Issues: Issue 189 - September 2004
Review: Effigy – Grinding Metal Massacre
Effigy Grinding Metal Massacre Crust War Side A starts with a somber intro that builds up to a plodding, heavy pace, just like Amebix. The main riff sounds a lot like Antisect, so Effigy is still within crust-punk territory. Uh oh; the thrash metal riff just started. The singer sounds like he did time in
Review: Displacer – Arroyo
DISPLACER ARROYO M-tronic 4.5/5 It has only been a little more than a year since Displacer made his mark on the IDM scene with Moon_Phase and he is already back with his second masterpiece, Arroyo. Eleven original tracks feature beautiful soundscapes with delicate rhythms, making Arroyo a “must-have” for fans of Beefcake, Lapsed and Gridlock.
Review: Clinic – Winchester Cathedral
CLINIC WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL Domino The men dressed in scrubs return with more evidence of exactly why they are one of the cast of Radiohead’s favorite bands (sometimes it is hard to tell who exactly is influencing who) and how it’s just about time everyone else took notice. In many ways, Clinic are the older, more
Review: Beyond The Embrace – Insect Song
Beyond The Embrace Insect Song Metal Blade It’s so strange to hear rock music anymore. Metal, for the most part, has moved far into the extreme, while rock music has moved far into the corporate, “MTV” world. Beyond the Embrace’s album Insect Song is a rock/metal hybrid, although they are much more metal than they
Review: Black Tape For a Blue Girl – Halo Star
BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL HALO STAR Projekt Often regarded as innovators in the ethereal/darkwave genre, Black Tape For A Blue Girl return with an album that is dominated by male vocals rather than the angelic female approach that has been found on the majority of their recent releases. It is, however, not a
Review: Beefcake – Viande De Gateau
BEEFCAKE VIANDE DE GATEAU Delikatessan Records 5/5 Viande De Gateau has got to be the biggest tease of this year. This 10″ vinyl contains a mere four delicious tracks that are incredibly satisfying, but will leave you craving more. It begins with “gv-001-2003″, super glitchy pops and break beats and lasts only four and a
Review: Battery Cage – World Wide Wasteland
BATTERY CAGE WORLD WIDE WASTELAND Metropolis 4/5 In the midst of twisted and evolved Industrial genres, have you ever wondered what happened to Industrial? Battery Cage has some answers with their first release on Metropolis, World Wide Wasteland. The perfect amounts of guitar and electronics unite to make a powerful Industrial album. It starts with
Review: Audiowhores – Work It Out
AUDIOWHORES “WORK IT OUT” Peppermint Jam From Manchester’s Audiowhores (Soulfuric/LAY) comes the latest and greatest from German Label Peppermint Jam. This quality production features the powerful vocals of Rashaan Houston and is for late-night dance floor gurus. Chunky, funky and straight-up house, this record is definitely a hottie of summer, and perhaps for later seasons.
The Pirate Within
Piracy has existed throughout the whole of history. During the height of the Pax Romana pirates held Julius Caesar captive. Then again, the Romans were some of the most widely operating pirates of all time.The Vikings were also pirates. They would go up and down the British and French coasts terrorizing and pillaging wealthy monasteries.
Localized: Theta Naught
Localized is a monthly music fest spotlighting local bands. This month, SLUG brings you Theta Naught and Less People More Robots. Localized is the second Friday of every month at the Urban Lounge, a private club for members only. Come and see the SLUG staff do what they do best; get sloshed. THETA NAUGHT Ryan