Monday, 4 November 2019

***2019 OMSB mp3 Mix #12 (December)***

(((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain)))))
December 2019 mp3 MIX #12
 => ***DOWNLOAD HERE*** <=
https://www83.zippyshare.com/v/CCw1hNcQ/file.html
...and updates

Four things, my friends:


1) Yep. That's the teaser poster for ZEGEMA BEACH RECORDS Fest 2020. Please share if it excites you at all. I'm bursting over here, and the other bands I have confirmed are equally amazing. So yeah, we'll reveal everything early next year and open pre-sales which will yet again include a massive amount of free records if purchased, so don't sleep on that.

2) Next up were the ZBR Tape Box Sets #/5 with 10 test tape swirls aka alternate colors, j-cards, etc. A few are already gone and if you'd like to pick one up it'd mean a lot cuz those boxes consumed my nights.

3) I spent way too much time going through every video that I took on tour and uploaded most of them to youtube with links and a few additional words in the European tour video collection linked here. And here's that sweet documentary that Dave Cullen made about it.

4) Lastly, here is the ELLE test press winner draw video!

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Here's the tracklisting for OMSB mix#10 that was reviewed in October:

1) ANTARCTICA - "Lazerz 30 Airsoft 3"

2) THE LORD'S WINNING TEAM - "Molotov Cocktease"

3) WRECK OF THE MINOTAUR - "Bull Fight Starts"

4) QUONE - "Spare Me the Pleasant Trees"

5) CELEBRATION - "If i'm dead, you guys have been dead for weeks"

6) coming soon

7) GRIP - "Conception"

+ FOXTAILS 'querido hija' album review

Much love,

Dave @ (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain)))))

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ZBR Store/Bandcamp

MALEVICH 'Our Hollow' LP
.GIF FROM GOD 'approximation_of_a_human' LP
METH 'Mother of Red Light' LP
LOWMENINYELLOWCOATS 'lowmeninyellowcoats' LP

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***Interviews/live shows/premieres coming up this month for sure:
- THE SAWTOOTH GRIN exclusive interview
- SNAG exclusive interview

***Interviews/live shows/premieres posted last month:
- A PARAMOUNT, A LOVE SUPREME track premiere
- CROWNING / SWALLOWS NEST tour video recap (featuring videos from every band we played with on tour!)
- NEW FORMS song premiere
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***The following page have changes:
- nada
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As always, on or around the 1st of every month, I will be posting a ZIP file with songs for the upcoming month with ALL specifics deleted from the tags, so unless you already know the band, there is NO information regarding each track.

During the following month, I will post reviews for those bands and link the tracks to the review so you can associate the two together. This way you can listen to a new song/band and have little-to-no bias. Below, I have re-posted the November mp3 mix that is used for this month's reviews.

OLD MIX
***2019 OMSB mp3 Mix #11 (reviewed in November)***
https://www83.zippyshare.com/v/14yuixdj/file.html
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The new OMSB mp3 Mix #12 has 6 songs plus a few extra from Tarquin that are not included, such as:
*-* screamy, post-hardcore meets These Arms Are Snakes, oooooohhhhh baby
*-* a band that inspired me almost as much as they inspired Protest The Hero
*-* this band's new album is more Pelican than Pelican
*-* Fall Of Efrafa meets Trachimbrod!
*-* mid-2000s You And I worship

NEW MIX
NEW => ***2019 OMSB mp3 Mix #12 (reviewed in December)*** <= NEW
https://www83.zippyshare.com/v/CCw1hNcQ/file.html
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Any bands/labels that are interested in having their stuff reviewed, please email zegemabeachrecords@gmail.com: with "Open Mind Saturated Brain" as the subject. Please keep in mind that I don't review everything, just what jives with the blog. I will, however, listen to everything you send me. I would recommend emailing with an idea for a song/album premiere 2 months prior to that song/album release date for a much stronger chance at being reviewed on this blog. Bands that have already had their discography reviewed can also submit new albums for review if they include song/album premieres.
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Saturday, 2 November 2019

