Sunday, March 16, 2008

Isis - Mosquito Control / The Red Sea (Japanese Edition)


These are the first two EP's by Sludge monsters Isis, packed and released together in Japan with two bonus covers for Godflesh and Black Sabbath. Isis began from the start with the philosophical themes to each album, as notable in the Mosquito Control in the use of mosquitos as a main theme and a metaphor for the failure in relationships between humans.

The second part of the edition includes the Red Sea EP itself, along with the original demo songs recorded by Isis prior to the release of the Mosquito Control. Electronics provided by Jay Randall of Agoraphobic Nosebleed.


CD 1 - Mosquito Control
CD 2 - The Red Sea

O.L.D. - Old Lady Drivers


O.L.D.'s first album from 1988, featuring some pretty innovative humoristic Grindcore, themed after, as the title suggests, old ladies, mostly in a mocking attitude. Very unusual for a Grindcore album, but hey, that's James Plotkin for you.

http://rapidshare.com/files/100015825/Old_Lady_Drivers.rar

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Earth - Pentastar; In the Style of Demons


The 5th release of the originators of Drone Rock/Metal from 1996, featuring a much rockier sound than the albums that preceded it, but still extremely minimalistic and at times even sludgy.

Pentastar; In the Style of Demons

Friday, March 14, 2008

O.L.D. - Lo Flux Tube

James Plotkin's earliest project, dating back to 1988 with the release of their first album "Old Lady Drivers." This one is their second full length album from 1991, and proves a change from the Grindcore style that the first album featured, into a more avant-garde sort of metal. Lots of drone notes and simple riffs that blend with psychedelic electronica form a unique kind of a listening, but most certainly a fun one.

http://rapidshare.com/files/99610805/OLD_-_lo_flux_tube.rar

Phantomsmasher - S/T


It's Grindcore, it's Noise, it's everything. James Plotkin (O.L.D., Khanate) with the guitars and programming, Dave Witte (Discordance Axis, Municipal Waste) on the drums and Speedranch on the vocals.

http://rapidshare.com/files/99562851/Phantomsmasher.rar

It's a shitstorm.

It really is.