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Album Type : 12" Split
Date Released
: 1/4/2014
Label : Vinyl Rites
Released
from Love, track listing :
SIDE
A
1. The Wheel
Weaves as the Wheel Wills
2. Manifest Alchemy
2. Manifest Alchemy
SIDE
B
3. In Meetings
Hearts Beat Closer
4. Coward (Vic Chesnutt)
4. Coward (Vic Chesnutt)
Bio
:
With three
original tracks as well as a harrowing cover of Vic Chesnutt’s “Coward,”
recorded last year with James Whitten and mastered by Machines with Magnets,
the entire lineup of Baton Rouge’s noise-soaked doom/sludge quintet, THOU,
and now-Portland, Oregon-based apocalyptic/experimental doom cult, THE BODY,
orchestrate their wretched, noise-drenched tones and horrifying lyrical
deliveries into twenty minutes of material through this four-movement mini-LP.
On this collaboration, everything comes to its peak. Everyone's voice is heard,
through instrument or otherwise, clearly defining their role in the project.
All the things that make both groups special are apparent and fleshed out.
Released From Love is a vinyl-only release, pressed on 180-gram black vinyl with heavyweight covers and letter-pressed inserts by Beck Levy. There will be no CD pressing nor any form of digital distribution of the material
Released From Love is a vinyl-only release, pressed on 180-gram black vinyl with heavyweight covers and letter-pressed inserts by Beck Levy. There will be no CD pressing nor any form of digital distribution of the material
Indeed
there are all types of music in the world, some lighthearted, some heavy and
some that will flat out make you want to jump out the window. I'm not quite
where to put the latest that has came across my desk. This feast or famine
juggernaut is The Body/Thou's collaborative effort entitled “Released From
Love”.
Review
:
After
several listens, I can honestly say that you need to go outside and practice
falling down for an hour or so, before you drop the needle on this vinyl only
release – it will straight up mind fuck you. I've not had any previous
experience with either band, so I can't speak on their previous work but what I
can tell you, is this – they're both extreme and they ain't holding back
nothing. Those of you familiar with Kvlt Black Metal, Sludge, Doom and Avant
Garde music will be right at home in the grips of “Released From Love”. It's
nihilistic, dank, hateful and miraculously organic if you can imagine that.
Sure it's not for everyone but there is a common thread of thought and true
emotion to be heard on this piece.
Crushing
down tuned riffs, rattling bass lines and booming drum beats lay waste to the
world, while growling/snarling vocals cradle like a newborn. If I'm not
mistaken there are two vocalist used on this effort – one growls and one
screams like a fucking lunatic, I don't know whether to run, stand and fight or
just enjoy. It's total chaos, but that's what makes it cool I suppose – you
just don't know what to do. There are four songs on this 12” but I really don't
pay attention to the songs; I just let it play and obliterate my senses until
I'm reduced to piss and waste. EXCELLENT!
As
previously mentioned this is a 12” vinyl only release, it will not be offered on any other format. I'm sure it's quite limited as well, because it's not every
day two bands unite in a collaborative effort, much less with the same goal –
to rape your mind, eat your soul and defecate on the remains. Don't walk or jog
to get this, if you like your Sludge/Kvlt heavy handed and nasty - RUN, run now
and buy it up! Heed my warning though, do practice falling down a little bit
before you drop the needle, you'll feel better in the long run.
Words by : Andy Burke
