The scene: an untidy bedroom, full of musical instruments and recording gear. An enormous LCD monitor dominates a black desk by the window. Sitting at the desk, typing a nonsensical comment about Sony on UKResistance is a shaven-headed chap in amusingly large flared trousers and an Arcade Fire hoodie. The camera settles in the middle of the room as the chap turns, looks surprised, and begins to speak. LORD DAVYDD GRIMM: Oh, hallo, I didn't notice you there! I was busy giggling like an idiot at a picture of a bootleg Chinese Sonic the Hedge…
So how was 2008? T'was good I guess. Especially musically. After centuries of only playing video games and watching anime, Jon Chang decided to make me a happy man once again, two times in one year. Yes, Chang and the rest of his pantheon are the gods of grind, an unstoppable force continually deconstructing all philosophical bullshitting about music and its respective purpose into a perfectly clear, primal purpose = SPEED . So... album of the year? Fuck the year. It transcends time. Our gang of three aside, here's the best post of t…
So here's a holiday present for all you Discordance Axis fans! Davydd Grimm says (13:50): so, that cover... Davydd Grimm says (13:50): when are you emailing it to jon chang? Zmaj says (13:50): what cover? Zmaj says (13:50): this? Zmaj says (13:50): well, let's think about that carefully Zmaj says (13:51): I'm not sure if I want to disclose any personal information at all since he might attempt to assasinate me Davydd Grimm says (13:51): hahahahaha! Davydd Grimm says (13:52): he does own guns Rare 2008 Information Sniper Cover (Medi…
So finally (well, at least as far as I'm concerned), another interview on Cephalochromoscope! The Agents of Abhorrence are probably my absolute favorite when it comes to all these "new wave of powerviolence" bands. About this term, "(new wave of) powerviolence"; I wouldn't really say that it fits too well, and I use it somewhat hesitantly, but since many people like to identify bands such as Iron Lung and the Endless Blockade with the aforementioned term, I guess it's not that far off. These bands aren't th…
Interview with the Agents of Abhorrence. I am bold. Zmaj: Do the Agents of Abhorrence have a specific musical objective or something similar? To be as clear as possible with this question, I'll use NOISM as an example: the objective is to produce the most technical, fastest possible stuff, which is in turn supposed to result in the ultimate aural brutality, but without going into (harsh) noise territory, so to say. I'd like to know if you guys have any compositional principles like that. For another example see the infamous first rule …