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Kill Everyone Now
November 2007 Recordings
Self-Released
Street: 11.26.07
Kill Everyone Now = Eugene Htz +The Sonics
I enjoy the occasional garage recordingas much as the next SLUG staffer, andlistening to Kill Everyone Now's tracksremind me of just why I appreciatemost start-out rock bands and theirgrowth that occurs early on. This duotakes the DIY ethic seriously, and itshows. They also use a bit of Portuguesein their lyrics, which is notable,and their lyricist, Felipe Bueno hasan accent that transfers well to audio.When dealing with garage recordings,we ultimately face the nastiness andimportance of a click track. Note to thislocal band's drummerunless you'reNeil Peart, you need a click. Note tothis local band's singerultimately,there is only so much protesting about"art" that can be made when your mediumis constricted by vocals peakingout with every other word. Book somestudio time, dudes. JP
Madraso/Blackhole
Split 7"
Pseudo Recordings
Street: 07.08
Madraso + Blackhole = Just pickthe damned thing up, already.
Now this is a welcome listening experience.SLC's Blackhole and Portland'sMadraso each offer up one song onthis bit of vinyl heaven (the one theysent me was on clear orange wax).Reviewing 7"s kind of sucks becausethey're so short, so I'll keep this reviewthe same. A perfect pairing of awesomeno-bullshit rock bands, Madraso's"Daisy Cutter" harkens back to heavyrock offerings of the late 80s and early90s, but without being even remotelyclose to a ripoff. Plus, they bring theirown brand of "heavy." Blackhole's"81s" is an awesome two-bass attack,heavy enough to give you a bangover,but groovy enough to hit the bong. Allin all, a worthwhile release. GavinHoffman
Monorchist
DQ'D
Self-Released
Street: 09.03
Monorchist = The Gits + Skint
You have to give respect to Monorchist.This band drops straight-up garagerock that is so unpretentious andunpolished that it sounds like you'reright in the middle of one of their bandpractices. Hating on it is next to impossible.The female vocals provided byKourtney Farnsworth are (handsdown) the most impressive part of theband's radical sound. This recordingis raw. The album artwork featurescolorful illustrations by Tony Poulsen.The dog show entry form included inthe CD booklet is a nice touch. Hadthis band existed back in the early 90s,they would have ruled the world. JonRobertson
Negative Charge
Self-Titled
Self-Released
Street: 04.01
Negative Charge = EndlessStruggle + The Fictions + TheUnseen
Although Negative Charge have beentogether (in some form or another)since 2005, it's probably a good thingthat they waited until now to releasetheir debut album. After opening formany decent punk bands here in SLC(Street Brats, Lower Class Brats, FuneralDress, GBH, The Casualties,etc.) and a plethora of lineup changes,Negative Charge finally seem to haveperfected their sound. Not bad for aband who was resurrected from theashes of other SLC street punk bandsthat are long gone. Andy Pattersonrecorded the band's debut release andthe sound quality is superb. However,like many punk bands, the realpower of the music is found in the liveperformance. That being said, out-ofstatefans should rejoice for their abilityto pick up a street punk album thatdoesn't suffer from the pitfalls of DIYrecording. (In the Venue 09.17, Burt's09.25) Jeanette Moses
Sheeprizer
My Big House
100 Zero Records
Street: April 2008
Sheeprizer = Bob Log slide guitar& vocals + Pelican all soundproduction + Stevie Vai
I will always have a deep admiration formulti-instrument musicians. Sheeprizeris a pretty standard hard rock setupby a man known as Butt Socrates,consisting of basic distorted guitars,drums and no vocals. Therein is myproblem. After the first few tracks, youget the general idea and can probablyfigure out how the rest of the album willflow. Aside from the last song, whichdeviates greatly from the formula, therearen't any surprises or, frankly, any interestingmoments. The song structuresare fairly standard, and all of the songsdesperately need something more thanwhat is delivered here, whether it isvocals, or just some actual exploration.DIY releases at their core are endearingand exactly what rock and roll shouldbe-that is why I love them. Unfortunately,this really feels like a set ofraw guitar tracks for a drummer to laydown the beats for a recording exceptthe drum tracks are there too. Mr. ButtSocrates, you have the potential to domuch, much better. Conor Dow
November 2007 Recordings
Self-Released
Street: 11.26.07
Kill Everyone Now = Eugene Htz +The Sonics
I enjoy the occasional garage recordingas much as the next SLUG staffer, andlistening to Kill Everyone Now's tracksremind me of just why I appreciatemost start-out rock bands and theirgrowth that occurs early on. This duotakes the DIY ethic seriously, and itshows. They also use a bit of Portuguesein their lyrics, which is notable,and their lyricist, Felipe Bueno hasan accent that transfers well to audio.When dealing with garage recordings,we ultimately face the nastiness andimportance of a click track. Note to thislocal band's drummerunless you'reNeil Peart, you need a click. Note tothis local band's singerultimately,there is only so much protesting about"art" that can be made when your mediumis constricted by vocals peakingout with every other word. Book somestudio time, dudes. JP
Madraso/Blackhole
Split 7"
Pseudo Recordings
Street: 07.08
Madraso + Blackhole = Just pickthe damned thing up, already.
