i love me some power-violence, now.




NOT Crap

I can't remember how I found out about this band. I think there was a review in Dear Jesus of the 7" with George H.W. Bush sodomizing Saddam Hussein on the cover.

Long story short, I was smitten.

The M.I.T.B. side of the M.I.T.B./Aunt Mary split could not be any better. It's one of those records that I knew was amazing from minute one. Incredible sounds.

In proto-internet times, it was difficult finding out when new releases were coming out, but it was apparent that M.I.T.B. was putting out a record every two weeks. I bought everything I saw - about 30 releases, I guess. I thought I had the discography fairly well covered. Later, I found out I wasn't even close.

I drove 900 miles in 24 hours to watch them play. Very much worth it.

NOT CRAP.

Yeah! NOT CRAP.

I found out about them through a split LP with Merzbow (Bastard Noise that was, which is an MITB offshoot). I kind of backtracked from there.

I think the case could be made that they went further where a lot of grindcore from the mid-eighties (Electro Hippies, Napalm Death et al.) stopped. There's lots of really great drumming and, yes, incredible sounds.

Pretty much obligatory for anyone with an interest in power electronics/progressive hardcore.

Looking at their Wiki, I realise that there is a lot more to investigate.

vockins wrote:I drove 900 miles in 24 hours to watch them play. Very much worth it.

NOT CRAP.

Yes, I remember this show. 1997?? Richmond, Va.

MITB kicked it live.

I enjoyed the records.

Not Crap.

mr.arrison wrote: 1997?? Richmond, Va.

1996. I slept on your floor for about three hours. good times.

This afternoon, on the way back to Atlanta from my wonderful trip to NYC, I listened to "Sum of the Men" and DIYCD probably 3 times.

I fucking love this band.

I did the door downstairs when Bastard Noise played here a few months or so ago. Their set was okay but I wasn't bowled over. A lot of people were excited to see them though.

I've only heard bits and pieces of MITB. Do they have a definitive, must-have LP?

I had a 7" that sounded like all Halloween sound effects - wind, moaing - and some guy screaming "Impotence is a fantasy! Only the scalpel can save me!" I think it was called "Priapism." Heard some other stuff. It was okay.

One of the guys (Henry) works at the Folk Music Center in Claremont CA these days, really nice dude who became a monk/guitar repairman. He also has a noise/etc project called Amps For Christ. Hmm.

Eating Noddemix wrote:I've only heard bits and pieces of MITB. Do they have a definitive, must-have LP?

M.I.T.B. is more of a band in the stereotypical sense than Bastard Noise. That's probably the only thing stereotypical about M.I.T.B.

DIYCD
http://www.amazon.com/D-I-Y-C-D-Man-Bas ... B000001ZB4