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First
of all, big kudos to Halo of Flies for going the
distance and including a CD with the vinyl version of No
Quarter for the Damaged. It saves me the money and/or
the time. A lot of labels are including downloads with
vinyl releases too. It is definitely the right move, as most
people won’t be rich or dumb enough to acquire
recordings in more than one format. In the case of No
Quarter for the Damaged, the CD comes stuck in an insert
that doubles as lyric sheet. Sweet.
Northless
hails from Wisconsin and their main thing is the sludge. You
know, bass that sounds like two basses and guitars that sound
like one big fucking bass, drums that sound like a gracious
stampede and vocals that sound like they are being sung by the
Yeti. As it is obligatory, distortion rules and is so mighty
indeed that this first EP sounds like one humongous ball of
fuzz.
Northless
don’t groove much though. Get past the tuning and their music
takes radical curves and approximates noise rock architecture.
“Anti Life” is pure and even has a bit of blast beat thrown
in for brutal measure. The whole thing sounds spastic and gives
shape to the standout track from the four tucked in here.
The
vocals of Erik Stenglein too, skip any attempt at being
melodious and concentrate in a sheer visceral attack. The title
track though is stoner friendly; if not in its bluesy lineage,
at least in its ability to get you in trance. You know the
drill; head-bopping, eyes shut, just all feeling the low
frequencies with your insides. No Quarter for the Damaged is all
in all a promising recording.
Vinyl rules!
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