Short But Sweet, Polite And Respectful #9

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Anne M. Christiansen – Uprostřed noci...

The small town of Orlová lies in the east of Czech Republic, just short of the border to Poland. It is home to a recently founded screamo 5-piece, called Anne M. Christiansen. The band was able to draw much attention after they released their first Extended Play. “Uprostřed noci...” contains 4 well produced songs, including a cover song of the band’s previous project “The sins of Lilith”. All songs are passionate and invite you to bang your head. I can’t wait for this to be release on cassette soon, a highly recommended soundtrack for everyone’s summer playlist!!

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Scared of Everything – At the Bottom of the Valley Where the Burnt Bodies of Perillos and Phalaris lie…

What an incredible release by Portsmouth based Scared of Everything. The sophomore EP of the band from the UK is the follow-up of their selftitled debut and features three great songs. Their sound on the EP could be described as an amazing blend of screamo and post-hardcore mixed up with hints of metalcore – so, definitely no boredom here.

“This is the last song I will ever write about you. And this time I mean it. You’re fucking dead to me.”

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Quieter – Demo

Recorded in a bedroom this Demo sounds pretty lo-fi. Anyway, Quieter from Seattle, WA created three great emo songs with some of the nicest melodies I’ve heard in a while, able to transport this certain kind of emotional vibe, which makes you want to cry and smile at the same time. It definitely will be exciting to see how their sound will work up, in case they record their next project in a proper studio. Go, and check them out!

“I'm still trying to pick myself up.
Still trying to forget everything you said.
Still searching for a place to rest my head.”

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La Petite Mort – Paper Is Patient

Found on the brilliant Miss The Stars Screamo Sampler Vol. II, this song hits hard. The compilation is packed with great bands like OsoLuna and Ephemera, but nevertheless the opening Paper Is Patient stands out. The song is the first musical output of La Petite Mort (Little Death) and – at the same time – it is functioning as an appetizer for their upcoming debut EP called Dear Reader, which will be recorded during the course of the month of May. If the rest of the EP can reach the level of this song, we will enjoy one of the best German screamo records of 2015.

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Short But Sweet, Polite And Respectful #8

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Totalitarian Principle - Negative

The last track of the first EP of Totalitarian Principle features a legendary Rust Cohle quote from True Detective. And just like the TV show, the shoe-gazy sound of the post-punk outfit from Berlin is dark and mysterious. The four tracks of Negative contain great post-rock melodies, driven by moving drums and the manic vocals in the background. It definitely will be interesting to see how this project is developing in the future.

“The void in sight and yet with trembling hands we carry on. Distorted whispers to retain. aspiring echoes to refrain. We lost our way. Fatal threads won't come undone. We are young.”

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Pepi Rössler - demo

A friend once told me, that Hungarian hardcore is dead. In this case, Pepi Rössler from Budapest reanimated this genre. For their demo, Opi, Andris, Erik and Bálint recorded six heavy songs in best emoviolence manner. All tracks are intense and grasping, characterized by the destructive screaming. For me the closing “vehicle of confession” is the highlight of this well-made debut.

“Standing still, always on the edge, never breathing when you’re close to me.”

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Rangka - s/t

4th Nov 2014 (*) - Born dead, Rangka was an ambitious short time project of three Singaporean kids and one lanky guy from Germany. During a couple of month they wrote four songs, performed live and finally recorded an EP. The Legacy of this musical experiment sounds beautiful and raging at the same time, showing multiple facets of the musicians. The calmer parts of the EP are flawless and this is where Rangka is at its best. The lyrics are sincere, disputing the life in Singapore, the political and social swing to the right in Europe during last year’s winter, among other themes. It’s hard to imagine what could have been possible for this talented band with more time to write songs, rehearse and record. - 6th April 2015 (†)

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Potence - Demo

This demo could be the birth of another European screamo heavyweight. Anto, Nico, Sylvain and Aurélien are playing a blend of screamo and crust, combining the best of both genres. All four tracks of the demo are terrifically good. So, it’s definitely not surprising when you read the musical résumé of the band members, which also play for Géraniüm, Human Compost, Black Code and Daïtro. I’m Stoked for future releases. Highly recommended.

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