How To Dress For Burial - Mixtape

'Mixtape'
How To Dress For Burial
2013

Review by Rush Falknor

Genre/s: Lo-fi R&B, Ambient
For Fans Of: Slow gloomy love songs

 What seems to be just a "for fun" side project of Planning For Burial, How To Dress For Burial released it's first (hopefully with more to come) mixtape. Five songs of ambient, yet powerful, slowed down R&B. The entrancing synth lines drag on endlessly (in the best sort of way) like a drunken lonely night after a break up, and are accompanied by repetitive and simple drum machine beats like a slowly pounding heart beat, adding an intense emotion to the songs. The honest and straight-forward lyrics about past romances echoing out from the background are definitely something to lose yourself in while high in your bedroom crying about your ex. 

TRACKLISTING:
1. Untitled No.1 
2. Untitled No. 2
3. Untitled No. 3
4. Untitled No. 4
5. Untitled No. 5

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Helta Skelta - Asbestos 7"

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'Asbestos'
Helta Skelta
2013

Review by Cody P.

Genre/s: Hardcore, surf, lo-fi, punk
For fans of: Iceage, ???

Helta Skelta is a punk band hailing from Perth, Australia that features a fairly straightforward, yet unique lo-fi punk sound. In 2011 they cranked out a solid eleven track LP that would be best described as a blend of surf rock and hardcore punk. Two years later, Helta Skelta returns with a four track 7" titled "Asbestos." The album begins with a mid-tempo headbanger which sets the tone for the remaining three tracks-- distorted, fuzzy guitars, a punching bass, some mean vocals. The instrumentation isn't an onslaught of heavily distorted power chords and typical hardcore vocals, but a nice mix of major chords and a very loose vocal style. The second track, Smile, opens with some Dick Dale -esque tremolo picking giving off a distinct surf vibe, then lays it on thick with some rambling vocals and catchy guitar work. Tracks three and four pick up the pace and hit you with some nasty vocals that feel like the singer is poking you in the chest and firing off his words at you.

Check them out at the bandcamp link below. If you enjoyed the 7", be sure to jam to their LP and download them both for free.

TRACKLISTING:
1. Rust
2. Smile
3. Suedehead
4. Face

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