***EDHOCHULI / MOXIEBEAT / CREEPER / FAYE RAEGAN show review***

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Ethnic Rampage Tour 12/03/2013 @Cinecycle in Toronto, Ontario

 

The last time I saw EDHOCHULI, which was actually the first time that I saw them, they changed my outlook on life. No joke. I couldn't even sleep after I saw that show. Needless to say, when I found out the band was coming back to Toronto I set up an interview. So here are 3 songs which the band played following an interview I had with them. The interview will be posted in a few weeks once my boy Tim Pienta makes it look all spiffy. Check out the OMSB review of EDHOCHULI here.

 

EDHOCHULI - 1 - New Song

 EDHOCHULI - 2 - Dude, Here Comes the Sweet Part

  EDHOCHULI - 3 - Totally Caveman

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MOXIEBEAT I knew to be killer live. I had read a few posts about how they were one of the best bands out west. I expected a lot, but these guys shattered those expectations. First of all, I met the members and they were extremely friendly. Also, I hadn't realized that there were 2 bassists and 3 vocalists in the band! My wife and I both commented on how cool it was to see the members stand in a circle while playing. The guys really get into it and all of the videos I filmed are shaky as hell because I couldn't stand still. It's a testament to their phenomenalness...ness. Check it, son. Oh, and Fritz Magnum (guitar/vocals) did the art for the new EDHOCHULI / WASTE AGE split 10" and it's awesome. See?

His picture disc art for the MOXIEBEAT EP is also fantastic/haunting and has been my desktop background for the past 2 months. Bam.

Most of these live songs are new and not on the MOXIEBEAT EP, so I've just listed them all as songs 1, 2, 3, etc. I missed the first 2 songs because of the EDHOCHULI interview, but this is the remaining set, in full. Check the MOXIEBEAT review by OMSB here.

MOXIEBEAT - 1 and 2

MOXIEBEAT - 3

MOXIEBEAT - 4

MOXIEBEAT - 5

MOXIEBEAT - 6 (Dead Words) and 7

MOXIEBEAT - 8

MOXIEBEAT - 9

 

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CREEPER
I was interviewing EDHOCHULI at the time. But here's a live video from their last show with EDHOCHULI kicking our asses with "Drag", off of their new-ish split with Canyons. The band recently recorded 3 new songs for a tape, I believe. So recorded material with the new vocalist Rob and bassist Drew should be available soon! These guys are probably the strongest Toronto band at the moment. They fucking kill it every time. Check out the OMSB review of CREEPER as well as a lengthy interview with the band here.

CREEPER - Drag

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FAYE REAGAN
I saw FAYE REAGAN the last time EDHOCHULI came to Toronto. I remembered a bouncier sounding Orchid. The band ripped through their set in less than 15 minutes. I'd love to hear more by these guys - the vocals especially, which are thick as hell.

FAYE REAGAN - A Song

7-10 SPLIT

Band: 7-10 SPLIT

Genres: Pop Punk / Skate Punk / Hardcore
Related artists: N/A.
Country: Atlanta, USA
Years Active: 1999-2003
Song: "Round Here"
Album: "NDEP"
Year: 2002
Label(s): Self Released
This post's artist is from the December 2013 Mix. This is track #7.
You can download the December 2013 Mix right here.
For fans of: Thrice, In Pieces, Recover, Thursday, Kissing Chaos, Strung Out,
                   No Use For A Name and The Ataris.

In no way do I support this band as a whole. In the liner notes, for example, it reads "I guess that this is the spot on the cd where independent bands put some kind of record label name that they made up to make themselves feel cool. We can't even think of a neat sounding fake label name so I guess we have to just wait and get signed to a real one". If that isn't screaming for attention I don't know what is. Lucky for them, they got signed and released some horrible pop-punk meets bubble-gum hardcore. This EP is worth downloading (this statement is questionable) for 3 reasons:

The first: It's rare as shit.

The patty: "Chainsaw Death Riot"

The must: Counting Crows cover of "Round Here"

If you miss your skate punk with metal-influence days - Strung Out, Thrice and In Pieces, I'm looking in your direction, this will make you weep tears collected from the springs of your vibrant days from yonder. Or some shit like that.

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DISCOGRAPHY

1999 - Trial By Stone cdLP

2000 - The Force Beyond Strength cdEP

2002 - NDEP cdEP (download here)
2002 - The Stars Have Fallen cdLP

2003 - Nuclear Saturday Split cdEP

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(2002) 7-10 SPLIT - "Chainsaw Death Riot" (from 'NDEP')

 

(2002) 7-10 SPLIT - "Round Here" (from 'NDEP')

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7-10 SPLIT cdEP download

 

(download here)

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LITANY FOR THE WHALE

Band: LITANY FOR THE WHALE

Genres: Punk / Noise Rock / Post-Rock / Doom / Sludge / Post-Hardcore / Metalcore / Screamo
Related artists: N/A.
Country: Santa Rosa, California USA
Years Active: 2009
Song: "A Wake"
Album: "Dolores"
Year: 2009
Label(s): Molsook Records / The Perpetual Motion Machine / TBD Records
This post's artist is from the December 2013 Mix. This is track #3.
You can download the December 2013 Mix right here.
For fans of: Isis, Milanku, Back When, Spires, Joshua Fit For Battle, Kodan Armada,
                   Moxiebeat, (old/good) Hopesfall, Protestant, Jungbluth, Callow,
                   Phoenix Bodies, Cassilis, Tel Fyr, This Ship Will Sink, In First Person,
                   The Setup, Creeper, Curl Up And Die, Amber and Gray Ghost.

3 vocalists AND 3 guitarists, this band brings a very thick and massive sound, much like Isis and Milanku but with more speed and variation than those bands - think Back When and In First Person. 4 more words. Haunting. Claustrophobic. Expansive. Punishing.

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(((O))) "A Wake" is a biting and venomous first track. The first minute shows you a hint of the aggression that the band is capable of. The next minute is a huge buildup to the crushing end. So heavy. So amazing.

(2009) LITANY FOR THE WHALE - "A Wake" (from 'Dolores')

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(((O))) "Die Alone, Unloved" is very similar to what Storm The Bastille was doing at the end of their tenure - screamo meets abrasive bass-driven hardcore with vocals that sound like they were screamed inside of a rusted metal crate. Moxiebeat, I'm looking in your direction.

(2009) LITANY FOR THE WHALE - "Die Alone, Unloved" (from 'Dolores')

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(((O))) "Rotting on the Shoreline" has an atmospheric beginning that bursts into a sassy screaming match until the 2:20 mark, at which point we are graced with an extremely driving and head-bobbing mid-section and outro. Awesome lyrics, too.

(2009) LITANY FOR THE WHALE - "Rotting on the Shoreline" (from 'Dolores')

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(((O))) "Lonesome God", the album's closer, is the bands epic masterpiece, which gets all-encompassing pretty early on - at 1:10 to be exact. The song weaves in and out of crushing passages and perfectly placed, lulling melodies.

(2009) LITANY FOR THE WHALE - "Lonesome God" (from 'Dolores')

 

 

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DISCOGRAPHY

2009 - Dolores cd/12"LP (download here) (PURCHASE LP here)

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LITANY FOR THE WHALE out-of-print discography mp3 download

 

(download here)

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