ANTARCTICA

Band: ANTARCTICA
Genres: Punk / Rock / Math / Mathcore / Hardcore / Metal / Screamo / Skramz / Emo-violence / Grindcore / Noise
Related artists: Car Made Of Glass, Potion, Zelophilia, Tom Noyd, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Potion, Specters Track Bloody Trails, Hockey Slut, Shark Sandwich, This Weeks Leader, The Experimental Boys Of the Jetback Frontier (aka Tebotjf), Trichomaniasis and A Waking Grave.
Country: Humboldt Country, California U.S.A.
Years Active: 2008-2014
Song: "Laserz"
Album: "Beheaded By Voltron"
Year: 2009
For fans of: Hayworth, Ed Gein, Fall Of Troy, The Great Redneck Hope, Piglet, Loftus, Hella, Ahleuchatistas, The Rabbit Theory, Entrana, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Oktober Skyline, Enkephalin, Letters In Binary, Me And Him Call It Us, Black Nail, Binary, The Jonbenét, .gif from god, Letters To Catalonia, Kiss 2, Every Time I Die, Von Wolfe and Edhochuli.
Label(s): Self Released / Zegema Beach Records / Hydrogen Bomb Island
This post's artist is from the October 2019 Mix. This is track #1.
You can download: the October 2019 Mix#10 right here or get the new November 2019 Mix#11 here

I must have heard about ANTARCTICA from Christan Segerstrom of Mathcore Index, as he was in the band in 2009 when they released 'Beheaded By Voltron', a seldom discussed masterpiece of extreme rock, hardcore and metal that could easily be likened to mathy, metallic screamo. Founding member Quade was only 16 when most of it was written...and that's just mindboggling. The technical prowess and a tendency to absolutely shred in the screaming department hooked my attention right from the get-go, and was actually convinced that they shared members with Hayworth until I found that geographical misalignment. I describe them often to friends as "Fall Of Troy meets Hayworth" which is generally met with excitement bordering on salivation. And for just reason.

YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS.

Before I get started, be sure to read the last paragraph of this post for some awesome news. I also find it interesting that most of their music was written in a barn that later became a DIY venue. Each of the song titles is a quote from a friend or a pop culture reference. The band had a plethora of members and style changes throughout their seven year career.

In January of 2008 the band recorded three songs after changing their name from Tebotjf, all of which were rerecorded in that same summer to end up on the 'S.O.C.K.' EP, which stands as a better lo-fi introduction to what the band fleshed out and nailed on the following year's LP. The exclusive songs are "Sushi Making Party" (oh my god those pig squeals) and "Chowder, the Heaviest of All Soup" (that's one awesome song title). At this juncture there were two vocalists, Quentin's ear-shattering shrieks alongside some pretty ridiculous death growls. It is an interesting listen, but those gutterals are too much for me, so let's just jump forward in time.

