Nodzzz on What's your rupture

I don't even know why I was at What's your rupture's site, I think originally I was going to write about a different single they had....the Silver Shampoo single, which I'll have to get to later. I didn't even get a chance to check it out once I saw this new Nodzzz single, which the first orders come with a cassette of a live new years eve show...pretty bad ass. I'm looking for an old 4 track now.
They need to make one of those cassette players that has a cd burner in it... Like those ridiculous record players...it's almost gotten to that point. 'Convert those old cassettes to CD!' Four your dad...fathers day...Sure.
It's funny...I was reading some post somewhere talking about watching people leaving a Wavves show or something at Market Hotel where the amount of people leaving with LP's was insane. Unless you just couldn't see the CD's in peoples pockets. It's not news...it just strikes me sometimes as cool because I think I'm the only nerd obsessed with this shit.

I found this site the other day, which is either some kind of snuggie or a genius Nodzzz marketing move...either way it fits.

These are the glory days for the dozzz...their perfect sound.
I can't wait to hear some new material from these guys, to hear where they might be thinking of taking this California weird pop.
I'm not even going to speculate about instrumentation, or how this could go off the rails...it's perfect now... why would you want to even bring it up you cynical bastard?

Nodzzz proves you don't have to be recording by reversing the polarity on headphones with a fisher price tape recorder. It doesn't have to be based on joy division. It's fun to play...the band seems like they have it together and are making a really successful go at it. They are going to remain an example of hitting all the right notes...I'm jealous.

$6.00

Nodzzz 7" True To Life b/w Good Times Crowd available July 13th Early pre-orders will come with the Live on New Years Cassette immediately.

7"

A:True To Life
B:Good Times Crowd

New Years Eve San Francisco 12.31.08

Tracks:

A:Is She there?
We are the Only Animals
Controlled Karaoke
In the City(Contact High)
B:I have Bad News
Old Clothes
True to Life/Art School
Good Times Crowd

Young Governor on plastic idol records

This weirdly disturbing sleeve comes courtesy of Ben Cook, one of the/lead guitars that make up the band 'Fucked Up'.
I've been listening to that Whats Your Rupture' latest Year of the Rat 12", and I don't even know where to begin...it's a new direction for hardcore in general that's for sure. It takes some time for me to get past the Mighty Bosstones style vocals...everytime I hear this guy I think of that 'ever have to knock on wood' song...god dammit, now it's stuck in my head. It's that hardcore voice that's been smoking non filters for years, and he's angry, hasn't slept in days, and probably is thirsty. LIstening to it is like someone yelling at you for 15 minutes.
I'm not saying I'm not angry...I have my moments, but I tend to put something else on at the end of the day, call me old.
Young Governor is going somewhere else entirely, this is working with all the garage punk stuff that's been happening lately. Bands like Tyvek, King Khan, Hank IV, Cheap Time. The guitar is the lead...the focal point of the tracks, simplified vocals that just have to sound good hung all over the crunch fast tempo distortion. Kind of a blues distortion..it's almost Shellac in guitar tone on the virginia creeper track, that kind of sound that is so distinctive, really gated, all overdriven, almost turning into it's own unique instrument. It's not a guitar anymore. Combine all this with the garage...short punk where the vocals are just a little distorted, the drums have this perfect room sound that's really deep, maybe eq-ed deeper after the fact...or just boosted to the point of hiting the red. Very reminiscent of Ty Segall's solo release...it's really similar...this Virginia Creeper track anyway.
Mostly it's really illuminating to hear this individual voice from that enigma known as Fucked Up.


YOUNG GOVERNOR is Ben Cook (FUCKED UP, MARVELOUS DARLINGS, NO WARNING, VIOLENT MINDS, etc.), and this is his debut solo record. "Virginia Creeper" and "I'm a Mess" were laid down by the Governor at East End Reclusives, in Toronto, Canada, a dumpy practice space responsible for an impressive amount of recorded work in recent years. Although more pop-infused than the hardcore stylings of Ben's present/past, Young Governor solo is arguably as raw and unpredictable as anything he's done, if not more so. The needle-pegged, hyperactive pop of "Virginia Creeper" and "I'm a Mess" offer a glimpse of the Governor's 2009 agenda, and frankly, teasers don't get any better than this. Pressed on beautiful lavender vinyl with a full-color sleeve (layout by Matt Wong), limited to 750 copies.

It's 5.50 from plastic idol records.

Another single is coming soon on Static shock also...maybe march.

Kevin Boyer on What's your rupture?

This was emailed by What's your rupture records a few days ago. A Tyvek solo 7" single and a new Fucked Up 12" is available for preorder, put them together, order now.
You know I just noticed this solo project by Kevin from Tyvek is from 2003? Interesting choice...I'm assuming it's very similar to the Tyvek sound, maybe an early incarnation....and it pretty much is ... vocally it's a little smoother, a little sexier...YEA! Lets say clearer. A weird accompanyment to the garage boombox recording sound.
The drum sound is perfect, that low-fi in-the-room sound is so great...the quick side tapping on the rim of the snare but the dirty solos in between the verses makes this amazing... the unbelievable overdrive from the amp, kind of dinosaur jr. crunch. Extend that on a 12 minute track and I'll buy it...oh wait that's Boris. Excellent hook bleeding through the treble heavy scratches.
An Elvis Costello demo. (?)
That guy used to kick ass, I made the mistake of DVR-ing him on Austin City Limits recently...what the fuck happened?

CityCenter says:
Kevin Boyer "Something's Gonna Come Up" Me and Kevin (now frontman for Tyvek recorded this and many other jams in my basement at Wade's house in 2002. It was a cool fun project. A few weeks ago a dude came into my store and was like "I pressed a 45 of that stuff you and Kevin recorded way back. Not sure if it'll ever come out, but I have a test pressing." I remember once in Chicago me and Grace got in a fight because she was ripping on how bad the recording was without knowing I recorded it. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW???? Just playin. I think this song still sounds rad, though, and I hope the 45 sees the light of day sometime.

I think this must be the recording he's referring to in this mix. Don't be so hard on yourself CityCenter, have you heard the rest of his recordings? It might be a choice...or you inadvertently started all of shitgaze. Nice work.
Looks like Rupture picked it up and now you can go order it:

solo recording by Kevin Boyer, singer of tyvek from around 2003.

produced by Fred Thomas with the same blown out production style of his Sat Looks Good To Me and Teach Me Tiger Ypsilanti recordings.

Cover printed to give that classic serigraph look of the potent human or funboy five