Health on Lovepump united

Health's self titled EP was great in that I remember sitting down to listen to it and it was really inconsistent in a great way...a surprising way, the guitar sounds, weird screams, drumming. Somewhere between the Liars and These are Powers. Bordering on experimental no rhythm.
That's also why I guess it shouldn't surprise me that this single 'Die Slow' doesn't sound anything like what I liked or remember. This sounds like they are headed in an electronic Dan Deacon way, which is fine, a lot of artists are really working this kind of electronica dance Girl Talk sound and people are eating it up. I forget I saw them open for Crystal Castles after all.

It starts out with more great guitar based weirdo gated stuff and is really heavy. To the point it can't possibly be a guitar anymore....but then the danceline rhythm starts in and some etherial vocals and it's pure lazer show. It's a much bigger full, not at all challenging sound, it's heavily produced, but for me it could just get lost in that club world of nameles producers. It's unfortunate.
The B-Side is a remix, so you get the same thing but more lazers.

You can go listen to it directly from health here.
Or get it from Lovepump United

Health Die Slow
LPU024 0036172882472 7 Lovepump United 13/04/2009
Release date: APRIL 7TH 2009

Catalog #: LPU024
Format: 7"

"DIE SLOW" b/w "DIE SLOW (PICTUREPLANE REMIX)"

Podcast, Episode 48....This week is from me and friend Dave M. hanging out, I talk about how lame I was when I was in LA and missed Wounded Lion, instead we listen to the single. We play Cheap Time, found at Amoeba, in LA then we talk about the one in San Francisco...then I play the Dodo's single from Wichita. We talk about ipods on repeat vs. 7"'s vs. full lengths vs. CD's. I think you know where I stand, but listen anyway.

Health on suicide squeeze

I got this full length at permanent records the other weekend and I had misjudged this band, the full length which was on red clear vinyl, from lovepump united...DNT has the cassette also fyi, and maybe it's because of their split with crystal castles (also still available from Lovepump) that I got so confused. It was all over the place, I was so confused in a good way, the same thing I got listening to Blood on the Wall. This was less melody and traditional song structure, and more sound experiment, ranging from this tribal distortion scream, to electronica, I didn't even have a reference, it was all over the place in a great way.
I didn't know what to expect next and it's so confusing I have to keep listening to it to try to figure it out. But it's pretty mysterious and dark, like These are powers, they are chanelling something primal and I'm really into it.
So Suicide Squeeze is releasing this 7" in February, and maybe they have all kinds of 7"'s planned this year, I got the feeling it's part of some kind of series or something. Go preorder it, it's going to be gone. That full length vinyl is sold out.
That reminds me of another act on suicide squeeze Hella, kind of similar, complex, crazy sound, don cab through ring modulation. Always challenging.
The B-side is a remix, which I don't know....I like health, not remixers.

HEALTH PERFECT SKIN//CURSES! RMX 7" ON SALE NOW
Los Angeles quartet HEALTH, seamlessly intertwine a noise rock pastiche with an element of ritualistic drone that is chalk full of raw synth, hauntingly gripping vocals and topped with drums that effortlessly build from monotonous dredging to spastic fills. This single features a double dose of the hit "Perfect Skin," and is the first installment in a series of 7" releases for Suicide Squeeze in 2008. This single will be in stores everywhere starting February 19, 2008 but can be purchased now (!) by visiting our online store.

Limited to 2,000 copies! Los Angeles quartet HEALTH, seamlessly intertwine a noise rock pastiche with an element of ritualistic drone that is chalk full of raw synth, hauntingly gripping vocals and topped with drums that effortlessly build from monotonous dredging to spastic fills. This single features a double dose of the hit track “Perfect Skin,” and is the first installment in a series of 7” releases for Suicide Squeeze in 2008. Shipping now! Not in stores until February 19, 2008. Pressed on Solid Blue vinyl!

Side A - PERFECT SKIN
Side B - PERFECT SKIN//Curses! RMX

crystal castles / health

There's two seven inches here released from Crystal Castles and Health...I think.
I've been hearing the buzz about crystal castles and am definitely curious about Health.
I love the 8-bit nintendo-core sound from crystal castles and they are really punking it out. I don't think I've heard these sounds appropriated in this direction so successfully. It really kicks ass. I can only imagine a boss level in crystal castles where you have to have a dance off in an earthquake. Very excited to hear this video game nightmare.
This is such a nostalgic sound, and it would be easy to gimmickly pass it off as bad dance, but I think they dropping a new punk aesthetic on it.
It's crazy they are already playing webster hall? Wow.
Health sounds are coming from all kinds of places, there must be some liars in there...haven't given them a listen enough to know.

First is this split on Lovepump united, they released a great USAisamonster picturedisc and a crazy double 7" of awesome noise/experimental stuff.

The description from aquarius:
CRYSTAL CASTLES / HEALTH "split" (Lovepump United) 7" 8.98

Not exactly sure how to describe Health, they're sort of one of those awesome WTF noise rock combos, who weave wildly from sound to sound, while somehow retaining a distinct musical personality. Health, to us at least, sound like part hooky pop, new wave weirdness, Sonic Youth style indie rock soundscaping, and chaotic free noise. Not always in equal measures. The first track here is all chaotic tribal drumming and freaked out noise, angular guitars, and breathy SY style vocals, imagine some hybrid of Sonic Youth, 23 Skidoo and This Heat. Hypnotic and off kilter and so good. The other Health track is some weird eighties electro jam, with weird affected vocals, vintage synths, warm reverbed percussion and even handclaps.
But somehow the two tracks sound perfect together...
The flipside is the awesomely named Crystal Castles, who are not only named after one of the coolest video games ever, they also sort of sound like a punk rock version of the Crystal Castles music.
The core of their sound is full on 8 bit Nintendo core, all bleeps and bloops and buzzes, but over the top is sprawled some fierce Riot Grrl growl, plenty of distortion and crunch, with howled banshee female vocals, swathed in that weird Cher vocal effect. Weird. And then strangely, the other track removes everything BUT the video game jamz, leaving a tune that sounds like it could be music straight from some secret level in Mario Bros....
Nice thick sleeve, with creepy cover art, and pressed on super thick white vinyl.

The other one I saw, and this is why I had to combine these posts is the Crimewave split by both health and crystal castles and it's on trouble records for the UK.