Primitive Man
Immersion
Relapse (2020)
Writing about music is a bit like being an anthropologist. The kind who immerses themselves in a culture to better understand it. Not the kind who comes up with whacked-out theories while staring blankly at the wall of the faculty lounge (or I guess now, their kitchen cupboards between Zoom classes). To really do a piece of art justice, you have to embrace the fact that you are entering an emotional and aesthetic space that may be foreign to you, which may impact you unexpectedly. You have to allow the sensation of the work to permeate you while you contemplate your reactions, without assigning judgment or value. After you reemerge, your experience with the work will need to be placed in the context of a larger narrative. This is the tricky part. You can't assume that your responses are universal or even intelligible to others. Therefore, it is good to write about your reactions with an eye towards the history that proceeded the work, in a broad sense, as well as the responses of others who have written about the artist. This is the only honest way to assess a work in my opinion. Dive in, allow it to affect … Read more
Big Chungus
Big Chungus
Wet Cassettes Records (2020)
You have to appreciate a concept that’s primarily focused on making you uncomfortable; where’s the fun without a healthy dose … Read more
Left Hand Black
Left Hand Black
Wolverine records (2020)
Back when I was listening to everything with the stamp Horrorpunk on it I discovered a band called The Dead … Read more
