Saturday 16 March 2024

*** PODCAST #151 Flesh And Blood Robot ***


    Nick Miller from FLESH AND BLOOD ROBOT joined me on the most recent podcast which I'm airing a day before their reunion show with From A Second Story Window on March 17th, 2024 at Pyramids Scheme in Grand Rapids, the band's first show in 18 years. Nick also plays in Dust Biters and is a hella funny and interesting guy. Some things discussed: stupid back injuries, being a roadie at 16, Myspace messaging board beefs, screamo and instru-metal tangents, surviving on the McDonald's $1 menu, reuniting and playing with From A Second Story Window, the Ion Dissonance trailer show, the Sunn O))) effect, the last thing recorded whilst being murdered, resurrecting social media presence, the future of FABR, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Alluviul, Deadwater Drowning, Ekbom, Johnny Truant, Nuvolascura, and The Red Chord. Listen to podcast #151 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

FLESH AND BLOOD ROBOT


1 The Tech Gods
DEADWATER DROWNING "The Best Sex I Ever Had Started With a 900 Number and a Credit Card Verification" (Nick)
JOHNNY TRUANT "I Love You Even Though You're a Zombie Now" (Dave)

It's All Patterns and Counting
THE RED CHORD "Nihilist" (Nick)
NUVOLASCURA "Cerulean Wound" (Dave)

I Lost the Floor
ALLUVIUL "Colony" (Nick)
EKBOM "Elogio Alla Miopia" (Dave)


~Dave

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Thursday 14 March 2024

*** AUTUMN exclusive song premiere ***

AUTUMN
"winter hug"
exclusive song premiere
For fans of
: Sorecausaqich and Twinfield

orders open March 26th on Softseed Music

     Nearing summer I will begin posting more indie rock stuff, as that has dominated my ears for the past year. Just a heads up. I reckon once per month you'll see a post for that kind of stuff, with everything else remaining the same as it's been for the last 12 years.

     As I continue my immersion into the softer stuff, when I find stuff I really like I put that shit out on my label Softseed Music, which is where this post fits in. After speaking with this artist over the past year I was finally sent their EP in full and was immediately smitten. Five tracks of gorgeous, uplifting, and poppy indie rock that incorporate vocaloid, with today's premiere being the closer of 'Autumn', titled "winter hug". The vocal melody that hits in the chorus is superb. Tapes release March 26th on Softseed Music over two variants and a coupla test dips.


(2024) AUTUMN "winter hug" (from 'please be happy')

     The songs begins immediately with the opening verse, skipping through the first 36 seconds, after which the first chorus kicks in with the most ethereal and gorgeous vocals I've heard this year. If the verses are like running through a flowery field (and I think they are) then the chorus is like standing atop a mountain slowly spinning arms wide in overwhelming joy. The song hits the verse and chorus twice in a row before moving into the bridge/outro that includes a focus on the instrumentals and features a lone guitar solo followed by minimal keys. So fucking good!

Tuesday 12 March 2024

*** PODCAST #150 Gxllium! ***


    In December of 2023 California's GXLLIUM! came out swinging and released their debut album followed just two months later by their outstanding 'split w/Onewaymirror'. After adding the band for ZBR Fest this May and lining up our cassette order for their 'Gxllium1', I snagged Frankie, Greg, Riley, and Dj for this podcast to discuss their collective birth and tons of other things including: Nirvana exposure and "Scentless Apprentice" love, evolving beyond dub-step, dropping acid at Disneyland, geeking out about ZBR Fest 2024, sampling two girls one cup/Jurassic Park/Cloverfield, writing GXLLIUM! songs is so easy, how the Onewaymirror split came into being, Tater Tots is everywhere, Happy Birthday Jesus, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Departmefrombearisland, Me And Him Call It Us, Nova One, Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Unsane, and The Valdons. Listen to podcast #150 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

GXLLIUM!


1 The Unbreakable Bond
UNSANE "Bath" (Riley)
TONY DANZA TAP DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA "Cliff Burton Surprise" (Frankie)
ME AND HIM CALL IT US "Innocent Bystanders Watched In Horror As Peter Jennings Drew His Murder Weapon" (Dave)

The Gxllium! Effect
DEPARTMEFROMBEARISLAND "Promo '23" (Dj)
THE VALDONS "Whatcha Gonna Do" (Greg)
NOVA ONE "if you were mine" (Dave)

~Dave

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