DAIGHILA

Band: DAIGHILA
Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Emo-violence / Post-Metal / Emo / Screamo / Hardcore / Thrash / Skramz
Related artists: There are some but I don't know the names yet...
Country: MALAYSIA
Years Active: 2006-Present
Song: "Hunt"
Album: "Circuits split"
Year: 2012
Label(s): Third Arms Records / Utarid Tapes / Tenzenmen / Genjing Records / Revulsion Records / Cactus Records / Yehonala Tapes / Epidemic Records / Bullwhip Records / De Graanrepubliek / Shove Records
This post's artist is from the April 2015 Mix. This is track #9.
You can download: the June Mix#6 right here or get the new July 2015 Mix#7 here.
For fans of: Seyarse, Craneo, Anger Is Beautiful, Swan Of Tuonela, Ruptures, Jeanne, Yusuke, Loma Prieta, Means To An End, Tetola93, Danse Macabre, Descrubriendo A Mr. Mime, A Company Of Heroes, Converge, Orchid, Takaru, Kodan Armada, Dispensing Of False Halos, A Light In The Attic, Towers and Virginia On Duty aka PROPER SCREAMO.

DAIGHILA is a band from Malaysia that I was told to check out just over a year ago and I finally did it. I seriously slept on these fine fellas who have put out a vast amount of releases since 2006, with most coming in 2009 and 2012. The band plays metallic, screamy hardcore punk with similarities to fellow natives Virginia On Duty as well as Seyarse, Craneo, Yusuke and Dispensing Of False Halos. The maxed out screaming, indecipherable banshee calls but hot damn it just fits so well and definitely nods to emoviolence more than any other genre. The instrumentals mix punk, hardcore, metal, thrash and screamo in a goddamn blender before regurgitating it all back up in the slurry that is DAIGHILA, and it's amazing.

The first few releases in 2006 and 2007 are pretty similar sounding to later material in that they're all pretty goddamn good. From the 'Demo' tracks like "I Am The Witness Of The Wreckoning Of Your Empire" scream Tetola93 and Dispensing Of False Halos, especially with those metal-driven guitar romps and blazing Converge speed mixed with Fall Of Troy riffing. From 'Miscellaneous' the song "Sulking Hands" is the standout, bearing some exceptional vocal delivery and spacey post-hardcore jaunt that starts 50 seconds in and the explosive finale. "Inculpable" resides on the 'Henceforth' EP released in 2009 and really brings European screamo like Louise Cyphre to mind.

From the 'Circuits split' tape, "Hunt" begins and I think I'm listening to the softer parts of Kodan Armada, only to have it eventually shift to emoviolence that definitely brings Virginia On Duty to mind. At 3:49 the songs has an Old Man Gloom part straight outta 'Meditations in B' that leads to a nice little riffbomb at the end. From the 'Fanzui Xiangfa split' 7" both "Opportunist's Agenda" and "Inquisition" are killer tracks that balance a lot more melody that most of the band's material. "Contentment" can be found on the 'This Is Atlantis split' 7" as well as the 'Transitions' cd and is a phenomenal song with one of the most driving forces the band has mustered to date and would probably please fans of Loma Prieta and Swan Of Tuonela. 'Transistions' pretty much contains everything they recorded from 2009 to 2012 except for the 'Miscellaneous' cdr, 'Grinding Halt split' 7" and 'Pazahora split' tape although bandcamp reads that the 'Transitions' cd is 14 tracks and includes those two splits, but I only have 9. Weird.

Lastly, the band also told me that they will be releasing a new record in the near future that they will most likely be releasing by themselves (as I was trying to help out with the North America side via Zegema Beach Records). This band is that good. Don't sleep on them like I did. Huge mistake.

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DISCOGRAPHY

2006 - Demo cassetteEP (stream/donate/download here)

2007 - Noisy Sin Of The Insect split cassetteEP (stream/donate/download here)

2009 - Miscellaneous cdrEP/LP? (I've seen it listed as 4 and 10 tracks so I'm confused) (stream/donate/download here)
2009 - Henceforth EP (stream/buy here)
2009 - Happy Little Creatures compilation cdLP (stream/donate/download here)

2010 - Fanzui Xiangfa split 7"EP (stream/buy here)
2010 - Sarjan Hassan split cassetteEP (stream/buy here)

2011 - Circuits split cassetteEP (stream/buy here)

2012 - Transitions cdLP (stream/buy here)
2012 - Grinding Halt split 7"EP (stream/buy here)
2012 - Pazahora split cassetteEP (stream/buy here)
2012 - This Is Atlantis split 7"EP (stream/buy here)

