Short But Sweet, Polite And Respectful #21

Lilith is one of the most interesting bands from my neighborhood and assuredly one of the best. Hailing from Nuremburg, the threepiece stands out for its exciting sound made of a sophisticated blend of dashing emoviolence and jazzy guitarwork. O is the follow-up of their outstanding demo tape, which was released in the first half of 2014. Nevertheless, the band was able to develop their sound on this new Extended Play, taking their style to a new level. Consisting of seven songs, this EP is highly recommendable. Make sure to give it a listen and if you have the opportunity, go and see Lilith at their upcoming tour between December and February.

„Die Freiheit ist eine Erfindung derer, die uns einsperren wollen!“

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Already released three month ago, we’re unfortunately a bit late. Anyway, this Tokyo collaboration rules hard. Listening to those six songs, make you feel, that both bands are totally in tune with each other. Atari kicks of the split nicely, introducing a violin and vernacular vocals to their account of screamo, which paints their part of the split with a light brush of J-Pop/Rock. The following songs by sto cosi cosi captivating the listener with their wild and chaotic synergy between distorted guitars, wild drumming and restless screams. This split is absolutely worth checking out. Don’t sleep on it!

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Uragano from Italy is Luca, Francesco and Alekos. Founded back in 2013, the screamo threepiece from Sanremo, Liguria, just put out their second EP called uragano #2. Consisting of five, guitar-heavy tracks, the EP convince with varying sound structures und passionate vocals. Just add the dark lyrics and you’ll get a beautiful five song collection. Closed by the incredibly great Gabbiani, this Extended Play is a true masterpiece of Italian skramz.

“Vorrei mangiare i tuoi capelli sbiaditi e tingerli col rosso del tuo sangue e imparare che la bellezza è un valore fondamentale.”

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We might be a little late with this one too, but great music deserves to be mentioned and Circle Thinking by I Hate Sex is definitely worth it. Hailing from one of the most beautiful parts of this planet, the emoviolence quartet from Edmonton delivered an outstanding seven-song-collection, featuring a wide musical range somewhere between melancholic 00s emo and a violent blend of chaotic and raw screamo. Just add some of the most brilliant lyrics you can image and you get a flawless result. I Hate Sex is Nicole, Ashton, Jibril and Curtis and their debut is on point. Well done!

“Yellow paint won't change the world, my little van Gogh and you deserve so much happiness. You deserve so much more than this.”

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Short But Sweet, Polite And Respectful #20

When life hands you another Piri Reis release, everything is alright. The Split with Coma Regalia is the follow-up of their demo. Contributing four songs, including two well-known tracks of their debut, the band from Malaysia came up to expectations. Both of the tunes are intense and sound brilliant, underlining the band’s status of Asia’s most exciting screamo project these days. Representing the counterpart of this fantastic collaboration, Coma Regalia adds seven intense tracks to the record. As usual, their sound is oriented towards emotional music in the vein of 90s screamo. The combination of the two sides of the split results in an exciting and classical screamo record. I’m absolutely psyched about this release. The split will be released on 10 inch vinyl via Middle Man Records, Miss The Stars Records and Framecode.

fun fact: Piri Reis features ex members of Quantis, the band Coma Regalia did their first split with.

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During this year’s Fluff Fest, I asked a bunch of folks about their favorite live performance of the festival. Quite often the answer was Ikiru. Back home, the only thing I could find was a noisy live recording on coffee breath records and some videos, including their set of the festival. And man, the people got right, their show was just incredible. A few months later, they finally released their first proper musical output on bandcamp. The band from Krupka, Czech Republic, plays screamo, where instruments perfectly harmonize with stirring vocals. Both combined to a mighty and passionate mix of pure joy. Do yourself a favor and check them out if you don’t know them already.

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Released by Dog Knight Productions, Light Dies / Colours Fade follows Shirokuma’s grandiose full-length debut. For me, the centerpiece of this beautiful five song-collection is the opening track called Empty Squares And Thinner Lines. The song, which was pre-released on the bandcamp page of the Swedish screamo collective, lasts six epochal minutes, fascinating with every single note. Attached quite perfectly, the rest of the songs build a superior unit full of dreamy post-rock melodies and heart-wrenching screams. This is how modern screamo should sound like.

“Night time, city lights. Staring back, empty eyes. Between empty squares and thinner lines."

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rûth is a freshly hatched three-headed screamo hydra from Singapore. And, oh well, growing up in a fertile milieu with bands like Yumi, Sjanse, Daily Ritual, Calvaire or Paris In The Making surely helps finding a sound evoking the feelings you get from listening to late 90’s and early 2000’s screamo. The guitars have this distinct strumming sound to them, where I find the German word “schrammelig” quite fitting as a description. The three songs include everything you can wish for in screamo music – especially the wonderfully varying harmonies. The playtime never exceeds three and a half minutes, leaving you with a healthy craving for more.

“Tamatlah riwayatmu.”
(This is the end of your history)

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