Neurot Recordings

[J.]

I just bought this compilation of Neurot Recordings. I had always just assumed all the bands were just "noise" bands and shit like that.

I was wrong. There is some really good stuff to be found. And before you all assume it's all -core, think again. This is more along the lines of avant garde music, not necessarily metal.

I can see many of the more adventurous listeners liking Zeni Geva or Sabers or maybe Lotus Eaters.

Then there are the tons of Neurosis side projects (none of which are -core) like Tribes of Neurot (for fans of Sunn), Culper Ring, Blood & Time, and the solo projects of Scott Kelly and Steve Von Till.

Amber Asylum is pretty cool with the violins and stuff.

Color me impressed.

 

[JayKeeley]

Amber Asylum is pretty cool with the violins and stuff.

Just being a fan of John Cobbet, I'd like to hear some Amber Asylum.

 

[J.]

just going off what www.musiquemachine.com is saying about most of these bands makes me want to check them all out. Most of them are getting 5/5

Grails - "The Burden of hope is a beautiful album. There is not much to say beyond that simple fact. Grails play a very intense music that seems simple but is not, they have a real talent for melodies. As I said, they have something universal: any human being should be able to feel this music moving things deep inside its soul. Once again, Neurot released the album of an extremely talented band, positioning themselves as the best purveyor of trippy music in the US."

Culper Ring - "However, the melodic side has the upper hand. Electric or acoustic guitars, Force’s violin, keyboards, a bit of processing here and there, haunting female vocals, haunted male vocals... These elements make for a beautiful melancholic and very dark journey. The guitars and the violin are the main focal points, but their emotional power is maximised by the quite discreet spacey soundscapes that unfold during the whole 43 minutes of 355. Now and then, the melodies are interrupted by little noisy sonic experiments. Sometimes just another sound source, sometimes more prominent (with understandable lyrics –sentences, rather than texts), the vocals are wonderful. Kris Force’s have something creepy or ghostly about them and Steve Von Till proves, if it was necessary, that he is a great singer, as good as Michael Gira."

Tarantula Hawk - "If I had to name bands, here is what I would do (and do): I’d say take Ruins math side, Pink Floyd psychedelia, GY!BE progressive “song” structures, some Emperor kind of riffs, add some Black Sabbath for the heaviness, Neurosis for the daring aspect and then, as a finishing touch, a bit of Lustmord's darkness. Put all those ingredients in a mixer, shake and then pour in your ears at maximum volume. The best of crushing lies ahead... The originality of Tarantula Hawk is to mix all this together, their quality is having it sounding good. For not only do they remind me of truly exciting bands, they do it without directly echoing what others did before. By their excellent musicianship and great writing skills, they manage to transcend all their influences (or what seems to be influences) in order to create a unique sound.."

Amber Asylum - ""Frozen In Amber" is dark. Most of the music is played in minors, but even parts that aren't will still have quite an unnerving effect on you. This is music for evenings and nights. At one time you're enjoying a waltz, played with a sick twist that reminds you of the ominous renaissance party portrayed in Poe's "The Masque Of The Red Death"... the next minute you're surrounded by a subtle organ dulling your senses before insane flutes echo out from nowhere, growing in intensity and chaotic nature, leading your thoughts to corridors deep within old castles and the horrors the may contain."

House of Low Culture - " Through Isis, Old Man Gloom and Lotus Eaters, Aaron Turner has been the provider of extremely powerful music for the last couple of years. August 2003 sees him releasing the second full-length of his “ambient” project, House of Low Culture."

Just to pique some interest.

 

[Demonspell]

I've heard material by Grails and Tarantula Hawk before (the latter has lots of audio on that site), both are slow but intense dark mood music...

 

[J.]

It should be noted that Lotus Eaters features Stephen'o'Malley (sunn O))), khanate, burning witch, etc), Aaron Turner (isis, Old man gloom, etc) and James Plotkin (old, phantomsmaher, khanate, etc.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Lotus Eaters are good.

Tarantula Hawk are fucking awesome.

The rest I need to check out.

 

[J.]

rechecking out a lot of these bands, for not-so-obvious reasons. Blood and TIme rocks.

does anyone else find this really neat sounding from Harvestman (Steve Von Till): http://www.neurotrecordings.com/artists/harvestman/audio/Scarborough Fair.mp3

Battle of Mice: "Battle of Mice is heavy without pretension, beautiful without effort, creating sounds reminiscent of Godflesh, Neurosis, My Bloody Valentine, & Bjork."

Final: "FINAL serves as an undefinable and experimental interpretation of Justin Broadricks more recognised music ; encompassing the brutal and the dark to the beautiful and the melodic, the term ''ambient' is often used to describe the sound of FINAL, but the music is not at all intended to function purely as background as the term 'ambient' generally implies....."