2009's 'Beheaded By Voltron' is, in this reviewer's opinion, a disregarded masterpiece that perfectly blends the sensibilities of Fall Of Troy with the jarring destruction of Hayworth and guitar wizardry of Edhochuli. After the brief "You Bring the Doom (We'll Bring the Natty Ice) - Introduction" we are met with a very dancey/disjointed opening of "Electrocuticated" complete with sassy shouts before the band goes hella Hayworth 48 seconds in with ear-piercing shrieks and lightning-fast breakdowns. If you aren't sold by the digitally destroyed vocals at 1:19 then just stop reading this review and find a new blog cuz this is 100% my shit. "Suspended Carbonite" is next, swirling around like an antagonistic teenager until the hulk is revealed come 37 seconds via a behemoth breakdown. The last half of the track is chill, Dillinger Escape Plan worship which gives the listener one of only a few breathers on the record. The next song is as humorous as it is catchy and intense. First off, the laughing screams at the beginning set a not-so-serious tone before that drawling, "My baby left me..." section with what sounds ilke an old cowboy crooning the lyrics. Regardless of the aforementioned this song is fire, especially that screamy, scratchy palm-muted section that starts at 27 seconds. Oh, and I'd be an ass to forget the monumental breakdown at 1:29 that, again, screams Hayworth, so I fucking love it. Then it's time for the banger, the shit, my absolute, ultimate jam, "Lazerz 30 Airsoft 3". The shifting, unstable opening is a riot, reminding me of Me And Him Call It Us and Loftus (and yes, Hayworth, too). Then 40 seconds hits and I'm in heaven. Seriously this section is fucking unreal. The stop/start instrumentals mix with a flurry of shrieks that I can't help but scream along to, "You, you fucked up! You know you fucked up!" followed by sassy delivered lyrics of, "Bring, your razors. Bring your razors." And then bam we're getting slammed by a slide-driven breakdown. I haven't even mentioned the second dancey section and ridiculous metal outro...until now I guess. Finishing off side A (mmhmmm) is "I Grew Up In a Single Wide", a 1:59 romp through more sassy, mathy and extreme rock/hardcore/metal that has technical moments of Edchochuli juxtaposed with metallic breakdowns not unlike Tower Of Rome, all topped with Fall Of Troy melodic/dancey sensibilities.

The B-side opens with the sensational "The Magic Bullet", putting on clinics in both ultra-shrieky, danceable, whitebelt/myspace music as well as extremely technical hard rock and metal guitar solos. Be sure to watch the live video of this song with Quentin doing the entire thing with an unplugged mic. It is truly one of the most cathartic things I've ever seen, and somehow the only live video of the band currently in existence. Take a ride on the style carousel with "Distributing.Rhythmic.Abuse." and shatter any ideas you have about bands staying in a single genre during the course of a song. I also feel the need to reiterate how powerful the screaming is - I actually messaged my friend and U.S. counterpart at Zegema Beach saying, "Those vocals are everything I want to be." As the song fades out we are hit full force by "Aqua Teen Destroyed Boston's Life", a relatively short but explosive number that fans of .gif from god and Oktober Skyline are sure to enjoy immensely, especially the tearing of the space-time continuum at 1:05 and that monolithic breakdown come 1:24. It's the title track "Beheaded By Voltron" that has the most Fall Of Troy influence shining through, but they definitely take the instrumental side to the next level and leave clean singing out of it altogether. I am under the impression that before writing closer "Tennis Grunts" the band said, "Hey, we love Psyopus. Let's do a Psyopus song," and that they sure as shit did. This album is a truly remarkable and underappreciated gem that I hope starts gaining more recognition.

2010 'Beheaded By Voltron (reissue)' which was uploaded online with bass added in courtesy of Luke Kelly. I hadn't realized it until writing this review, but I had been jamming the old version of the record and this new one with bass is fucking badass. The groovy sections have a lot more groove and the heavy sections/breakdowns are ridiculous. I have to jam this through all the way again because it's like getting a second xmas this year.

In 2012 the band released 'Escape From Hooker Mountain' which was three songs initially intended to be used for a split with Echoes Build Empires, but instead were reverted to a digital EP and dubbed an "unfinished product". A very noticeable change was no more Quentin...or vocals of any kind. It's an enjoyable listen, but not for anyone looking to hear more chaotic, shrieky ANTARCTICA. Two years later in 2014 the band released a posthumous 'split w/This Weeks Leader' that pretty much ditches metal/hardcore for twinkly math rock and ambient/noise not unlike Piglet, Hella and Ahleuchatistas. Again, not really my thing but some people here will dig it, I'm sure.

So why did I start talking about A and B sides concerning the 'Beheaded By Voltron' LP? Cuz as the cds have been sought after for a decade it's high time for Zegema Beach Records to make some goddamned tapes. Cassettes /60 coming in late December/January with a bonus live track. Fuck to the yes.

