SEYARSE

Band: SEYARSE

Genres: Punk / Noise Rock / Grind / Emo-Violence / Hardcore / Grind / Metalcore / Screamo
Related artists: Piglet and Lekita Threat.
Country: Chicago, USA
Years Active: 2002-2004
Song: "It Might Be A Setup"
Album: "Seyarse"
Year: 2002
Label(s): Curtaincall Music / 404 Records
This post's artist is from the April 2014 Mix. This is track #2.
You can download the April 2014 Mix#4 right here.
For fans of: Textbook Traitors, Oktober Skyline, The Great Redneck Hope, Hospital, Kaospilot, Craneo, Usurp Snapse, Tristan Tzara, La Mantra De Fhiqria, Yusuke, Makara, Dispensing Of False Halos, The Flying Worker, Neck First, Isodora Crane, Deadseraphim, Beau Navire, Caught In The Fall, MNWA, Gas Up Yr Hearse!, Loftus, Means To An End, June Paik, Francis Brady, (old) Death Of Anna Karina, Cease Upon The Capitol, Mara'akate, The Sutek Conspiracy, Orchid, Louise Cyphre and Jeromes Dream aka PROPER Screamo.

SEYARSE was a relatively unknown and short-lived project by the guys who ended up bringing you Piglet. That being said, this sounds absolutely nothing like Piglet. This is violent, chaotic and shrieky hardcore band played at breakneck speeds. If you consider yourself a fan of the genre and bands like and especially older Death Of Anna Karina or anything by the Spanish band Craneo as well Textbook Traitors, Francis Brady, The Great Redneck Hope, Louise Cyphre and Isodora Crane, just listen to "Gypsy Switch" and you'll fucking love this band. They only released 7 songs over 2 releases, a 7"EP and a split 12" with like-minded La Mantra De Fhiqria.

To name drop some more, SEYARSE played violent, chaotic and excessively screamy hardcore in the vein of Oktober Skyline, June Paik, Kaospilot and just about any other emo-violence or heavy European screamo band. Amid screamy emo-violence and chaos is a solid base with memorable riffs, huge breakdowns and all-around engaging output. Take "It Might Be A Setup" for example. There's lots of lightning fast noodling, driving instrumentals backed by the vocal emotional strain of a rabid banshee. This super screamy emo-violence works with guitars that have been slowed down just enough to sound punk/hardcore while still bordering on screamo. SEYARSE is most definitely a prodigiously underrated band, so grab the discography from my personal vinyl transfer here and grab the last copy of their split 12" in the ZBR store, linked here.

I've got some SEYARSE shirts coming my way that'll be in the Zegema Beach Records online store in early May, so I'll post when those go up as they were custom made by my good man Kyle (of SEYARSE and Piglet) and there's like...5 or something.

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DISCOGRAPHY

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

2002 - Seyarse 7"EP

2004 - La Mantra De Fhiqria Split 12"LP (PURCHASE HERE)

Unknown - Live cd

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(2002) SEYARSE - "It Might Be A Setup" (from 'Seyarse' 7")

(2002) SEYARSE - "Gypsy Switch" (from 'Seyarse' 7")

(2004) SEYARSE - "Twenty" (from 'La Mantra De Fhiqria' split)

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SEYARSE out-of-print discography mp3 download / additional links

(download here)
Purchase the split 12" (very rare, $25)

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RUSTY

Band: RUSTY

Genres: Punk / Rock / Grunge / Alternative / Indie
Related artists: Doughboys.
Country: Toronto, CANADA
Years Active: 1994-1998
Song: "Misogyny"
Album: "Fluke"
Year: 1995
Label(s): Handsome Boy
This post's artist is from the April 2014 Mix. This is track #10.
You can download the April 2014 Mix#4 right here.
For fans of: Life In Vacuum, Rye Coalition, Pearl Jam, The Mark Inside, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Harvey Danger, Everclear, Nada Surf, Limblifter, Age Of Electric and Nirvana...etc.

Although the word "Rusty" will always conjure up Kramer yelling the name whist commanding Rusty the horse in utter disgust during an episode in the show Seinfeld, the second synapse my brain fires off is related to the Canadian punk/grunge rock band that released one of the best debut records I've ever heard, and then proceeded to suck balls.

RUSTY was a dope, heavy yet almost country-ish grunge band. I feel the need to stress again that they were pretty heavy/thick/chunky/aggressive/whatever for their time as well as for mainstream in general. Everclear, Soul Asylum and the like were garnering a lot of radio play and this Canadian band snuck in and made more than a decent name for themselves, especially in the greater-Toronto area. For me, it was like getting partially into screamy indie/grunge music 7-10 years before properly getting into said music.

The story:
So, let's get this over with, because I'm still frustrated - even after 15 years! I was fucking obsessed, yo. I spun 'Fluke' erry day. It was the bomb. Then their 'Sophomoric' album dropped and "man, it sucked." I should probably mention that the album doesn't suck, as they are talented musicians who play some catchy tunes - but to anyone that cherished the heavier side of the band was left out in the cold. Bands should play the music they want to and I can't fault them for it (and damn well shouldn't) - but I have no problem giving my honest opinion when I think the music is bland, boring and quite frankly shite compared to previous endeavors. I think maybe I just liked 'Fluke' a little too much. It really was a musically defining album for me, along with White Zombie, Sugar Ray's 'Lemonade and Brownies' album, Pantera's first few cds and early Weezer.

