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(U.S.) Uniform & The Body-Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back LP (2019)
Genre: Post Metal, Industrial, Experimental
Label: Sacred Bones
Tracks: 9
Length: 37.50'
On the heels of their monolithic collaborative LP Mental Wounds Not Healing, the collaboration between industrial-noise post-everything bands Uniform & The Body returns with a second entry, Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back. Comprised of an amalgam of abrasive influence that spans Swans-y dirge and purge, Whitehouse’s clenched-jaw noise, middle-period Ministry’s penchant for metallic post-industrial everything, New Order’s nose for melodic emotionality, and Juicy J-inspired beats, Uniform & The Body’s approach delves deeper down the rabbit hole than before, igniting a sonic world of terror and bliss poised to grip the throats of fans yet again. Prepare for a record that the band self-describes as "the middle ground between Robyn and Corrupted, but weirder.”
The collaboration between the two bands was built upon mutual admiration for each other’s work, which led to bonds of friendship. After the release of the debut collaborative effort, Uniform released the critically praised The Long Walk and embarked on a smash tour with Deafheaven and Drab Majesty, while The Body released the widely acclaimed I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer and took to the road for their own successful and extensive North American tour. The demand for the collaboration eventually necessitated a U.S. jaunt, pairing the collective for rare dates with Author & Punisher and Street Sects on both coasts. It was on those dates that the bands started to plant the seeds for what would become Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back.
Much like the collective’s bombastic debut, Everything was built over a series of collaborative sessions with Seth Manchester at Machines with Magnets in Rhode Island, mixing industrial-influenced synths, squalls of harsh noise, manipulated guitar, oodles of samples along with hard rock-inspired riffs, saccharine pop, and the alternately antagonistic and harrowing vocals of Michael Berdan and Chip King. The result is nine tracks of ear-bleeding and confrontational fury with defined moments of beauty that bring to mind equal parts No Trend, Merzbow, and Information Society while forging a path that is distinctly their own.
Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back is specifically culled from the immortal Bruce Springsteen effort Nebraska, joining a long line of literary and cinematic references that pepper the album. And while the title is specific to that lyric, the sentiment also ties into author James Elroy and his notion that closure is an illusion, a conclusion found in his 1996 effort My Dark Places. Dealing with tragic loss is never a closed book, and the details, circumstances, and inherent emotions that surround coping never end, they just morph into something else, only to rear their ugly head again later in life.
(Press Note)
*Wow, this is an amazing collaboration between two of the most interesting bands in modern independent music. As opposed to their previous collaborative effort Mental Wounds Not Healing, Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back takes a decidedly more of an industrial leaning take on experimental metal calling to mind bands such as Skinny Puppy and Youth Code at times. Overall, Everything That Dies Someday comes back makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy! Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back was released via Sacred Bones records on August 16th, 2019.
Uniform on Bandcamp
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THE BODY+ BIG | BRAVE + LINGUA IGNOTA @ SAINT VITUS
Hope you guys enjoy a little peek into a fantastic evening at Saint Vitus from three tremendous and diverse acts. I have been really into The Body's newest record, along with their collaboration with Uniform, so getting to see them was a real treat. The Body had noise artist Limbs Bin perform alongside them as their third member for the evening. Big | Brave are really great to watch; all three members are wildly locked into each other. I had seen them open for Sunn O))) a little while back, so seeing them again was really a great way to set the stage for The Body. Lingua Ignota... what a stellar performance. She performs completely solo in the middle of the floor. Her voice is absolutely astonishing and I think she left everyone in the room shocked by how powerful of a show she put on.
Doing a little catch up on my end, more to come. Always feel free to follow on Instagram to see shots pop up a little sooner.
Doing a little catch up on my end, more to come. Always feel free to follow on Instagram to see shots pop up a little sooner.
(U.S.) The Body/Krieg-Split LP (2015)
Genre: Post Metal, Black Metal, Noise Industrial
Label: At A Loss Recordings
Tracks: 8
Length: 37.0'
Formed in mid-1990's and late 1990's respectively, KRIEG and THE BODY metin the mid 2000's, being different sonically but sharing a bleak world view and inspirations musically far outside of the genre of metal. When NEILL JAMESON (sole constant member of KRIEG) showed up to MACHINES WITH MAGNETS with only a acoustic guitar and a few pedals, members of THE BODY knew the collaboration would be something really different. Written and recorded during the long sessions of both Christs, Redeemers (THRILL JOCKEY) & I Shall Die Here (RVNG), the end result is a blackened industrial crush of noise and anguish.
Noise, dirge, triggered percussion w/ Kings screeches and Jameson's growls take the audience to the BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE, BOTTOM OF THE RIVER. Crawling booms, chimes, roars, and moans to static plodding low-end and hopelessness moves to industrial tones, accusing roars. Erie keys, wails of misery lead to brief period of sonic chaos and pure madness. Madness leads the listener lumbering down the final path, complete with discordant percussion, electronic beeps, forlorn screams, cavernous blows, and ending in the sounds of the otherworldliness!
(Press Note)
Seriously, this is an insanely heavy collaboration featuring some killer experimental post metal, black metal, noise, and industrial music from NJ's Krieg and Portland, Oregon's The Body. Both bands offer up top notch material for this release. This split was released via At A Loss recordings on November 12th, 2015. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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