get slap happy, humphrey.

Slap Happy Humphrey were an interesting little idea of a band from japan. they played covers of songs by japanese folk singer Morita Doji, but they didn't do just straight up covers. they took the songs, and played them as straight as they could except for the inclusion of hyper-distorted ultra-destruction guitar that comes in and makes noise more than solos every once in a while. it's incredible how it comes off, the juxtaposition of harsh guitar noise and the crystalline voice of Mineko Itakura (also singer for Angel In Heavy Syrup). it works quite well, though the entire album is a tough one to sit through at once. there is, however, a standout track entitled Chiheisen (which also was the single released for this album) that is staggering.

this cd is a tough one to find. the band forgot to get permission to do these songs from Morita Doji, so she threatened to sue them unless they stopped selling the cds. so they did. sucks.


Slap Happy Humphrey - S/T
http://www.mediafire.com/?mbhzgxzwt0e

in an emergency you can shit on a puerto rican whore

ah, harold pussy. i mean harry pussy. what a group. who couldn't fall in love with such a simple and primal concept? make as much noise as you can with your instruments as fast as possible. these guys and girl are probably some of the best at making terrifying and crazy loud grindcore-esque music without appealing to the grindcore crowd at all. seriously, unbelievably bombastic and ear-shredding loud, they alienated crowds and listeners alike for years, while carving out a small but dedicated niche of fans that loved them. how couldn't you? it's ineptitude at it's best, but they knew what they were doing with their instruments.

always offensive, never nice, and totally insane, without this band Black Dice wouldn't have known who to steal their early sound from.

for fans of Melt-Banana, west coast No-Wave bands (Coachwhips come to mind), insanity, and grindcore. HAVE FUN!

oh, and there's a Kraftwerk cover on this record too.

Harry Pussy - In An Emergency You Can Shit On A Puerto Rican Whore
http://www.mediafire.com/?1jjm2ew9moc

good news for people who like good news

fuck you modest mouse.

anyway, there is a lot a cookin here at the killing time camp. first of all, there is going to be another blogee posting albums here, so there's gonna be a much greater diversity to appeal to a wider audience. the whole purpose of this blog is to spread good music to people who want it, and good music spans no genre.

also, to those of you who are already reading and loving and sending me flowers and get well candies i've got a whole slew of posts coming tomorrow including some requested vibracathedral and more hototogisu, as well as what i think is the best mix i've ever made. ever. so get set and pump up your nike's because you're gonna need the extra support to help hold all the good shit i've got coming to you.

and now here's a video from one of my very most favorite live bands ever: Sword Heaven. not only are they amazing live and recorded, they are the sweetest, nicest people ever and hibbz can swing a mean hula hoop.

(note: the sound quality isn't fucked up. i was at this show, this is what they sound like.)

burning stars and mockingbirds...

hototogisu means mockingbird... didn't know that, didja?

anyhoo, here's a noise fan's wet-dream team up, hototogisu and burning star core. i am a big fan of everything c. spencer yeh does, but i always think that his collaborations are better than his solo releases (he recently played with jandek and stole the show in my opinion.) this is the first cd (of two) of their collaborations, this one released on drone disco (spencer's label) and the other coming out on heavy blossom (hototogisu's label). this one is great, though it suffers from a murky recording that makes it pretty hard to distinguish what is what... it's all just one huge maelstrom of noise, a swirling howl that makes the violin and guitars almost indestinguishable.

basically, most of this release sounds like hototogisu with a drummer (the dude from hair police and eyes and arms of smoke), but it is capped off with a final freakout of a track that really kicks you in the face and lets you know that these boys and girl can mush your brains as well as grind your teeth.

if you've liked the noisier stuff on here, or are a fan of spencer or bower or basset, then get this.

Hototogisu and Burning Star Core - Drone Disco Fig. 87

http://www.mediafire.com/?kwd1unnom5m

a softer side of noise.... not really

so my roommate and i went to see wolf eyes a few years back and we had no idea who was openning for them. these two nordic goddesses wearing neckties and dress pants walked out onto stage and set up a table of ridiculous amounts of cords, knobs, clattery shit, and even a broken french horn and proceeded to shatter everyone in the building's mind with one of the most intense display's of harsh noise i have ever seen (and i've seen most of the "greats" many times, most being disappointing). truly, maja rattke has an uncanny ability with her bellows and shreiks, and sofie tafjord can twiddle some knobs like no other. their 10" is brilliant, and maja's solo vocal cd is amazing (i'll post it when i find it... it's in a box somewhere). in any case, they blew minds that night and my roomie and i didn't even stay for more than 5 minutes of wolf eyes... they were doing that billy bass shit and then connelly pulled out a guitar. wolf eyes doesn't have a guitar.

if you like harsh sounds a la wolf eyes, merzbow, emil beaulieu, prurient, or panicsville this'll be up your alley, but there are some industrial/power electronic moments that remind me of bands like bloodyminded or even nurse with wound at times (they shift in other songs and there is a strange stapleton-esque feeling at times... though fleeting).

don't listen to this if you have a headache.


fe-mail featuring lasse marhaug: all men are pigs
http://www.mediafire.com/?zkjot02odmy