Flowery Speech Writes

Reality of life for many includes suffering and anguish. With grief and dismay sitting closely, The Cost Ov Living to me has been an expression of that reality yet at the same time they serve as a reminder that it doesn’t have to be this way for anyone. On their newest album, “The Sovereign and the s0n”, The Cost Ov Living produces some of their most sinister sounding work I’ve heard from them so far. The vocal performances are unnerving and astoundingly impactful with equally eerie and beautiful instrumentation / sampling that adds the depth of an abyss to the overall composition. The different styles experimented with on this album is also impressive, I hear a lot of industrial, dark ambient, chiptune, and hip-hop in this as well as harsh noise and drone influences as well. The Sovereign and the s0n is personally my new favorite Cost Ov Living album and I hope you enjoy listening to this thought provoking masterpiece. Listen and support here  

  Normally I tend to avoid writing about bands twice but Bobby Butter and Sammy Snakes are breaking up if I don’t so being the last thread keeping the band together I must review this album. This album is truly a mystery to me, I thought I already had this on CD but there are two (or possibly more) variants of Snakes Alive which have different songs on them. It’s funny to me how threatening yet hilarious this album is. It starts off with some tropical background music while a heartbroken Bobby Butter is longing for his girl to pick up her damn telephone.  This version has a favorite of mine “Fitchburg” where it sounds like the buttersnakes are ganging up on me...In Fitchburg. I wouldn’t say anything to the Buttersnakes faces in Fitchburg if I were you. Some of these tracks embrace strange and nonsensical themes as well like “get me 2 the dentist girl” and “feed me eels”. The Buttersnakes will not disappoint you in making you laugh and wonder what is genre. Listen and support h...

Listening to Dirtbike is like disintegrating, feedback-heavy pop music, depression ballads and inner peace cassette recordings all in one digital box of songs. If you couldn’t already tell, I really enjoyed this album for its uncanny and unconventional collage of styles and singings. The existence of this album revitalized my faith in bedroom or “lo-fi” style of music, I love all genres and styles of music but in recent years I feel lo-fi and bedroom music rebranded into a more commercialized style which excludes the weirder, more interesting aspects of the genre. So when I discovered Dirtbike, I was surprised to hear tape-recorder roughness in the recordings but it was a delight nonetheless. Some songs on this LP are super harsh and chaotic with traces of calmness in the midst of it all. Other songs are melodic and peaceful yet there are still remnants of distortion and feedback / hissing which exemplifies the contrast between songs and in each song alike. When listening though, t...

  Gliding through tranquil, ambient skies then landing in rhythmic, electronic waves is my analogy to describe Moon Lattice by NXOR. This tape provides unique synthesizer patterns and layerings that have successfully encapsulated my ears in full-focus. Some parts of these recordings feel like you’re walking in swamplands yet unbothered by the uncomfortableness of the mud, whereas other parts of the album are much more dreamlike and prolific. The stark contrast between sounds create a blend that rather than clashing together, builds off of one another almost as if the sounds are conducting business together.    Another impressive part about this tape is how danceable yet complex and uncanny the tracks can sound. On side B, it sounds out of place yet oh-so in place when listening making off-beat the new on-beat to my ears. There is a lot NXOR has to offer on this tape and in performing live I hope you listen to this project and catch a show or two if you can. Listen and sup...

In a world where everything is built on saturation, The Empty Body brings peace and room into the equation. Simply put sine and saw (or left ear and right ear) together to delve into this release and enjoy the soundscapes of the past but also tomorrow. The electronic experience proves itself on this collection of the angelic and heavenly combined with the unsettling and gloomy.  New Englands’ Hegemonix has an impressively versatile catalog of tracks which range from noise, techno, ambient electronic, musique-concrete-esque styles which I recommend anyone to check out. The best part about writing these is to hopefully help others find new music and find solace in the arts while we can.     Listen and support here

 Foraged, found, forgotten, found again, forgotten and compiled for us to hear is a wonderful collection of forgotten songs. This tape is a treasure trove of field recordings, drone, halloween music, ambient punk, primitive guitar, ballads, breathtaking experiences and more. Michael Slyne plays an unknown assortment of instruments on this recording.  Forgotten songs proves to be as mysterious as it is thrilling. That’s the best part about it really. The unexplored audio experience has two sides both 22 minutes long and are a multi-genre adventure similar to listening to a psychedelic noise album and a jazz album at the same time. A true toast for the forgotten, FORGOTTEN SONGS doesn’t disappoint. Listen and support here