BRIAN J. BEATRICE

I have yet to sort through things and get a year end list together, but based simply on my recent listening, no other record knocked me over like this one.

Deathspell Omega – Paracletus

I can not stop listening to this CD. It gets better with each listen. I continually listen to it front to back on my commute and in just 3 weeks it is creeping among the most played on my ipod.  I’ve really liked a few of their other CD’s, especially the split with S.V.E.S.T.,  but this is just a master work. It retains all the elements of their previous stuff and yet, despite its epic conception, it is more concise and driving. I can’t get enough of these discordant harmonies, the guitar layers, the lyrical themes, the insanely furious drumming…  Record of the year? At least I can say that it has been a while since something grabbed me and it took this record to drag me kicking and screaming from my recent early Maiden obsession.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathspell_Omega

Overdue perhaps, but it took a while to pare this one down. 2009 was a great year and, after an initially bloated and schizophrenic compilation, I managed to create a jumpy but very listen-able 68 minutes. As usual, depending on your tastes, you may have to sludge through the loud parts to get to the quiet or vice-versa. Download it at the following FTP link. Enjoy!

BB 2009 COMP

http://clients.bionic.tv

user: brian
password: brian

Autechre – Oversteps
Deftones – Diamond Eyes
Liars – Sisterworld
High on Fire – Snakes

Reconnecting to:
Sunn – Monoliths
Grind Madness at the BBC
Harvey Milk

Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Dinosaur Jr – the Farm, Hellhammer, the XX, Sunn O))) – Monoliths and Dominions, the Pitchfork 500, although not recommended – it has no flow and its ridiculously broad scope leaves itself easily exposed for target practice.