The voice:
If Iggy Pop smoked weed 24 hours a day, grew dreads and played primarily aggressive songs with more yelling, he'd probably end up sounding like this guy. As goddamn punchy and engaging as the instrumentals are, Ken McNeil is definitely the vocal point (ha) of RUSTY. Either his voice or his dreads, I'm still unsure.

The songs:
"Billy Boy" comes off as a post-punk romp. "California" is a stoner-rock serenade with hints of Randy Newman in the verses. "Groovy Dead" is a plodding and aptly titled groovy grunge song with some sugary-sweet backups. "Wake Me" is a hazy back-and-forth between drug-induced reverb and an extremely hard-hitting chorus. The single "Misogyny" has a great little drum intro before gallivanting about with another sassy-yet-catchy post-punk number that sounds like Foo Fighters before Foo Fighters were writing the occasional rock gem. That may be a bold statement, but that doesn't make it any less true.

The conclusion:
Their later work may be for you, it just wasn't for me. Start with 'Fluke', it's a fantastic record.

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DISCOGRAPHY

1994 - Rusty cdEP

1995 - Fluke cdLP (download here)
1995 - Chemical Sound Compilation/Split 7" (contributed "Oasis")

1997 - Sophomoric cdLP

1998 - Out Of Their Heads cdLP

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(1995) RUSTY - "Misogyny" (from 'Fluke') OFFICIAL VIDEO

(1995) RUSTY - "Groovy Dead" (from 'Fluke') OFFICIAL VIDEO

(1995) RUSTY - "Wake Me" (from 'Fluke')

(1995) RUSTY - "California" (from 'Fluke')

(1997) RUSTY - "Empty Cell" (from 'Sophomoric')

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RUSTY 'Fluke'

(download here)

Lastfm

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JENNY PICCOLO exclusive interview

Band: JENNY PICCOLO

Genres: Punk / Grind / Thrash / Hardcore / Metal / Screamo
Related artists: The Anasazi, Makara, Mohinder, Yaphet Kotto, Noothgrush, Breasts, Duster, Eiafuawn, Anal Knievel,мятеж, Red Army.
Country: Santa Cruz, California USA
Years Active: 1996-2001
Song: "Forgotten"
Album: "Information Battle To Denounce The Genocide"
Year: 1997
Label(s): Three One G / Deep Six Records
This post's artist is from the April 2014 Mix. This is track #7.
You can download the April 2014 Mix#4 right here.
For fans of: Neil Perry, Ruhaeda, Makara, Fucking Invincible, Hassan I Sabbah, Bury Me Standing, Mohinder, Spazz, Raised Fist, Chest Pain, Gorilla Biscuits and Dead Kennedy's.

JENNY PICCOLO existed for a few short years back in the late 1990s and were named after Joanie Cunningham's best friend on the TV show "Happy Days". I googled that shit cuz I didn't watch the show. They generally crammed as much as they could into songs that hovered around the 30-second mark. Their 52-track discography cd clocks in at less than 40 minutes and after the first song you have a pretty good idea of what's in store for the remaining 51. It's young, sloppy, loud and fast. The drums are pounded on non-stop at a frantic rate. The guitar varies between drawn-out, down-tuned riffs that act as breathers as well as breakdowns, and thrash/grind chaos. The bass is also turned up higher than most bands, which gives the whole things a very punk/hardcore feel to it. Plus there's yelling/screaming by at least 2 of the members which is reminiscent of numerous bands, but early Neil Perry and Hassan I Sabbah come to mind, with more of a crusty-punk feel. The whole thing comes together nicely. It's not pretty, but it's honest, engaging and fun as hell to listen to. If you want a place to start, start with the video below before reading my extensive interview with Chris, who also played in and discusses Yaphet Kotto, Makara and The Anasazi. The drummer bringing in the breakdown in "Forgotten" (at the 3:30-mark) was paramount for my introduction to 31G and Level-Plane Records, and still brings tears to my eyes. Holy shit, I'm surprised the camera didn't explode.

***Read CHRIS STORY's interview here***

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DISCOGRAPHY

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

1996 - The Locust Split 5" Picture Disc

1997 - Information Battle To Denounce The Genocide 12"LP

1998 - Su19b Split 7"
1998 - Lowest Common Denominator 7" Picture Disc

2001 - Asterisk Split 10"

2006 - Discography cdLP (download here)

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(1996) JENNY PICCOLO - "Hand That Feeds" (from 'The Locust' split)

(1997) JENNY PICCOLO - "Forgotten" (from 'Information Battle To Denounce The Genocide')

(1998) JENNY PICCOLO - "East Reed" (from 'Lowest Common Denominator')

(1998) JENNY PICCOLO - "Cyanide Inhaler" (from 'Su19b' split)

(2001) JENNY PICCOLO - "Bipolar Disorder" (from 'Asterisk' Split)

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JENNY PICCOLO out-of-print discography mp3 download

(download here)

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