We have a Ten Ren here in NYC.

That will not sway me!

mrdfnle wrote:Clockclean_er is good but don't let them know that.

Am i the only person on earth who thinks these guys are a bit overrated? I saw them in a basement last year, and don't get me wrong, they were good, but people were building them up as this mind-blowing experience, when really they were a really solid punk band that just happened to drench their vocals and guitars in effects. They were enjoyable, but if everyone didn't talk about them all the time i would have forgotten them in a week.

DrAwkward wrote:...when really they were a really solid punk band that just happened to drench their vocals and guitars in effects.

Damn. You just outed my entire approach to musical creativity. Want to buy a few analog synths and a guitar rig?

Tar Baby wrote:

DrAwkward wrote:

Marlowe wrote:Noise-ROCK, however, to use well-known examples, could include stuff like Sonic Youth, Jesus Lizard, Big Black, Melt-Banana...a large number of bands that fit under a large umbrella of bands who like to incorporate loud, dissonant, abrasively jarring noise to construct what can be otherwise consumed as "rock songs."

Yes, please, and more of it! I was looking for new bands exploring that aesthetic. I didn't want to roll off a list of bands which is why I opted to post labels instead: AmRep, Touch & Go, Skin Graft, etc., etc.

Sorry about hijacking your post. Your tastes probably run a straight parallel to mine.

You HAVE heard This Heat, haven't you? If not, their first album was just reissued to CD. Please listen to it...you will like. Not fully destroyed, but, well, it was 1980.

Laddio Bolocko seems to miss the radar a lot, but you will definitely like it. And their new band, with a new drummer: The Psychic Paramount.

Factums (active local Seattle 'noise rock'. Great.)
Pink and Brown
Neon Hunk
Six Finger Satellite
Crust
The Stunning
Orthrelm
Wreck (look at House of Boris...some of their stuff is a little weird)
Of Cabbages and Kings
Drunk Tank
The Liars
A-Frames (check out that first 4-song demo!)
Dissecting Table
Missing Foundation
Hawkwind (with Nik Turner)
etc.

DrAwkward wrote:

mrdfnle wrote:Clockclean_er is good but don't let them know that.

Am i the only person on earth who thinks these guys are a bit overrated? I saw them in a basement last year, and don't get me wrong, they were good, but people were building them up as this mind-blowing experience, when really they were a really solid punk band that just happened to drench their vocals and guitars in effects. They were enjoyable, but if everyone didn't talk about them all the time i would have forgotten them in a week.

Who everyone, besides me? They are touring with times new viking.
I'm glad you saw them already. Sharkey was good to talk to at Shellac in Philly.

Lair of the Minotaur- Heard a song on Southern lord compilation.

has anyone already mentioned the dutch band called avec-a (aka avec aisance) ??