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The
whole pig-like at the mike angle club is getting one more
member. Massacre of the Umbilical Cord hail from South Carolina
and play mostly grindcore. Some of it is pretty lethal. Some of
the guitars even come off quite clean, with every chord having
its split nanosecond in the spotlight, which is actually great
considering that grindcore is one of those genres that at times
seems to resent production values. A dude by the name of John
Dupre is responsible for the sound.
Anyway, this
split contains nine quickies from Massacre of the Umbilical Cord
and five songs from the no longer a band (according to the
label’s page) Control. I am not sure why but the first eight
songs as well as the last are from the first band with Control
getting sandwiched hamburguer style. By know you know the
first’s ilk. Massacre of the Umbilical Cord are the quirky kind
of grindcore band, with a skilled vocalist that goes from
grandfatherly to Babe on crystal meth often many times within a
song. The band jerks in all directions, with uncontrollable
intensity and an insane thirst for carnage. The band plays with
consumated skills, but so many other grindsters do it just like
them I am wondering if there is a trick to sounding this
dexterous.
Control on
the other hand hail from North Carolina and offer up a far more
interesting take on extreme music. They play hardcore. Or as
the band put it in their MySpace page, ‘hardcore soul’.
Far from the chugga friendly of the typical New York hc style
Control serves up angular music. At times verging on noise rock
and at times experimenting with soaring builds, Control manages
to stay furious and pissed through the course of their five
songs. Too bad they either quit or the members simply decided to
focus on other matters entirely. “Evangelitis” has some
excellent momens and interesting arrangements. “Claws Down Nails
Up” is a great piece of emotional hardcore; kind like a kick in
the groin but not without a tear of repentance and a pat in the
back as an apology.
Massacre of the Umbilical Cord MySpace
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