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[omegaremix]

[dustedmagazine]

Predator — Spiral Unfolds (Total Punk)

Spiral Unfolds (teaser) by Predator

“Dots” flares up like a blow torch, its one-two beat punching in a frenzy, the guitar setting off scrambled bleats of angst, everything pushed as fast as it will go and in danger of flying apart, except for the vocals when they come, which are chant-shouted in a ritual way drained of emotion, lock-stepped and disciplined. Spiral Unfolds, the second album from Atlanta’s Predator, rockets over deep pockets of unease; the lyrics, when you can decipher them, are the kind of verses that made you wonder whether Jay Reatard was okay (he was not), obsessed with death, rot and failure. Predator is a more militant cousin of G.G. King’s solo project, bringing together the one-time Carbonas frontman, Nag’s Brannon Greene and at least a couple of members from the eponymous band, notably Ryan Bell, King’s bass player.

Consider the brief, incendiary “Cortex,” which opens the disc, a frenetic blast of blur-speed strumming, framing a narrative of confusion, angst and anatomy (“Neck! Skull! Cortex!). “Howl,” later on, pulses with agitated bass drama, guitars splintering in whirling spirals, then clamping down in palm muted propulsion. “A privilege…to witness…my existence” barks Greene, his voice uninflected and staccato as the instruments swell beneath him like a large animal’s muscles. A song named “Guided by the Void” probably doesn’t have anything to do with Pollard’s band, though both are punctuated by giant power chords; the drums gallop forward heedlessly, like a wild horse spooked by fire, the crash of guitars is ominous and full of threat. Greene’s yell near the end sounds like a man falling off a cliff into a river of fire. And yet, intense and visceral as these cuts are, “Ultraviolet,” is better, full of stinging tunefulness and rushing, adrenalized animal spirits.

Spiral Unfolds is nowhere near as stylistically varied as King’s latest solo record. The songs mostly match in tempo and aggression, and a relentless discipline pares them back to elemental fury. “I couldn’t care less/about your success,” intones Greene in the blistering “Confessional,” practicing the kind of battering, pummeling alienation that has electrified punk rock since the late 1970s. There’s nothing complicated about this record, but it rips.  

Jennifer Kelly

[omegaremix]

Omega Radio for October 11, 2014; #64.

LCD Soundsystem “All I Want”

TV On The Radio “Happy Idiot”

Ex Hex “Don’t Wanna Lose”

Henry’s Dress “Zero Zero Zero”

Vaselines, The “One Lost Year”

Twin Shadow “Five Seconds”

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti “Fright Night (Nevermore)”

Miniature Tigers “Bullfighter Jacket” (Aislyn RMX)

Harvey Eyeballs “Albino Girl”

Simian Mobile Disco “Tangents”

Casket Girls, The “Holding You Back”

Broadcast “Goodbye Girls”

Summer Camp “Better Off Without You”

BNLX “Message From HR”

Unstoppable Death Machines “Single Clarity”

Axxa/Abraxas “Waiting Daze”

Raspberry Bulbs “When A Lie Becomes The Truth”

Creepers “Take You There”

Catholic Spray “Drift With Satan”

Criminal Code “No Device”

Xray Eyeballs “Die Little Love (Menthol 100’s VER)

Carbonas “Frothing At The Mouth”

Neighborhood Brats “White Girl”

Deluxe rainbow broadcast; hipster, noise rock, garage, indie, and more.

[omegaremix]

[ourladyofomega]

Been a minute since I last listened to these guys.

[moonkillradio]

Show #43 is up on our @mixcloud page with tracks from bands like 1. @jameswilliamsonpinkhearts 2. @tysegall 3. #carbonas 4. #blondie 5. @adamantofficial 6. @aptbs #aplacetoburystrangers 7. #batwingscatwings 8. #excultband 9. @exocomet 10. #bauhaus 11. @popepaulandtheillegals 12. #theshakedowncombo 13. #bonitaandthebluesshacks 14. #henryhallandthegleneagleshotelband 15. @softpalmsmusic 16. #ioechoband 17. #mazzystar 18. @deerhuntermusic 19. @sunflowerbean 20. @gothictropic 21. @mountaingoatsmusic 22. #theclean 23. #daband 24. #joydivision 25. #killerpussy 26. @killingjokeband https://www.mixcloud.com/MoonKILLradio/moonkill-radio-on-klbp-43-hour-1/ https://www.mixcloud.com/MoonKILLradio/moonkill-radio-on-klbp-43-hour-1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CFdhVaFB39h/?igshid=1srgxyxusd1za

[inigoamescua]

CARBONAS shot for Fuzzville Fest 2019

[slovenlyrecordings]

RECORDS FOR DAYS AND DAYS AND DAYS JUST IN AT SLOVENLY USA!

Don't miss the incredible, brand new new Bloodshot BILL LP on Goner, or the muchly anticipated Terry and Louie alb... nor the restock of the Amyl and The Sniffers 7"!

New arrivals:

BLOODSHOT BILL "Come And Get Your Love Right Now" LP

CARBONAS "Your Moral Superiors: Singles And Rarities" (2xLP)

MOSES, LEE "Time And Place" LP

SURFBORT "Billy" 7"

TERRY & LOUIE "A Thousand Guitars" LP

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Groove Club Vol. 1 - La Confiserie Magique Popisme Fantastique" (2xLP)

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Trashcan Records Volume 1: Wild Safari" 10"

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Trashcan Records Volume 2: Midnight" 10"

Back in stock:

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS "Some Mutts (can't Be Muzzled)" 7" (YELLOW opaque vinyl, RP)

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Sore Losers" (2xLP)