Икар

Band: Икар
Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Emo / Screamo / Skramz / Emo-violence / Powerviolence / Grindcore

Related artists: ?.
Country: Minsk BELARUS
Years Active: 2015-2016
For fans of: Francis Brady, Deleometer, Blind Girls, Building Of A Heart Breaker Pyramid, Tristan Tzara, Louise Cyphre, Ghost Spirit, and The Short Blooming.

Label(s): Self Released / Le Blast

      I discovered Икар (I think it's pronounced Ikar) through Le Blast Tapes who continually release some of the most obscure/underground screamo/emo-violence from all over the world. After picking up the label's most recent releases I came across this Belarusian band that recorded a live set in 2015 and an EP in 2016, both short, both fucking awesome. 

     This band in particular played intense, cathartic, speedy, and shrieky emo-violence in the vein of Blind Girls (minus the intricate guitar melodies), Francis Brady, Piri Reis and Beau Navire. Honestly this shit should have blown up as the 2016 '\​\​\​\​\​\' in particular is top-fucking-notch stuff. It contains six tracks that are usually a hair under two minutes and the production is (obviously) vastly improved from the live recordings.

     Zegema Beach Records has the final copies in their store but only 15 were made and we already sold the first half!

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DISCOGRAPHY

2015 - Live/Unreleased digital EP (available on tape only)

2016 - \​\​\​\​\​\ cassette EP (stream/donate/download here)

2022 - \​\​\​\​\​\ + Live/Unreleased cassette (buy from Zegema Beach Records)

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(2016) Икар - "Последняя" (from '\​\​\​\​\​\')

https://youtu.be/Gt6y6Tg9IRY

(2016) Икар - "Ветра потерь" (from '\​\​\​\​\​\')

https://youtu.be/PJ1vkkkgmus

(2016) Икар - "Ревущие деревья ждут, когда мы вернемся" (from '\​\​\​\​\​\')

https://youtu.be/SGiHc0q6wPc

(2015) Икар - "2" (from 'Live/Unreleased')

https://youtu.be/ypl4VTkUfmQ

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Икар additional links

Bandcamp

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ATALANTA

Band: ATALANTA
Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Post-Hardcore / Emo / Screamo / Skramz / Sludge / Experimental

Related artists: Bbaatbifffs.
Country: Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
Years Active: 2013
For fans of: A Paramount A Love Supreme, A Day In Black And White, Truman, Swan Of Tuonela, Trotsky, Infant Island, Sleep Debt, Closedown, Neev, Nouveau and Burial Etiquette.

Label(s): Self Released

     This three-piece from Chicago, Illinois were around in 2013 and then were done. In and out with a single six-song EP called 'Tainted', how very screamo indeed. The songs are very dark, emotional, raw, eerie, and generally just super moody, with jarring/shrieky vocals and the occasional spoken word (but so much more, like a controlled emotional wail). Tracks like "Cold Winter Showers" (very bassy), "Hold" (very playful), "How Many People Should Be Dissected?" (very diverse), and "Ignorant Assimilation" (very epic) are the ones to perk your ears up for when listening through, as they are fleshed out and super engaging. The closer "Ignorant Assimilation" (live video here) is my numba one here, as that dark/dancey vibe builds until the vocalist is left alone screaming before the climax - HOLY FUCK that's some good shit. They definitely hit a sweet-spot that's hard to place, but A Paramount A Love Supreme, Swan Of Tuonela, and Truman are probably the most apt comparisons here.

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DISCOGRAPHY

2013 - live WHPK (2 songs) digital (stream/donate/download here)

2013 - Tainted cassetteEP (stream/donate/download here)

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(2013) ATALANTA - "Ignorant Assimilation" (from 'Tainted')

https://youtu.be/HY7e4WZxkWk

(2013) ATALANTA - "Hold" (from 'Tainted')

https://youtu.be/DtBXyYQdYmU

(2013) ATALANTA - "How Many People Should Be Dissected" live

https://youtu.be/Zu4o7BuvwTw

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ATALANTA additional links

Bandcamp

Facebook

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*** PODCAST #106 Dean Strike (Salt Money, Spear Of Schlonginus, etc.) ***

     Another stabby reminder not to release your year-end lists early cuz you would have completely missed SALT MONEY's 12-track LP. I spoke with vocalist Dean and had a great time. We delved heavily into the band's creation, their upcoming tour, the Australian scene, and a ton of other stuff such as: the Australian screamo explosion, why Spotify is definitely lame (edit: they thought I was using "feat" as in "featuring"), Parkway Drive ruling Australia, twinkles, more talking in screamo, the metamorphosis of Lumens, the future of Salt Money (and a music video!), selling out, some love for Racoon City/Flesh Born/Pianos Become The Teeth/The Saddest Landscape/Gil Cerrone/Keratin/Thank You Driver, etc. Bands played in this podcast: A Mourning Star, Eremo, Komusō, I Have A Heart, I Have Dreams and World Sick. Listen to podcast #106 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

SALT MONEY
Bandcamp

SPEAR OF SCHLONGINUS
Bandcamp

1 I Say Spear. You Say Schlong.

WORLD SICK "Job Ready" (Dean)
EREMO "L'Ego In Un Pagliaio" (Dave)

2 Getting Into Screamo (soon to be called Talko)

I HAVE A HURT "Hello Darkness" (Dean)
KOMUSŌ "暗宿" (Dave)

3 Unboxable

I HAVE DREAMS "Thank you so much for having the courage to help a friend change his life for the better" (Dean)

4 Small Scenes

A MOURNING STAR "Original Mind" (Dave)

~Dave

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PODCAST #106 linked here

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