MGR: "With Mustard Gas and Roses, guitarist Mike Gallagher (of renowned dirge architects ISIS) unveils a compendium of sparse ruminations culled from years of underground musical experience. An artistic -and entirely instrumental- departure from band-based disseminations, Gallagher's solo debut is nonetheless in accord with the general aesthetic of ISIS, exploring the same telekinetic atmosphere via more personal and austere means."

 

[Sadguru]

Massive Neurot fan here. Dreadfully overlooked label.

 

[NAD]

Neurot Recordings represents something that I want to dive into later in life, when I have the time to dedicate what will certainly be an entire lifetime of grand music. I mean, I haven't even had a chance to complete my Neurosis and Isis discographies just yet.

 

[Dev]

The new Red Sparowes is the shit

 

[J.]

that Harvestman track I posted...something about it rules. it's a psychadelic rendition of scarborough fair....of course it's nothing like the Simon and Garfunkel original

 

[Sadguru]

The new Red Sparowes is the shit

Without spoiling the album too much, how is it compared to their debut?

 

[J.]

i like the red sparowes cd ive got, but it's not my fave, for sure. i like pelican a lot more.

im sold on Harvestman. and Grails, those samples are great

 

[Dev]

Without spoiling the album too much, how is it compared to their debut?

Darker, denser and better. I loved the first one btw.

 

[J.]

This rules. Anyone into reverb psychadelic type music stuff, get it or pose.

 

[Night Mare]

Neurosis finally clicked with me a few days ago and I have been listening to nothing else since, for fucks sake, I can't even stop thinking about them, it's insane...

 

[J.]

Neurot announcements:

Many exciting announcements!

NEUROSIS will be playing 2 shows in the Northwest, this November!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH.
Portland, OR
Venue: Dante's
21 & Over
9:30pm (doors open at 8:30pm). 21 & Over.
$15.00 advance tix from TicketsWest.
$17.00 at the door.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25th
Seattle, WA
Venue: El Corazon (Formerly Graceland)
All Ages/Bar W/ID
Doors: 8:00 pm Show: 9:00 pm Curfew: 1:30 am.
$15 Advance tix available @ Tickets West, El Corazon, Singles Going Steady, all Sonic Boom locations and Cellophane Square.
$18 DOS
Tickets are on sale SAT. SEPTEMBER 9th at 10:00 am.

opening band for both shows TBA.

NEUROSIS heads to the studio!

Neurosis will enter the studio in December to record their next album. Once again they will be returning to Electrical Audio in Chicago with engineer Steve Albini.

The sounds emanating from the rehearsal room are frighteningly strange and not very nice.

Steve Von Till, under the guise of his guitar based psych project Harvestman, recently composed the soundtrack for the psychological thriller titled h2odio, a full length feature film for Italian director Alex Infascelli. An official soundtrack release by the Italian film company is in the works and a special limited edition of the music for the film with outtakes will be available from Neurot Recordings in the near future. The track "Trinity" from the film has been posted on the Harvestman myspace page at www.myspace.com/heathenpsych. Visit the film website at www.h2odio.it

Scott Kelly has been hard at work with his online radio show on combatmusicradio.com. Check it out to hear some intense music and amazing interviews.

He will also be playing a solo show in Phoenix, Arizona on September 16th @ 407 E. Roosevelt w/ Graves at Sea, Black Hell, and Emily.

Noah Landis and Brian Hood (of Strychnine) have opened a recording studio in Oakland, CA. While it is still in construction and doesn't yet look pretty, the tracking rooms are big and they have been doing some great sounding sessions. They are open and ready for business with low rates and a big sound. You can contact them at noahandbrianrecording@yahoo.com.

Dave Edwardson has just released an album with bay area punk band Jesus Fucking Christ with whom he plays bass and occasionally sings. He describes them as early to mid-80's style hardcore with a heavy Poison Idea, Accused, and Christ on a Crutch influence. The record will be available from Inimical Records at www.inimical.com or www.myspace.com/inimicalrecords.

Also, Red Sparowes and Battle of Mice both have upcoming full length releases on Neurot Recordings, plus don't forget the just released "Triad" triple split 7" featuring both projects plus Made Out of Babies.

 

[Sadguru]

^^ very bad news. I was hoping to get my hand on their new album this year. The wait is unbearable.

 

[Dev]

Holy shit Battle of Mice are damn good. I'm not too fond of the end of the album yet but the first 4 tracks are ace. Josh Graham and Julie of Made out of Babies are said to have a complex relationship ; some songs were recorded in several times due to the fact that they couldn't bear each other :zombie: . Does that make a good record? No. Is it enough to kindle your curiosity ? I hope.

http://myspace.com/battleofmice

 

[Demilich]

Harvestman - Lashing the Rye

This rules. Anyone into reverb psychadelic type music stuff, get it or pose.

I'm checking this shit out on this myspace and it sounds like it warrants an:Smokin: