Social Amputees Forever zine #1

the first week of 2012 saw the release of my zine!

it features articles, reviews and  and interviews with bands. 

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Momentum - Whetting Occam's Razor

 listen to Culture by Momentum

for argument's sake, I will not namedrop any of this band's members past musical projects. needless to say, it would be reason enough to take note. altough, unlike the discussions around this band favors, it wouldn't be 100% fair to deny this has influences from those respective bands' styles and genres. Momentum (facebook) plays dark hardcore punk with melodic powerchord-driven guitars and pumping, usually d-beat, drum patterns. the lyrics are fairly straight-forward but very creative and , together with spoken-word samples, they hover around "the ideals of Carl Sagan and other luminary thinkers, to forward atheism, animal rights and feminist politics". And one sample of the movie Home Alone, followed by the catchiest punk rock song played in their signature style. good fun.

Light Bearer - Lapsus

 listen to Lapsus by Light Bearer

After the few promo songs by this band, I present to you Light Bearer (bandpage) their first record, released simultaneously with an EP or one sided (the other side with a silk screen picture) 12" named Beyond The Infinite, The Assembly Of God. which will most likely end up here as well. lately, this band has been outspoken about not wanting to be associated with the vocalist's past music project all too much. which is understandable. The elements and influences on this record come from such a broad spectrum of all down-tempo and/or atmospheric music, it is exhilarating to hear this band succeed to keep it in a single consistent mass. this is not the extent of a single influence xeroxed and hyped, nor is it a copy/paste clash of many incompatible spin-offs. this sound holds its own as the groundwork to something entirely unseen. while I can not agree to every single input to this sound, I embrace it in its entirety and long for as many people as possible to at least do just that.

Last fm tags as: post-metal, experimental, post-rock, hardcore, sludge

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Light Bearer - Beyond The Infinite, Primum Movens, Lucifer's Monody

 listen to Primum Movens by Light Bearer

Light Bearer (Myspace), is a band from the UK with members from Fall Of Efrafa and Dungeons and is my first down-tempo music post.

awaiting this band's first release, I present to you a compilation of 3 of its songs.

like Fall Of Efrafa, this band is loosely based around a concept. this time around Lucifer, and his fall from heaven (I can't help but think of Deathspell Omega). I think it's safe to say you can compare Light Bearer to FoE's latest release, only with a lot more soundscapes and atmosphere, classical instruments and twinkly post-rock structures that build up to Alex CF's signature roar, accompanied by more profound guitar arrangements than his former band's post hardcore and epic crust style. this is like a logical sequel to that band, who I found to grow into a beter band with every step they took toward it's last album. 

Light Bearer's first release will be a 6-song double LP and may be even more to my likings than these people's previous musical projects, judging from what I've only heard so far.

Last fm tags as post-metal, experimental, post-rock, hardcore, sludge

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