PLAGUE HAUS REVIEW:
Corephallism : s/t 3" CD (Apop Records / Lascivious Aesthetics)
Corephallism is the side project of Shane Broderick. Some of you may recognize the name from Boston naughty boys Noise outfit Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck, but don’t expect another name for the same shit as so many ‘my other project’ tend to do. This is completely different from any of the output I’ve heard from TDS/OGF and I dare say I actually prefer this. This is pure synth worship, tape manipulating damaged Death Industrial. Shane has obviously been worshipping at the Atrax Morgue Orthodox Church with some heavy tithes paid to Brighter Death Now and NTT with some Old Testament Broken Flag thrown in as well. The disc begins with the creepy church organ intro of “Speaking In Tongues”. Waves of metallic hiss roll in and out over dense rumbling synth hum. The organ lilts and writhes just below the surface. Equal parts dark ambience and death.The second and final track “These Scars Will Last a Lifetime” would have been at home on any Atrax release and is the more aggressive of the two. A steady sinewave reverberates up and down in pitch over a mechanized hum. There seems to be a hint of vocals buried deep, deep down in the mix. The track doesn’t vary much and ends with the distant shedding of female tears.Overall this is a solid first effort. It will be interesting to see how this one progresses. The disc is housed in a mini jewel case with an insert and limited to 300 copies. I like the Black Metal style logo he’s chosen. Ordering info is available on the Lascivious Aesthetics blog.
ROCK-A-ROLLA MAGAZINE REVIEW:
Corephallism – s/t 3” CD (Apop Records / Lascivious Aesthetics)
The best purposely unpleasant debut release this year so far… two bloody scabs of atmospherics and deliriously sick waves of illness. Corephallism is the product of an unclean thing. The second cut “These Scars Will Last A Lifetime” has a bigger power electronics kick, ending on a very disturbing note. This whole thing is just on the wrong side of acceptable. Whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on the listener.
ONE TRUE DEAD ANGEL REVIEW:
Corephallism -- s/t 3-inch cd [Apop Records / Lascivious Aesthetics]
This is what Shane Broderick does when he's not brutalizing the ears of audiences in his main vehicle for sonic terrorism, Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck. The sound is a mix of industrial, death metal, and power electronics, and it's every bit as rude as the band's name (if you don't know what it means, look it up and you'll see). The idea here is to generate metallic white noise through the use of analog synths and tape / record player abuse; the subject matter is the usual catalog of unhealthy neuroses (mental illness, sex addiction, depression, and other bleak areas of failed human existence). The title track opens with dreamy, creamy synths that are soon overriden by roaring waves of heavily-reverbed power electronics, and the sound that results -- boasting far more thickness and midrange than the usual power-violence offering -- is an interesting take on the genre's usual rules of sonic intimidation. "These Scars Will Last A Lifetime," the other track, opens with brooding, doodling synth and rhythmic noise in the background, then abruptly shifts into incredibly LOUD synth noise and buzzing electronics. Neither track is terribly long -- the entire disc lasts seven and a half minutes -- but both tracks are exceptionally intense, with a baritone sound that's unusual for the genre. Excellent, punishing stuff. Mastered by James Plotkin and limited to 300 copies.
Corephallism : s/t 3" CD (Apop Records / Lascivious Aesthetics)
Corephallism is the side project of Shane Broderick. Some of you may recognize the name from Boston naughty boys Noise outfit Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck, but don’t expect another name for the same shit as so many ‘my other project’ tend to do. This is completely different from any of the output I’ve heard from TDS/OGF and I dare say I actually prefer this. This is pure synth worship, tape manipulating damaged Death Industrial. Shane has obviously been worshipping at the Atrax Morgue Orthodox Church with some heavy tithes paid to Brighter Death Now and NTT with some Old Testament Broken Flag thrown in as well. The disc begins with the creepy church organ intro of “Speaking In Tongues”. Waves of metallic hiss roll in and out over dense rumbling synth hum. The organ lilts and writhes just below the surface. Equal parts dark ambience and death.The second and final track “These Scars Will Last a Lifetime” would have been at home on any Atrax release and is the more aggressive of the two. A steady sinewave reverberates up and down in pitch over a mechanized hum. There seems to be a hint of vocals buried deep, deep down in the mix. The track doesn’t vary much and ends with the distant shedding of female tears.Overall this is a solid first effort. It will be interesting to see how this one progresses. The disc is housed in a mini jewel case with an insert and limited to 300 copies. I like the Black Metal style logo he’s chosen. Ordering info is available on the Lascivious Aesthetics blog.
ROCK-A-ROLLA MAGAZINE REVIEW:
Corephallism – s/t 3” CD (Apop Records / Lascivious Aesthetics)
The best purposely unpleasant debut release this year so far… two bloody scabs of atmospherics and deliriously sick waves of illness. Corephallism is the product of an unclean thing. The second cut “These Scars Will Last A Lifetime” has a bigger power electronics kick, ending on a very disturbing note. This whole thing is just on the wrong side of acceptable. Whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on the listener.
ONE TRUE DEAD ANGEL REVIEW:
Corephallism -- s/t 3-inch cd [Apop Records / Lascivious Aesthetics]
This is what Shane Broderick does when he's not brutalizing the ears of audiences in his main vehicle for sonic terrorism, Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck. The sound is a mix of industrial, death metal, and power electronics, and it's every bit as rude as the band's name (if you don't know what it means, look it up and you'll see). The idea here is to generate metallic white noise through the use of analog synths and tape / record player abuse; the subject matter is the usual catalog of unhealthy neuroses (mental illness, sex addiction, depression, and other bleak areas of failed human existence). The title track opens with dreamy, creamy synths that are soon overriden by roaring waves of heavily-reverbed power electronics, and the sound that results -- boasting far more thickness and midrange than the usual power-violence offering -- is an interesting take on the genre's usual rules of sonic intimidation. "These Scars Will Last A Lifetime," the other track, opens with brooding, doodling synth and rhythmic noise in the background, then abruptly shifts into incredibly LOUD synth noise and buzzing electronics. Neither track is terribly long -- the entire disc lasts seven and a half minutes -- but both tracks are exceptionally intense, with a baritone sound that's unusual for the genre. Excellent, punishing stuff. Mastered by James Plotkin and limited to 300 copies.
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