It's strange. Now that I have the time to make these posts, I keep not doing them. There's probably some reason behind it. Here's four.
Number Thirty Five
More thrash metal. This one isn't from Singapore, though, that's a shame.
Toxic Holocaust used to be one guy. Joel Grind wrote and recorded all the music for Toxic Holocaust from its 1999 beginnings to around 2008. He then brought some more people in, and continued to release music under the Toxic Holocaust name. They are a big figure in metal, sort of setting standards for thrash and hardcore releases for a long time. Many people view "An Overdose of Death" as a classic metal album.
Their more current albums, "Conjure and Command" and "Chemistry of Consciousness" were both made with a full band, Joel handling only guitar and vocals for them. This angle works better, in my opinion, than Joel's solo work. The playing is tight, the mixing and production is fantastic, and the songs are even more pummeling and impressive.
If you're interested in metal in general, or thrash specifically, Toxic Holocaust is a must. I'll post a music video from their newest album, as well as three other albums in full.
Hope you like it.
Toxic Holocaust - Acid Fuzz (Official Video)
Toxic Holocaust - Conjure and Command (Full Album)
Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose of Death (Full Album)
Toxic Holocaust - Evil Never Dies (Full Album)
Favorite song: Judgement Awaits You
Related artists: Converge, Wormrot, The Dillinger Escape Plan
Number Thirty Six
It makes me ridiculously happy that there's a band out there called Kitten.
Kitten is a rock band formed in 2009 in Los Angeles. They play post-punk inspired pop music, with extremely catchy choruses and fairly uplifting melodies. Their style is pretty unique as well as maintaining grounded in what made post-punk and pop so great in the first place. They've released 3 EPs, and just released their self-titled debut album four days ago (June 24).
Kitten is fronted by Chloe Chaidez. She's 19, and already gaining a whole lot of recognition for the music the group plays. It's pretty inspiring and awesome to see young people getting so much hype and praise for music. I guess I do have to mention Lorde here. She's cool.
I'll post a few videos from the debut album down below. They're kind of weird, too, which is a welcome change in the pop music world.
Hope you like 'em.
Kitten - G# (Official Video)
Kitten - Chinatown (Official Video)
Favorite song: G#
Related artists: Best Coast, Bare/Bear, Cuddles
Number Thirty Seven
I always subconsciously like Irish bands even before I hear them. I should work on that.
No Spill Blood is a punk band from Dublin. They fuse electronics into their punk instrumentation seamlessly, making the entire thing a bit more psychedelic than regular punk. This three person group makes an incredible amount of noise for their lineup.
They've only released one EP is the downside. It runs around a half hour, with the songs ranging from thirty seconds to over seven minutes. They have a great sound, and I just hope they release more songs soon.
I'll post a song from "Street Meat" (the EP) below, as well as their bandcamp.
PS: I finally sat down and listened to Lana Del Rey's "Ultraviolence" all the way through. My advice? Don't do that.
No Spill Blood - Junior
No Spill Blood's bandcamp
Favorite song: New Tricks
Related arists: Zorch, And So I Watch You From Afar
Number Thirty Eight
Hopefully you're not sick of electronic music posts. Because this one if freakin' awesome.
Nicolas Jaar is a Chilean-American electronic music producer. He runs a record label called "Other People" and has been releasing albums under his own name for a few years (2009, I believe). In 2011 he released one of my favorite electronic music albums ever, titled "Space Is Only Noise". It blends samples with drones, beats, and interesting, colorful and mind-bending sounds.
I was planning on posting about Nicolas Jaar later, after the blog had been up some more time, but I honestly couldn't wait. Mostly because he released a new song in honor of the world cup. He's just such a cool guy, it's ridiculous. I'll link it below.
But Nicolas Jaar's side project with Dave Harrington is almost even more impressive than his solo work. Called "DARKSIDE", this collaborative project blends electronic beats and influences with guitar tones and grooves, making a really interesting and atmospheric sound. Their album, "Psychic", was one of my favorite albums last year.
I'll link some DARKSIDE songs, Jaar's new song and "Space Is Only Noise" in full below. Hope you like it. I think a comment made on his soundcloud was pretty appropriate: "NICOLAS JAAR YOU ARE THE GOD OF DANCE MUSIC".
Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise (Full Album)
DARKSIDE - Heart
DARKSIDE - Golden Arrow
Nicolas Jaar - Consolation (Edit)
Favorite song: Space Is Only Noise
Related artists: Tim Hecker, Oneohtrix Point Never
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