

still mediocre shit to me.

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while i'm at it, i fucking hated the new blackshaw album on young god, made me feel depressed and seemed like he was trying some death in june/c93 at best, cheesy faux chamber goth at worse in there. i hope he didn't peak with litany but this one sucks.

and while we're at it, big business - mind the drift might be the worse record i've heard so far in the year. perhaps it has like 30 seconds of worthy music in it.

that's because you haven't heard the birdy nam nam album. seriously. i ain't heard the big business one but the birdy nam nam one is one of the shittiest album i ever heard. dancefloor techno (and i have no problem with dancefloor techno) that doesn't even make you want to shake your head the slightiest bit. plain boring. i still wonder why i listened to it from beginning to end.

and why is that?
i'm really enjoying that album. Really catchy pop tunes, way better than the last two Melvins records.

their first is so much better, i can't even begin to describe.

besides, most of it is unimaginative riffs with pseudo singing on top.

fixed.

One Foot In The Grave deluxe is a amazing thing. Really, didn't expected it but it's great to see my favorite Beck album finnaly get some extra attetion.

new twinsistermoon and richard youngs are awesome.

^Just came in here to post about the new TwinSisterMoon. I'm nearly convinced any NSB-related project can do no wrong.

richard youngs is always good.

I dont even know if bands like KMFDM mayve and Front Line Assembly certainly to be real industrial. Industrial to me is one of the best and most exciting genres out there; heavy electronics, fucked up synths, hypnotic percussiveness, and a sexyness that very view experimental musics can say they share. I get this vibe from Throbbing Gristle, Test Dept, Zoviet France, SPK, Hafler Trio, Controlled Bleeding, Clock DVA, etc... I do not get that from any bands mentioned above. Just me I guess.

Anyways, the Tyvek full length on Siltbreeze fucking RULESSSSS!!!!!!!!

yeah, cheer acident was on the cover of signal to noise for thier new album.

im listened to the new s/t rusted shut album for the first time now. its rusted shut, so its fucked up and heavy and bad acid wierd and all that, but i can already tell its not nearly as wonderfully and deliriously fucked and awesom as 'rehab', 'hot sex', an the aa lathe. it sounds like they are going for a more tonal punk vibe, and the first few songs sound a lot like vintage amrep jesus lizard stuff. not that thats bad, i just think rusted shut is and always should be waaaaaaay more fucked than all the bands in thier genre. thier sound is usually a mix of the best things from hardcore, black metal, grindcore, sludge, and improv noise, but this one is prolly more easily classified as just noise rock.

the song "the beach" sounds like electric wizard with horrible production, its prolly my fave song on the record, just slowed and simple chords, a steady drum beat, and grunted lyrics about some violent sex thing going down on a beach i guess.