Chocolate Grinder Mix 27
Murder DethKill
Admittedly, I don’t listen to a lot of contemporary hard rock or metal, a fact that will come as no surprise to those who have listened to my previous mixes, which are dominated by indie rock, hip-hop, and electronic. However, thanks in part to encouragement from my stepbrother and Metalocalypse, I have made a concerted effort to get into it more as of late. This mix presents the fruits of that labor, with eight brain-demolishing noise bombs capped by a couple oddballs that should bring a little levity to the festivities. I must thank Candlelight Records, who were instrumental in helping to put this together, and I’m especially stoked to have been given the nod for Baroness, Converge, and personal childhood heroes Green Jellÿ.
01. Hellsongs - “Symphony Of Destruction” (Hymns In The Key Of 666)
• Start time: 0:00; Links: Minty Fresh - Hellsongs02. Giant Squid - “Throwing A Donner Party At Sea” (The Ichthyologist)
• Start time: 3:08; Links: Translation Loss - Giant Squid03. Bibleblack - “Stigma Diaboli” (The Black Swan Epilogue)
• Start time: 8:46; Links: Candlelight - Bibleblack04. SubArachnoid Space - “Lilith” (Eight Bells)
• Start time: 12:05; Links: Crucial Blast - SubArachnoid Space05. The Atlas Moth - “A Night In Venus’ Arms” (A Glorified Piece Of Blue Sky)
• Start time: 16:52; Links: Candlelight - The Atlas Moth06. Baroness - “The Gnashing” (Blue Album)
• Start time: 22:44; Links: Relapse - Baroness07. Anaal Nathrakh - “The Unbearable Filth Of The Soul” (In The Constellation Of The Black Widow)
• Start time: 27:01; Links: Candlelight - Anaal Nathrakh08. Green Jellÿ - “Stabby The Clown” (Musick To Insult Your Intelligence By)
• Start time: 30:31; Links: Rotton - Green Jellÿ09. Converge - “Cruel Bloom” (Axe To Fall)
• Start time: 35:55; Links: Epitaph - Converge10. Jogger - “Nephicide” (This Great Pressure)
• Start time: 39:55; Links: Jogger
[Artwork: Keith Kawaii]
Xasthur
“Untitled 5/05”
Xasthur’s 2005 Demo is released tomorrow via Hydra Head. Check out a stream of “Untitled 5/05” here.
• Xasthur: http://xasthur.mercurous.net
• Hydra Head: http://www.hydrahead.com
Velvet Davenport
“Get Out” (with Ariel Pink and Gary War)
“Get Out” is released on 7-inch March 30 via Shdwply Records. It features Ariel Pink and Gary War, who also play on a couple other tracks (“Run” and “Surfer Girl”) from the 7-inch.
• Velvet Davenport: http://myspace.com/velvetdavenport
• Shdwply Records: http://shdwplyrecords.com
Theodore
“Death’s Head”
Here’s a track from Theodore, jump-starting Absolutely Kosher’s new imprint Moon Jaw Records. If you like some tortured, damaged, noisy folk, you’ll want to stick around for the psychedelic blowout about four minutes in.
• Theodore: http://www.myspace.com/theodoreacoustic
• Moon Jaw: http://moonjawrecords.com
Slow Six
“These Rivers Between Us” [police batons as dildos!]
Do you like weiners? Boobs? Mutilation? Political corruption? Interracial marriage? Yeah, I’m not fond of the last one either, but that shouldn’t stop you from checking out Slow Six’s video for “These Rivers Between Us.” In nine minutes, director St John Mckay has us alternately shocked and laughing out loud at the most offensively compelling stuff, including animal erections, dildo/batons, and incestuous insects. I love it.
“These Rivers Between Us” is off Slow Six’s Tomorrow Becomes You, released earlier this year on Western Vinyl.
• Slow Six: http://www.slowsix.com
• St John Mckay Smith: http://www.asinsmith.com
• Western Vinyl: http://westernvinyl.com
Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt
Interview, pt. 1 with The New Gay
Okay, okay. We’ve been posting a lot of Magnetic Fields-related things lately, but fuck it (and fuck you, while I’m at it!). Check out this interesting/awkward/weird interview with Stephin Merritt, via The Music Slut. Hey, that’s what my mom used to call me!
• The Magnetic Fields: http://www.houseoftomorrow.com
• Nonesuch: http://www.nonesuch.com