2015 - Japan Tour Limited Compilation cd compilation (contributed "You Amount to Nothing") (stream/buy here)

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(2012) DAIGHILA - Full live set

(2012) DAIGHILA - "Contentment" (from 'This Is Atlantis' split)

(2011) DAIGHILA - "Hunt" (from 'Circuits' split)

(2009) DAIGHILA - "Inculpable" (from 'Henceforth')

(2009) DAIGHILA - "Inquisition" (from 'Fan Zui Xiang Fa' split)

(2009) DAIGHILA - "Opportunist Agenda" (from 'Fan Zui Xiang Fa' split)

(2009) DAIGHILA - "Sulking Hands" (from 'Miscellaneous')

(2009) DAIGHILA - "...Of Evil and Hate" (from 'Happy Little Creatures' comp)

(2007) DAIGHILA - "Above Grey Clouds" (from 'Noisy Sin Of The Insect' split)

(2006) DAIGHILA - "I Am The Witness Of The Wreckoning Of Your Empire" (from 'Demo')

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DAIGHILA additional links

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Blog

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WAXWING

Band: WAXWING

Genres: Punk / Rock / Folk / Emo / Alternative / Indie / Country

Related artists: Rocky Votolato, The Blood Brothers, Neon Blonde, Head Wound City, Kentucky Pistol, Gatsby's American Dream, Lying On Loot, Bugs In Amber, Lightheavyweight and Jaguar Love.

Country: Seattle, Washington USA

Years Active: 1996-2005

Song: "Laboratory"

Album: "One For the Ride"

Year: 2000

Label(s): Second Nature Recordings / Henry's Finest Recordings / Excursion Records / All About Friends Forever

This post's artist is from the April 2015 Mix. This is track #7.

You can download: the June Mix#6 right here or get the new July 2015 Mix#7 here.

For fans of: Rocky Votolato, Canvas, Desaparacidos, Nada Surf, Sunny Day Real Estate, Weezer, Cursive, Sharks Keep Moving, Moving Mountains, and Attack In Black.

WAXWING were an odd sound. Not that it is elusive or weird, but the creation by these four gentlemen from about 1999-2002 is in a league all it's own. The sound is expertly crafted, doused in originality and accessible as all hell. Rocky Votolato, who is widely known for his solo material and brother Cody from The Blood Brothers, Neon Blonde and Jaguar Love, among a plethora of other associated bands got back together at the beginning/middle of 2013, but I guess that never came to fruition as the band released nothing. Regardless, their material demands a listen.

Beginning chronologically is the 'Intervention' 7" which not surprisingly includes the track "Intervention" that is an amazing start. The song dips between the serene, dark and intoxicating slow bits and post-hardcore/aggressive alternative.

The band's debut LP 'For Madmen Only' is a decent album but one I couldn't get into as much as the latter two full lengths. "CornerStore" is the only song that really rings like future WAXWING. The barely audible, hushed singing starts things off with those entrancing guitars that act like spiderwebs before exploding during the chorus, along with Rocky's early take on raspier, heavier singing.

'One For the Ride' is amazing. Seriously. The first two tracks solidify this as one of the greatest emo/rock/alternative albums ever. No argument. Starting with "All of My Prophets" the band is able to perfectly harness the soft, dreamy, emotional arrangements with some cracking alternative rock. "One For the Ride" is a sing along masterpiece. Imagine Rocky Votolato's 'Suicide Medicine' with a backing band and you're already there. There's a reason why it's the title track - because it's fucking amazing. "Where Did the Time Go?" is a slow, brooding, almost dancey affair which boasts some great guitars during the intro that will no doubt get your head boppin'. "There Will Be a Reckoning" is the country tune but at 2:38 it flips back to 90s rock for a brief moment before delving further into almost Helmet-esque territory with some heavy riffing. This heavier, punkier second half comes with an accompanying wailing Rocky Votolato. "Blue Days and Green Nights" is the penultimate slow, beautiful and haunting track on here. It's not unlike "Where Did the Time Go?" in it's restrained power shrouded in sweet, soft lullabies. Saving the best for last, "Laboratory" is my WAXWING jam, no question. The build in this song is fucking epic and it's the best example of the band's myriad influences and polished songwriting style. Honestly, if you listen to any track make it this beauty.

