Maggots in mouth. Blood drained from face. Mourners look on in disbelief at the bloated carcass; too much time in the trenches has made 'em too battle-scarred to feel much of anything, especially for those granted an early release. Seems we got ourselves a stinking sinkhole of gloom here, kids. Yet, like the best tuneage, there's a nagging paradox here-- stemming from the countless layers of über-sustained, shimmering fuzz guitars. Get that there shiv away from yer delicate (though undoubtedly strong from the countless hours of pulling yer pud to Carli Banks vids) wrists and wallow in the obtuse melodies only the Japanese seem to be capable of.
In comments (speaking of which, just cuz I ain't posting with the frequency of yore don't mean a poor bastard, despite being on a lofty spiritual plane, all of a sudden appreciates the sound of cyber-crickets. Ya fucks).
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Well, this is indeed a happy day in blogland (I refuse to use that dumb "-sphere" suffix). It's good to see you back & at it again. I'm about 3 months since I last posted on SCHF (MKIII) - this is the second time I've tried to ressurect the bloody thing but I can't seem to get back into the flow I had going first time round. It's not that I don't suddenly like music or anything, so maybe I'll try again in a day or so. At least this time i didn't delete the blog.
ReplyDeleteSo - Suishou No Fune. Good way to get my attention on my first visit back. I hadn't hear this release before. The sometimes troubling sounds dragged outta the guitars and the Keiji-esque vocals on the Prayer For Chibi album grabbed me and made a fan outta me. That's me - Late to the party as ever and paying collector prices on the releases I missed out on :-)
Thanks for thinking of me & letting me know you're back - much appreciated! I'll be stopping by to see what's new and who knows - maybe I'll get busy and something'll turn up on SCHF that interests you.
Keep on keepin' on
Jake, you're doing a kick ass job here, even if you aren't able to update as often as some would like. The important thing is you're helping to keep obscure music alive by sharing it with others, who will inevitably share it with others. In my eyes you're a hero of the underground music community, and all too often such heroes don't get the recognition they deserve.
ReplyDeleteWith that being said, I wanted to let you know that I updated the url for your blog on the Digital Meltd0wn blogroll @ http://music-bloggers.blogspot.com Hopefully that will send some more traffic your way shortly. Keep up the great work, and don't let the leechers get you down. Take care.
Zer0_II
Woah-- thanks for the kind words.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, I don't mind leeching so much... but them there cyber-crickets get a bit deafening after awhile.
Oh, returned the linkage. Thanks.
Whoa, almost a year without updates. Hope everything's OK.
ReplyDeleteHey Romany!
ReplyDeleteEverything be fine here. This blog, on the other hand, is very sick (ok, my ambition is a more likely culprit)--- though I did move all the reviews to RateYourMusic.Com for um, posterity.
Sorry to hear about Flarp, btw. Lotta folks dying lately; matter of fact, my ex offed herself in January (no, nothing to do with me!)
I'm surprised you heard about Scott. That was a huge downer for me, particularly because we weren't speaking at the time. Did you know FoolKiller died a while back?
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your ex. Was that the Punk Princess?
I can't find your email address, but you can drop me a line sometime if you feel like it.
dark & beautiful. yer' a champ, jake.
ReplyDeleteShit. Maybe I'll put some stuff up. How abooouuuut... Kousokuya? They're pretty bitchin'.
ReplyDeleteDude!
ReplyDeleteSure... matter of fact, I was getting in the mood to get this sucka res-E-rected. Kousokuya are indeed awesome--- like Fushitsusha with less droneage and more Blue Cheer damage.
Cool! I just got the first studio album - legit like - so I'll do up a 320 and write a blurbage for it.
ReplyDeleteJust read this thread yesterday and kinda bummed out. This was definitely the most active blog as far as conversation goes, that whole concept seems to be completely gone elsewhere. I find I'm the only one even saying 'thanks' anymore. You got those kind words from Zero II, they were no joke - this joint rules.
I'm crazy busy these days with Atlanta being the southeast Hollywood (I work in a film / photo studio), my own culture / work blog and a band (finally), but I'm sure I can contribute twice a month until it gets all too much again!
Hey Irish Dave - you the same Irish Dave who writes Mike Malloy?
No, not I.
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