Now this is a welcome listening experience.SLC's Blackhole and Portland'sMadraso each offer up one song onthis bit of vinyl heaven (the one theysent me was on clear orange wax).Reviewing 7"s kind of sucks becausethey're so short, so I'll keep this reviewthe same. A perfect pairing of awesomeno-bullshit rock bands, Madraso's"Daisy Cutter" harkens back to heavyrock offerings of the late 80s and early90s, but without being even remotelyclose to a ripoff. Plus, they bring theirown brand of "heavy." Blackhole's"81s" is an awesome two-bass attack,heavy enough to give you a bangover,but groovy enough to hit the bong. Allin all, a worthwhile release. GavinHoffman
Monorchist
DQ'D
Self-Released
Street: 09.03
Monorchist = The Gits + Skint
You have to give respect to Monorchist.This band drops straight-up garagerock that is so unpretentious andunpolished that it sounds like you'reright in the middle of one of their bandpractices. Hating on it is next to impossible.The female vocals provided byKourtney Farnsworth are (handsdown) the most impressive part of theband's radical sound. This recordingis raw. The album artwork featurescolorful illustrations by Tony Poulsen.The dog show entry form included inthe CD booklet is a nice touch. Hadthis band existed back in the early 90s,they would have ruled the world. JonRobertson
Negative Charge
Self-Titled
Self-Released
Street: 04.01
Negative Charge = EndlessStruggle + The Fictions + TheUnseen
Although Negative Charge have beentogether (in some form or another)since 2005, it's probably a good thingthat they waited until now to releasetheir debut album. After opening formany decent punk bands here in SLC(Street Brats, Lower Class Brats, FuneralDress, GBH, The Casualties,etc.) and a plethora of lineup changes,Negative Charge finally seem to haveperfected their sound. Not bad for aband who was resurrected from theashes of other SLC street punk bandsthat are long gone. Andy Pattersonrecorded the band's debut release andthe sound quality is superb. However,like many punk bands, the realpower of the music is found in the liveperformance. That being said, out-ofstatefans should rejoice for their abilityto pick up a street punk album thatdoesn't suffer from the pitfalls of DIYrecording. (In the Venue 09.17, Burt's09.25) Jeanette Moses
Sheeprizer
My Big House
100 Zero Records
Street: April 2008
Sheeprizer = Bob Log slide guitar& vocals + Pelican all soundproduction + Stevie Vai
I will always have a deep admiration formulti-instrument musicians. Sheeprizeris a pretty standard hard rock setupby a man known as Butt Socrates,consisting of basic distorted guitars,drums and no vocals. Therein is myproblem. After the first few tracks, youget the general idea and can probablyfigure out how the rest of the album willflow. Aside from the last song, whichdeviates greatly from the formula, therearen't any surprises or, frankly, any interestingmoments. The song structuresare fairly standard, and all of the songsdesperately need something more thanwhat is delivered here, whether it isvocals, or just some actual exploration.DIY releases at their core are endearingand exactly what rock and roll shouldbe-that is why I love them. Unfortunately,this really feels like a set ofraw guitar tracks for a drummer to laydown the beats for a recording exceptthe drum tracks are there too. Mr. ButtSocrates, you have the potential to domuch, much better. Conor Dow
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