The band's final venture 'Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns' is a little more aggressive but also hints much  more obviously at Rocky's country and folk roots. It's a great album but may not reach the pedestal that I've had 'One For the Ride' on for the last 15 years. It opens with "Everything's On Fire" which is definitely one of the stronger efforts WAXWING crafted. Warbly as his voice may be, the lyrics and powerful placement by Rocky along with very driving instrumentals that rise and fall, although probably fall directly into the harder category. "Colour" is a poppier track that reminds me a lot more of 'One For the Ride', hot damn just listen to the high pitched/bubble gum vocal injection at 30 seconds in and the extremely infectious chorus. "Place Called Houston" has a heavier country feel to the intro but at 0:42 the song slows down and darkens to the point where it's classic WAXWING. "Records" is a really cool song that suffers from attention deficit disorder as it jumps all over the place. Soft parts, fast parts, hand clapping, bouncy parts and sing-alongs. The "Untitled Track" aids in showing off Rocky Votolato's range of emotion-packed singing over a piano before the guitar licks slide in just after 1:10. This is probably a cover of something, but holy moly it packs a punch.

WAXWING truly defies conventions and fall into a category by themselves. As you'll notice the for fans of section is (again) sorely lacking here, but there's nothing save for Rocky Votolato's solo stuff and maybe Call It Arson and Canvas that comes close to sounding like WAXWING. One of my all-time favourite bands. You are truly doing yourself a disservice is you pass on this band without giving them a listen.

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DISCOGRAPHY

Click )==>here<==( to download the band's complete discography in mp3 form.

1998 - Intervention 7"EP

1999 - For Madmen Only LP

1999 - The Casket Lottery split 7"

2000 - One For the Ride cd/12"LP

2001 - Intervention: Collection + Remix cdLP

2002 - Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns cd/12"LP

2014 - All About Friends Forever Volume 5 (split w/Steve Brodsky, The Firebird Suite Yuri-G and Impel) 7"EP

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(2000) WAXWING - "Laboratory" (from 'One For the Ride')

(2002) WAXWING - "Colour" (from 'Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns')

(1998) WAXWING - "Intervention" (from 'Intervention')

(1999) WAXWING - "Corner Store" (from 'For Madmen Only')

(2000) WAXWING - "One For the Ride" (from 'One For the Ride')

(2000) WAXWING - "All of My Prophets" (from 'One For the Ride')

(2002) WAXWING - "Everything's On Fire" (from 'Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns')

(2002) WAXWING - "Records" (from 'Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns')

 

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WAXWING out of print mp3 discography download

(download here)

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*** Zampler #5 - To Fight the Bug, We Must Understand the Bug ***

Zegema Beach Records just released the new 25-track zampler titled 'To Fight the Bug, We Must Understand the Bug' with 7 previously unreleased songs. In the past Zampler #3 was my favourite but this one surpasses even that. These 25 tracks span the last year and a half at Zegema Beach Records 40-something releases of screamo, post-hardcore, punk, emo, math-metal, emo-violence and powerviolence. Definitely my favourite compilation of 2015 ;)

Check it out via the ZBR bandcamp page linked here!

* = denotes previously unreleased track

* 1) мятеж - Van Lewyn & Burke, Carter J. - Welcome to 2015 (you pieces of shit)

* 2) NIONDE PLÅGAN - Vän, I Förödelsens Stund

3) VIA FONDO - Vita Staket

4) REPUBLIC OF DREAMS - Dooh Nibor

5) RESPIRE - Nihil

* 6) YUSUKE - Stomp the Ones Who Define You

7) TENTACLES - Warm Body

* 8) LAMANTIDE - Di bui e terre

9) RAVIN - Des Visages

* 10) KIKEN - Shi/Hounds from the Darkest Star

11) CASSILIS - Bloom Brigade

12) VI SOM ALSKADE VARANDRA SA MYCKET - Alfa och Omega

13) OLD SOUL - Triton

14) FOXMOULDER - Tempered Ill

* 15) ENDAMORI - Genessee

16) EAGLEHASLANDED - Got a Flower

17) SECRET SMOKER - Sun Eaters

18) SAID GONER - Baby I'm a Terrorist

19) CONGRATULATIONS - Gospel

20) COMA REGALIA - Anger

21) CARELESS - Mirror

* 22) I LOVE YOUR LIFESTYLE - Circus Master

23) PEOPLE'S TEMPLE PROJECT - Untitled

24) YOUNG MOUNTAIN - Månen Stal Min Själ

25) WORST GIFT - Immoral Inventory (Life as We Blow it)

If you are interested in the first 4 Zamplers, I've linked them via bandcamp below, most of them are free to download:

Zampler #1 - A Trip to the Outer Rings

Zampler #2 - The Bug is in Your Brain

Zampler #3 - Nerves of Steel

Zampler #4 - Flip Six Three Hole

Zampler #5 - To Fight the Bug, We Must Understand the Bug