By Daryl Johnson (CIVL DJ) – Email
Print Edition: January 25, 2012
Daryl Johnson is a programmer at CiVL Radio, He hosts a weekly show called Disposable Existence every Monday from 1-3 p.m. Where each week he plays a variety of experimental and raucous music; in doing say, he is better than you could ever hope to be, just not in any way that counts.
Mahria – “Lights”
Mahria is a skrams group from Edmonton, AB playing a classic genre with a fresh feel. The track I recommend is titled “Lights”: opening with a subdued melodic riff, then instantly crushes you with maniacal screech from the vocalist, an indication of how epic the rest of the song and album are going to be.
Robocop – “Feminism Uber Alles”
Sludgy, grindy, and a healthy mix of power-violence; Robocop has been able to, in the short time they were together, produce some amazing music. This track is punishing in its delivery, obtuse in its message and perfect for engaging the rage that boils deep inside you whenever confronted with our own flaws as human beings.
GSTS! – “The Machine, The System It Runs On, The Man Who Built It, And The Grindcore Bands That Fight It Everyday”
This newest release has the group returning to its math rock roots while still displaying the post-rock(ish) writing style that set them apart from their contemporaries in the first place. Great guitar work, rhythms only a robot could dance to (and look cool), and vocals so shrill you wonder if the singer is being stabbed.
Divorce – “Love Attack”
This track will break your brain. Reminiscent of early Arab on Radar, Melt-Banana and AIDS Wolf, Divorce will not disappoint those looking for some solid new noise-rock, steady rhythms and guitars. “Love Attack” will you push you sonically, where it pushes you too depends on your willingness to submit to the weird.
