(((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain)))))

Sunday, 30 July 2023

* PODCAST #121 Jen Wiley (In Loving Memory) *

One of the more recent screamo bands to reunite was Iowa's IN LOVING MEMORY. They announced it about a year ago and just released their ridiculously good comeback EP 'A Gentler Sun'. I figured it was a great time to pick Jen's brain about all the stuff that happened 25 years ago, up to including filming a music video a few short weeks ago. Other things discussed in this podcast: reunion's a trip, not screaming for 20 years, The Suicide Machines to At The Drive In, chillin' with Steve Sneer, early days/Day Of Atonement, finding out your band was important/influential, playing with Converge, the first dissolution and the in-between time, the beginning of Examination Of The..., getting back together, lyrical insights, upcoming reunion shows, kids watching mom screaming her lungs out on the floor, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Bok Suna, Hopesfall, Onewaymirror, Shakespears Sister and The Spirit Of Versailles. Listen to podcast #121 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

IN LOVING MEMORY

Bandcamp

Linktr.ee

ZBR 'A Gentler Sun' cassette links

1 Yeah, That's Hardcore

THE SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES "The Line Between Us" (Jen)
ONEWAYMIRROR "Forever Fell Short" (Dave)

2 Des Moines Christian School

HOPESFALL "The Broken Heart of a Traitor" (Jen)

3 The Bubble
SHAKESPEARS SISTER "Stay" (Jen) [music video linked here]
BOK SUNA "you keep saying goodnight and not sleeping" (Dave)

4 I Love A Good Little Chug
~no music

~Dave

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PODCAST #121 linked here

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Thursday, 27 July 2023

* DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF exclusive song premiere *

DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF

"Josh Nichols"
exclusive song premiere

For fans of: United Nations, (early) SeeYouSpaceCowboy and Advocate

Bandcamp

orders open Sunday July 30th, 2023 @9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST

A few months back (maybe closer to a year) I reviewed the current discography for Chilean solo project DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF during which time I actually was able to memorize the entire band name. I was super impressed with the staggering amount of fantastic output in such a short period of time.

Is this the final DDTIFMTATMAS release? I'm not sure, but it might be, as project mastermind Fernando is putting the project on hiatus to focus on other endeavors such as Retratos de Heroína, and we're releasing the discography cassette this Sunday July 30th on Zegema Beach Records!!! Tears of sadness and joy. The cassette begins with the brand new EP 'A Harvest of My Own Ignorance', a 7-song whirlwind featuring guest vocals by none other than Sammy Gurule who also did the artwork.

(2023) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF "Josh Nichols" (from 'A Harvest of My Own Ignorance')

https://youtu.be/8tjVc4Y5Tyg

A violent, sassy, chaotic, sprint (boy I'd love to see that in real life), "Josh Nichols" spits out the venomous SeeYouSpaceCowboy-esque whimpering before throttling the listener with abrasive and unrelenting emo-violence. They've got everything here: stop/starts, driving parts, multiple screaming, and a chuggy ending, all in a minute 27.

ADDITIONAL LINKS & WHATNOT

Another new song premiere on Zampler #21

Discography post on OMSB

Tuesday, 25 July 2023

* PODCAST #120 Scott (Venns, The Bunn, etc) *

Scott is a very artistic, creative, and passionate person. He's also cool as fuck. After getting hooked up by a Zegema Beach/Venns release, we've been chatting and decided to give the ole podcast a go. And it turned out great. A few podcast points: scene amalgamation, early bands: Gut + Killswitch + Karma + August + Arkata + Horselover, the Hardcore Hotline, Scott has seen almost every amazing screamo band from the 90s and it makes Dave audibly flabbergasted, screamo templates, tears for Van Johnson, hand claps rule, the Fashion Machine label, mirror movement disorder, Field of Screamo, making the Life In Vacuum music video, cookie-cutter screams vs. destroying voices, Yashira label-mate buzz, brain battling Foreigns, Venns as a live band maybe, Zegema Beach Records on the answering end, fuck paypal, the climate of tapes vs. vinyl, the dick move you shouldn't pull with tour posts, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Closure, Evil Ex, Four Hundred Years, Hylda, Mare, and Via Fondo. Listen to podcast #120 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

VENNS

Bandcamp

Official Website

ZBR 'Team Sports' 7" links

FOREIGNS

WTLNDS

THE BUNN