BRAIN BAGZ
Outta Salt Lake City no less, an amalgam of fried and freakish sounds that polluted stereos decades before, but stewed altogether nicely for a fresh take on infectious garage psych bile…”Psychedelic Jungle”-era Cramps be a good starting point fer the swampy sludge these Utah natives muster. But there’s a heap of 13th Floor Elevatin’, Sky Saxon seediness, Screamers raw synth pulse, Crime caterwaul, Scientists throb, even doses of Oh Sees hypno drone groove stomp layered upon each other in these cats’ arsenic arsenal ….probably/possibly the death cries of the band, BAGZ no more? Good we gots some tangible history before the going done gone…
Track by track ramble:
“Inseminoid” – Raw Oh-Sees pound & shuffle, overdriven space echo Vox, stab guitar/drum thwack call & response, all immersed in an oozing sonic swirl…
“Look a Bit Sick” – Scientists-styled evil bass creep & crawl, sprawling scattershot drums, chime shard schizo geetar, ramble Vox..
“Dracula Sam” – Tribal toms, hypno-nag bass throb & pulse, sci-fi synth shimmer, smeared guitar chords in a voodoo hoodoo sludge spell….
“Haunt” – Elastic, oozing guitars over rolling synth waves pollute this 2-chord hook horror-themed ditty…
“Hot Creepers” – Some Birthday Party-styled geetar ring & squall, lumbering monster swamp swing, bull hammer drums, oscillating synth sizzle…
BLOODBAGS
Brewing, and stewing, doing a good stretch of crafting new crudity from their lair with their rusty weapons, these Auckland NZ natives cooked a fresh batch half dozen of groove grime last 2019 year for this split w/their similarly monikered US tour buddies. Everything’s tagged and bagged right? Attempting to harness hyped-up evil Chrome Crank groove to Hound Dog Taylor raw boogie was never an easy ask. Here ya gets the blind stabs and stumbles at such targets.
Track by track ramble…
“Quivering Violence” – Reanimating a tune from Slackjaw’s 20 year ago past. Nagging, jumpy and jittery number. Animating animal instincts…
“Hot Water Man” – Magnet to madness, jackhammer chunk & thump, locomotive crazy, a tight grip on a wild & woolly riff & rhythm..
“Get In, Get Out” – Inspired by 1000 high risk heist & getaway movies. Mid-gear swing & stomp, mulchin’ & monster in’ through the sonic mud…
“Taking Note” – Slow sway on the theme of paranoia in a cut-throat world. Spitting slugs & sweaty brows…
“Marinate Retard” – Odious ode to the drunken fool, yankin’, staggerin’ riffs & headache pounds. A sordid effect indeed…
“Mutter & Moan” – Primitive boogie number on failing in life. Pick yrself up and turn the other cheek. Look on up from the gutter…
