Screaming Mechanical Brain

these dudes play some pretty damn good electro/metal/rock. hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, they've gone though a few line-up changes but they've kept to their own sound throughout. the album I've got here (The Process of Assimilation) is their freshman album released under Screaming Mechanical Brain, their original name was Screaming Monkey Boner under which they released one album called Fun With Poop.

their music is available though iTunes, more than likely Amazon, and through the band. please buy a physical/digital copy if you like this download.

SMB bandcamp
SMB myspace
SMB facebook
SMB store
lp: The Process of Assimilation

B L A C K I E

all caps, with spaces. I like rap, I like hard hitting beats. I love B L A C K I E (all caps, with spaces). hailing from Houston, B L A C K I E came through town on his tour on a Sohns show (and did a really intense live remix of Pieces and Pieces and Pieces with them mid-song). this guy doesn't take up much room, but he uses the entire room.

at first, all you hear is a hard beat, then B L A C K I E takes off with the mic- yelling, rapping, vocalizing, and jumping every where. it's a truly spectacular performance.. he's worth the download and worth supporting. I bought a shirt and LP after the show... just.... wow.

I've got the Spred Luv LP for download, but buy it from his site if you really like it, please- I cannot stress this enough, he deserves money for his work; music is hard work, especially something this original. again- please BUY IT if you like it.

B L A CK I E's myspace
B L A C K I E's website
LP: Spred Luv

no!se.08

this hole has been home for years on end.
but I've seen what's outside of it,
to tell the truth it's not so bad out there

...but comfort set in early on
at times..

I'm deathly afraid to set foot outside.

The Grasshopper Lies Heavy

guitar, bass, drums... this makes up TGLH. this band is"...probably one of the most important bands in San Antonio music history" (The Edge, SA local zine). there's really no other way to describe their sound other than- art in audio format, with their hard hitting intricacy or their laid back drone and atmospheric tones. one damn AMAZING local band!

I've got their latest release here: Jeder Für Sich Und Gott Gegen Alle (Every Man For Himself And God Against All). if you're 210 native: check out a show, buy merch if you can spare the cash. if you're not? like their Facebook, ask 'em how you can get a physical copy of something!

tglh myspace
tglh facebook
lp: Jeder Für Sich Und Gott Gegen Alle

no!se.07

can you imagine all the heartbreak? all the disease and filth?
can you taste the results of biological warfare? all of that hatred and fear?
can you hear the pain pulse through our eyes? unjust, contorted, abhorrent...

have you watched fields of deer burst into flames of melancholy?
did you know how they cheered as their churches fell?

you could be that....
every inch and second of it...

but you are my sun.
thank you.

no!se.06

I am void

lost in an endless sound

Refused

 

Refused are fucking dead. or at least that's what the headline of their myspace reads. this innovative punk band was from Umeå, Sweden and survived from 1991-1998, and went through bass players like a fat kid on pizza slices. they released a self titled demo, a couple singles/EP's, and 3 studio albums; the last being their most forward, progressive, and definitive release- The Shape Of Punk To Come: A Chemerical Bombination In 12 Bursts- the name of which is derived from an old jazz album "The Shape Of Jazz To Come".

I was introduced to Refused through the soundtrack on Tony Hawk's Underground (T.H.U.G.) which featured the song "New Noise" off of their final album- so I went out of my way to find that album. I dare say, Refused got me into punk and kept my interest better than anyone has been able to. I still sit down and listen to that album all the way through some mornings while I'm getting ready for work or whatever I'm doing.

anyway,

enjoy :)

Refused website

Refused myspace

Refused facebook

The Shape Of Punk To Come: A Chemerical Bombination In 12 Bursts

no!se.05

bomb the sound waves.

kill pop-culture.

destroy the industry.

SOHNS

SOHNS. WE ARE SOHNS. this is my all-time favourite San Antonio local band, no doubts about this in my mind at all. they just had their comeback show last night (Black Friday); I took along a few friends and my girlfriend- it's an agreed conclusion, it was fucking EPIC. this band is so full of life and love for music and their fans because "without you guys, we would be no one." (Dunn, bass). pulling together forward drumming, rich hooks, and staccato vocals SOHNS has been going at it since 2006 and dammit they've been doing a damn good job.

they'll be releasing their full LP "To Ward It Off And Drown It Out" hopefully by the end of the year, but things get pushed back sometimes, that's just the way it works. I have their split with another local band, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, called Werewolf.

support these guys if you dig 'em and check out their pages.
enjoy.

SOHNS' myspace
SOHNS' twitter
SOHNS' reverbnation
wearesohns.com
Werewolf EP (sohns/tglh)

Robotosaurus

this troupe of awesome hails from the wonderful world of Australia, where hardcore has evolved past good and into over9000. seriously, this band is so full of endless energy with songs like Black Hate Devils, Muddy Water Is Muddy Water, and Double Edged Sword. when I was first introduced to Robotosaurus I thought they would just be another band with the same metalcore generic bullshit, but I was taken aback and pleasantly suprised when I gave them a chance.

I would love to see these guys live :)
here's their first official lp

Amazon their shit if you digs!

Robotosaurus myspace
lp: Manhater

no!se.04

she used a soft and comforting voice
I enjoyed every last second of it

letting it build itself up inside of me
I basked in the glory of its warmth

each embrace felt pure
every kiss was pure bliss

if only this could last forever
this crowded local show.

Does It Offend You, Yeah?

since 2006, alongside some line-up changes, this outrageous band produces some wicked music filled with a variety of sounds. hailing from Reading, UK DIOYY? has released a freshman album (2008) with a sophomore album to be released (2011?). they've done lots of touring since '08, doing bills with Nine Inch Nails, The Ting Tings, Bloc Party, and The Prodigy.

I have their freshman release- You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into. there are some pretty interesting tracks on here: Attack of the 60 Foot Lesbian Octopus, We Are Rockstars, Epic Last Song, Weird Science, and Let's Make Out. but you can decide that yourself I suppose.

enjoy.

dioyy?'s myspace
official website
lp: you have no idea what you're getting yourself into

Pelican

this instrumental quartet hails from Chicago, IL with a aggressively mixed melodies and an intensity outdone by few. Pelican refused to be limited to genre classification (hence the biggest decision to stay away from vocals) and have changed up playing styles progressively since they started touring. don't get me wrong, all of their stuff's good, their approach just became more direct so that there could more energy on stage... smart idea? I'd believe so.

I've got their self-titled EP here, which I've been listening to for quite some time now and loving every second of it. this has 4 tracks, the first two are roughly four or five minutes with the last two being about 7.5 minutes and  13 minutes long.

Pelican myspace
Pelican official website
S/T EP

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Rosetta

Rosetta is a seriously sick & heavy band with a large dose of hardcore metal. listening to this band is like being in orbit. I can't really say much more than- check them out, you more than likely won't be disappointed. these guys call themselves "metal for astronauts", which fits that all the members have some fascination with astrology and in fact all of their music does too (to some extent or another), as does they're name which is the Latin name of a nebula in Monoceros, the name of a satellite and an orbit pattern.

their first release, The Galilean Satellites, has 2 discs; one disc has songs and the other has ambient noise. the track lengths for corresponding tracks (track 1 disc 1, track 1 disc 2; etc) were the same for each pair, showing that both are meant to be played together.

Rosetta myspace
rosettaband.com
lp: The Galilean Satellites (includes disc1+2)