How Tough Are Yah? by xSPONGExCOREx

//How Tough Are Yah?||xSPONGExCOREx\\

1. G.A.R.Y.

2. So, You Like Kickin' Butts Do Yah?

3. Dubby Dan

4. He Was Number One

5. This is Patrick

Straight out of bikini bottom, Deathcore Straight Edge Band xSPONGExCOREx's first release, How Tough Are Yah? is a release you just can't pass up. Filled with Deathcore breakdowns every fourteen and a half seconds and full of a variety of vocals, this is a really interesting five minutes. Everything in this release screams 8th grade scene kid moshe so check this out, vying for a spot on my top 10 releases of 2014

Favorite Track: "So You Like Kickin' Butts Do Yah?

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Slobber by Mason Mercer

Slobber {Mason Mercer}

1. Circumcision

2. Hunger

3. Scrappy-Doo

4. Slime

5. The Water Helps

Hailing from Ozark Missouri (hey that's where i live), New York resident Mason Mercer just released his five track release, Slobber. There has been a lot of build up to this release, and now that it's finally out, everyone gets to see what all the hype is about for themselves. Mason's music mixes electronic/tribal beats, guitars, and awesome melodies to make five songs that are really enjoyable to listen to. It's not an instrumental release though, Mason's vocals are relaxed and soothing. The music has just enough swing to it to move to, and all the tracks deviate from one another so it's not like it's boring. Tribal music really interests me because there is so much sound to it. What I really love about it all is that the music goes from the heavy drum/bass/jungle noises to acoustic guitar picking a lead and Mason does a really good job at making this an enjoyable listen. So many different noises being made at once, I love it. Slobber is a great listen and is one that I think you should check out. 

Favorite track: The Water Helps

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2303 by American Merlin

2303|American Merlin

1. The Introduction

2. Ajewstic

3. I can't Believe you actually died

4. The Woods

5. Night Light

6. Jazz Bears

7. Upstate

8. Read Eat Sleep

9. Thoth

10. My Throat Hurts

11. Holy Sung

12. The Exit

Newest release off of WayBridge Records, American Merlin is a far reaching lo-fi full length that is so full of genre's and different types of music it left me a little confused as to what was trying to be told by this album. The beginning track starts off with a great little piano instrumental song that sets the mood perfectly, creating some sick imagery. The first half of this release is really lo-fi and acoustic/alternative. Production gets gradually better as the songs progress, but seeing as how the last few songs are electronic ambient songs, they're going to be good production and stuff. Everything about this release is a gradual change into kind of like futuristic music, adding more and more electronic items and stuff, and as I listen to it more and more I realize just how good it all is. With a finishing touch to the release, "The Exit" tops everything off with a similar lo-fi piano outro to the beginning, helping solidify that this release is one that should definitely be checked out. 

favorite track: The Woods

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Ps. Fuck, listen to this entire thing more than once, it gets better and better each time. 

Acid Bank | Jinzo

Acid Bank | Jinzo

1. Bad Sky

2. Robot Hands (Prelude) 

3. Robot Hands 

4. Sing Praises

5. In My Dream I Ran

6. Big Glass (Prelude)

7. Big Glass ( Featuring Bekn Dignum) 

8. Drifting (Interlude)

9. Acid Bank

10. Forsaken Fleeto

11. Most Fearful Robbery

12. DOG BAG (Featuring Luna Webster)

13. Floating Out Of Time [featuring Fitzpunk & Brady Phantom]

14 Reunion

15. Hell Man (Outro)

Okay now that I've typed out that massive track list, time to review. 

Remember when I did that review on the ambient electronic release, Bad House? It's fine because I do. Anyway, this full length album was just released today, and if you like ambient beat music that makes you feel like you're going to go into some kind of a trance, this is exactly what you need. Most of the tracks are purely instrumental tracks, which all sound great, but there are a few that have vocals and those just

But ya know in the ambient electronic with vocals kinda way. 

For ya musical nerds out there(me) there is even a track in a time signature that isn't in 4/4 (Forsaken Fleeto) (Oh wow gee wilikers). For the most part, everything about this release holds the same chill vibe as seen on Bad House, - even with some of the same songs  -, but there seems to be a darker feeling to this release on a whole. I'm really digging it. Right now it's £4 which is some kind of weird Scottish currency. I used Google to figure out how much that is in real money (America)(jk) and it's $6.60. Really progresses well through the entire album.  I'd check it out if you need something to listen to or if you want to hear something good or if you like this kind of music. 

Favorite Track: Big Glass ( Featuring Bekn Dignum)

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Bad House by Jinzo

Bad House | Jinzo

1. Bad Sky

2. Robot Hands Interlude (Alternate Remix)

3. Bad House

4. Sad Eye

So I follow this guy on Twitter from Glasgow (which is probably somewhere in North Dakota, idk) who specializes in weird twitter, and today I found out he also does music things. His newest release (as well as all of his other releases) show off this ambient/electronic style of music that I'm not use to listening to. I am a fan of chill, lay back music, and this is just what that is. Have you ever watched that show, House, with the doctor who does the medical things? Ya know that theme song? Pretend it's not by Massive Attack and that it doesn't have vocals and you've got Bad House. Anyway really digging this release, and I'm going to be checking out the rest of his stuff. You should too. The kinda stuff you hear in those foreign movies about a bunch of kids that get into a bad situation and someone dies so they need some spacey music. 

Favorite track: Robot Hands Interlude (Alternate Remix)

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Also follow this guy on twitter for a bunch of laughs. 

*I know that Glasgow is not in North Dakota. That was a joke