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2008 - Demo digitalEP (anyone got this?)
2008 - S.O.C.K. cdEP

2009 - Beheaded By Voltron cdLP (stream/donate/download here)

2010 - Beheaded By Voltron (reissue) digitalLP (stream/donate/download here)

2012 - Escape From Hooker Mountain digitalEP

2014 - This Weeks Leader split cassetteLP (stream/donate/download here)

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(2009) ANTARCTICA - "Lazerz 30 Airsoft 3" (from 'Beheaded By Voltron [reissue]')

(2009) ANTARCTICA - "Aqua Teen Destroyed Boston's Life" (from 'Beheaded By Voltron [reissue]')

(2009) ANTARCTICA - "Electrocuticated" (from 'Beheaded By Voltron [reissue]')

(2009) ANTARCTICA - "Beheaded By Voltron" (from 'Beheaded By Voltron [reissue]')

(2009) ANTARCTICA - "The Magic Bullet" live

(2008) ANTARCTICA - "Chowder, The Heaviest of All Soup" (from 'SOCK')


(2012) ANTARCTICA - "Mind Eraser" (from 'Escape From Hooker Mountain')

(2014) ANTARCTICA - "escape from cowboys from hell pt. 2" (from 'This Weeks Leader' split)

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ANTARCTICA out of print mp3 discography download / additional links

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Friday, 1 November 2019

'querida hija' by: FOXTAILS

Year: 2019
Label: Emocat Records (listen/buy here)

For fans of: Dad Thighs, Kaddish, Lautrec, Eucalypt, Fall Of Troy, Nayru and Off Minor.

Review by David Norman:

I'd heard good things about FOXTAILS but had never taken the chance to check them out. That was quickly changed at New Friends Fest 2019 where I saw them play to a very full room. Their obtuse, jazzy, screamy, punk rock/hardcore is one that immediately draws zero direct band comparisons because FOXTAILS fucking sound like FOXTAILS. After five releases, this is pretty much the place most bands want to be, but usually break up earlier or jump genre ships a few times without holding a style unique to the band. FOXTAILS are from Connecticut and have achieved this in their early 20s, which makes their sixth release 'querida hija' all that much more impressive. Emocat Records will be releasing it on cassette and 12" vinyl by the end of the year.

'querida hija' is seven tracks spread over 25 minutes of music, boasting so many influences that it's nearly impossible to pick out anything obvious. Opener "zzz" is two minutes of dreamy vocals and a creepy, folky ambiance while the following track "the chickening" is a shrieky, jazzy post-hardcore tune with some nice crooning and nods to Slint as well as Scottish screamo elite Kaddish. The sting in "prime crier" from 57 seconds to 1:30 is straight-up Dave street thanks primarily to a flurry of screams that make another appearance near the end of the track. "it was the first time i remembered a saturday night i forgot about" takes a jump outside of punk, hardcore and screamo during the intro, opting for a cool lounge section with a sax before tearing shit up prior to the first minute elapsing. The song dips in and out of the two extremes by riding the very intoxicating waves of Jon's guitar, and I'd be amiss not to mention the drumming of Mike who blends the clusterfuck of genres into a very smooth paste that can be put on just about anything. Two of the best songs come near the end of the album as "lucky cat sticker pack" and "i experienced ego death on a skramcave thread" are both excellent, driving, screamy, mathy tracks with those patented FOXTAILS subdued sections, although the latter is easily the heaviest/best song in this reviewer's opinion. The other track on here is "querida" which feels like the sibling song to "zzz" but includes all of the band members sticking to their instruments, creating an ethereal, peaceful jam that lasts over five minutes.

 The band goes on tour in November so be sure to catch them and pick up a copy of the new album.

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(2019) FOXTAILS "i experienced ego death on a skramcave thread" (from 'querida hija')

(2019) FOXTAILS "lucky cat sticker pack" (from 'querida hija')

(2019) FOXTAILS "the chickening" (from 'querida hija')

(2019) FOXTAILS Full Set live @New Friends Fest

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