Saw this guy last night supporting Mike Bones - the audience was left in stunned silence, swiftly followed by dumbstruck awe and then a wave of whispered excitement. Myspace doesn't do him justice - see him live.
Saw this guy last night supporting Mike Bones - the audience was left in stunned silence, swiftly followed by dumbstruck awe and then a wave of whispered excitement. Myspace doesn't do him justice - see him live.
More crazy antics from Germany!
With more clever ideas than Einstein, they deserve your time and a better place than accidentaly in Dario's pocket in hmv's A-Z!!
To be honest the best thing is to look at a handful of their influences and you get the picture:
QOTSA, Tool, Shellac, At the Drive-in, Primus - absolutely insane French rock music!!!
This is German math rock with balls!
Anitkaroshi mix Pinback's song writing with Redneck Manifesto's fret board athletics - do not pass them by.
After featuring S. A. Emmons below, he contacted us to tell us he was also in a band - Penta Cons.
If you are in any way interested in heavy guitar noise insanity, check these guys out now. Awesome!
Dutch duo making very dark synth driven rock music. Singer sounds uncannily like Jim Morrison.
Imagine Gary Numan remixing The Doors and you might be halfway there.
Named after a Converge song and hailing from Japan.
This band might tickle your fancy (or make your ears bleed), either way they're worth checking out.
Yet another band from Southend following in the steps of Get Cape, Horrors and These New Puritans but this time with balls!
Think of Queens Of The Stone Age with a spattering of Future Of The Left and The Futureheads.
Hailing from the home of all that grunges (Seattle). Nazca Lines tread the same boards as Fugazi, At The drive-In, but unlike so many other imitators they do it with class and finesse.
After the amicable demise of Polvo came a number of different projects, none were as great as this though. Mixing the experimental sound of Polvo with more traditional riffage. New album 'Beyonder' out now.
If you've got a dicky ticker then best not go near Pombagira. To quote their myspace page 'it sounds like we have more bottom end than J-Lo and Beyonce having an ass fight at a SunnO))) gig!!'. For fans of doom laden, psychedelic dirge such as Sleep, Electric Wizard, Om, etc, their debut 'The Crooked Path' is a must.
Nashville via Transylvania and Manchester. GPS come from Manchester but don't expect the scally, lad rock usually associated with the city, instead lie back and bathe in the moonlit gothic country that is GPS's forte. They've signed recently to Central Control International, so lets hope they can give up their day jobs and treat us to a tour soon!
A melange of skiffle, country, Beefheart, blues, folk and even a bit of Mrs Mills' knees up. Not content to use the standard guitar, bass, drums line up, these guys utilise the ever amusing kazoo to add a bit of joy to an otherwise grey East London.
Minatory and ballistic noise from this 3 piece, featuring 2 basses and a sound influenced by fellow residents of Chicago, Shellac.
Shouty shouty, noisy noisy!
Atmospheric post rock to be filed alongside Mogwai, Explosions, God Is An Astronaut and Sigur Ros.
Only if your collection isn't in alphabetical order that is, otherwise it will be alongside Velvet Crush, Gene Vincent, Wedding Present and Wham!
4 El Nino Milagro's from Madrid who are purveyors of the meaty, riff laden and epic.
Not dissimilar to Long Distance Calling.
Be their friends and get them over here. Now!
Check out track 'Swear Blind' - guaranteed to put at least one hair on your chest. If you don't like feedback and noise steer clear. If you do, then this stuff sounds even better if your speakers are straining under the volume.
Get the bong, break out the acid, and turn on the super fuzz.
This is heavy, dense and unwieldy - we love it!!
Really just in here for the name alone, but if you like country punk like The Boggs, Sadies or early Uncle Tupelo then this is for you.
Raaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwkkkk!!!
With added lap steel, apparently!
With love tattoo'd on one and hate on the other comes Right Hand Left Hand.
Their love of Shellac and Trans Am smacks you right in the face, which is probably why we love em so much.
Bristol based band making what I can only describe as synth based, industrial Post Rock.
Distorted, driving beats underpin beautiful melodies and creepy keyboard sounds. These boys are treading the Darkside.
Unknown in their home country Japan let alone the rest of the world, LRD operated on the extreme fringes of psychedelic noise, on and off from 1968 until their last gig in 1996.
This is a tribute page and well worth 10 minutes of your time.
I suppose this one's more about the biography than the music, although combined it's powerful and disturbing stuff.
Best check it out for yourself but leave the razor blades locked away!!
Taking their name from the heaviest cloud found on Earth, this Santa Cruz based three piece play some fine ass Space Rock & Stoner.
They have beards and they rock because they must (according to the blurb on their page anyway).
These guys play a cross between Belle and Sebastian, and Pippettes but with close harmonies.....Who am I kidding with a name like that? Think Sonic Youth crossed with Dead Meadow.
youmetheswitch are 4 lads from the lovely town of London, Blighty.
They play choppy math rock but with an ear for melody and a penchant for finger tapping.
They should have an album out soon but don't wait, shell out 5 sheets and let them slay you live.
A bunch of young pups that are doing something kind of new.
It'll probably be ubiquitous & sound dated in a few months, so enjoy it while it's fresh.
An interesting collective from across the pond with a very varied catalogue of artists.
Ranging from breathy Indie Folk to some pretty rocking tunes, check them out.
Up and coming South London melodic Math Rock band. Excellent live performers.
Featuring that most unusual of Post Rock entities -a girl!