Tag: Miscellaneous Day

Misc. Day – Deeply Rooted

The darkness fading in, the light drowning out, Opeth creeps swiftly like a specter through a large, but filling gap in their sound. Heritage is one of their first steps into the prog-ridden waters, clean vocalism, more refined instruments, and a more grand focus… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Deeply Rooted”

Misc. Day – Breaking Up The Magic

David Bowie once said, “breaking up is hard, but keeping dark is hateful,” La Sera combines both the darkness and the breaking up into one, pop fused lullaby. It is a subtle crawl to the ocean breeze, then to the fast lanes of highways… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Breaking Up The Magic”

Misc. Day – Smells From Down Under

In the damaged frame of “Pub Punk” history and grimy outlines, there lays a newcomer from Australia that raises as many eyebrows as they do fists. Amyl and The Sniffers is not just another quick stain on the fabric of rock and roll, they… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Smells From Down Under”

Misc. Day – From The Deep End

Jinsang is a pure soul, his artistry is a direct reflection of the California based hip-hop producer that shines brightly and becomes a glimmering monument in lo-fi sound. It is the playful, but jazz and vocal influenced production that propels Jinsang’s latest project, Confessions,… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – From The Deep End”

ARTIST SHOWCASE – $UICIDEBOY$ Cleveland…

I took a break from writing to destroy the brick wall of The Land… It was quick, but a real good time… I miss the sullen and broken homes of Pittsburgh though…

Misc. Day – Casting Stones

Jonwayne is an immaculate producer, there is no way around it. His mixed compilation Cassette on Vinyl, is a rhyme-scheme dream that reflects on the consciousness of the Californian capturing of sound. He is not alone however, he moves with Jeremiah Jae, Zeroh, and… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Casting Stones”

Misc. Day – Silent Matter

The long, droning noise that comes from Horseback is similar in style to what the darkness of the large pines at night would bring. It is the interpretation of mystery that is extended from Horseback’s full, but raspy sense of approach that delivers organized and understandable style. While the 2010 release, The Invisible Mountain is never deafening, it does show potential to be an overbearing monster of fragmented features…

Misc. Day – United Aggression

For the faint of heart, Gendo Ikari is a speed demon fueled by rage and pent-up aggression that is released through a series of quick, seven tracks that illustrate how death can be transpired through sound. It is like the mighty tiger as Gendo… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – United Aggression”

Misc. Day – Ex-Communication

Inconcessus Lux Lucis is the ugly child of assaulting music that reaches out of the frame and pulls in the listener, dragging them down further and further into this hellish depiction of fire and fury. Their newest record, The Crowning Quietus is a constant… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Ex-Communication”

Misc. Day – The Bull and Beauty

Chazwick Bradley Bundick who is professionally known as Toro y Moi creates beauty from the tips of his fingers as he begins to morph and form melodic vibrations with each press of the keys. His style is reminiscing of the rainy city streets right… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – The Bull and Beauty”

Classic Day – Keep The Day Holy

The timeless, culture shocking self-titled record debut from Black Sabbath is an album that will forever live in infamy as its references to Satan, the overarching deathly sound that creeps behind it, and for spawning a wave of hell fire from everyone. It will… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Keep The Day Holy”

Misc. Day – Show Your Skin

The beach is a hard setting to capture, and even harder to replicate with picture-perfect motions, the feelings of the sand that fills between your feet, the sun that beats down with a warm, gentle glow; the sound of the waves that crash, and… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Show Your Skin”

Misc. Day – Shinin’ Teeth

Sporadic, spazzed out, and rule-breaking; Injury Reserve is a shifting triple-headed monster of hip-hop lyricism and production that takes new twists and turns down the path to change the formula and create a different spectrum of style. Their first full-studio project, Floss is a… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Shinin’ Teeth”

☨ WEEK OF MANSON ☨ – DAY ONE

A Star Is Born Marilyn Manson is a controversial figure in Rock n’ Roll’s long, but distorted history. There is no one sound for rock music anymore, the lines are blurred and scattered; Marilyn Manson is an artist that entirely destroyed genre through his… Continue Reading “☨ WEEK OF MANSON ☨ – DAY ONE”

Misc. Day – Hellraiser

The Single Mothers are a collective from Ontario, a quant little place filled with more hate than ever with their 2014 release, Negative Qualities. Like a fire-cracker from Hell; Single Mothers come in swinging in full fury on a ten-track, twenty-three-minute dive into the… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Hellraiser”

Misc. Day – Choked Sunlight

Aphotic is hopeless, the moments of despair are overbearing and encumber the listener in a solid-state. A trap of endless dread where Jupiterian can crush and act vigilantly toward the ultimate darkness that they produce. There are times where Jupiterian embodies the natural sense… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Choked Sunlight”

Misc. Day – To Live And Grow

Experimental, the word is captured by The Flaming Lips almost perfectly as their twelfth studio record, Embryonic first released onto the scene in 2009; a strange, psychedelic journey that came encased with a double album of sprawling sounds, a variety of themes, and a… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – To Live And Grow”

Misc. Day – In The Lap Of The Master

As the last of the wreckage falls around the crashing waves of the raging sea, the sand began to rumble around me. It was a gentle, almost comforting vibration that seeped into the sand in-between my feet. The pitch-black night was distant, but the… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – In The Lap Of The Master”

Misc. Day – The Crunch Of Bone

Snarl is the hardcore love child of Cam McBain and Parker Cannon, the agitated step-son is an understatement as Snarl taps into the vein of what makes hardcore a standout piece of the spotlight. The short tracks that barely reach over a minute, the… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – The Crunch Of Bone”

Misc. Day – ᴚOᴚᴚƎ WƎ⊥S⅄S

Curtis Cross, or better known as his alias suggests, Black Milk is the prolific MC, producer, beat-crusher, and system chopper hailing from Detroit, Michigan. Able to build wonder through his eloquent stylistic choices of high-class instrumentals, Black Milk approaches the high bar and easily… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – ᴚOᴚᴚƎ WƎ⊥S⅄S”