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[ 14 Feb 2014 | xdementia | One Comment | ]
EE19: GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD – BURY ME IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND 2xC11

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Call it cybergrind, digital hardcore, or power electronics Matt Serven of Goodbye Cruel World isn’t hindered by genre boundaries or labels. The only essential elements to the sounds of Goodbye Cruel World is that it’s hard fast and totally unrepentant. Recorded in the early 2000s but never officially released Bury Me in A Hole in the Ground is a document of a hardcore kid with a weird streak and a whole lotta anger. Serven is a causalty of heavy music in New England as he is also an integral part …

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[ 14 Feb 2014 | xdementia | No Comment | ]
EE18: SHARPWAIST & MARABOU STORK – COLD SHOTS C60

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Cold Shots is a collaboration between Sharpwaist and Marabou Stork. Recorded several years ago but not seeing the light until today this material is an abstract meditation on autumn; a season whose true pinnacle can only be experienced in New England. Sharpwaist is Carl Haas a long time Boston industrial artist and Marabou Stork is a former Boston resident and musician now living in New York.
Spanning roughly 60 minutes Cold Shots brings the listener on a sepia-tinged journey through dry crunchy leaves, chilly nights, and the smell of organic decay …

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[ 11 Feb 2014 | xdementia | 3 Comments | ]
3/13 – Double Cassette Release Show feat. Sharpwaist, Goodbye Cruel World + more

*flier artwork by Wladimir Vladimir
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The Artists

Sharpwaist & Marabou Stork (Boston/New York)
Sharpwaist & Marabou Stork – Untitled
Currently celebrating their collaborative release tape entitled “Cold Shots” on Existence Establishment, Sharpwaist and Marabou Stork will perform a rare collaborative performance to comemorate the evening. Their release is based on the feeling of autumn in New England and is sure to offer a nice contrast to the early spring atmosphere.
Sharpwaist was started in Boston by Carl Haas in 2006 and has released on such labels as Razors and Medicine, Nil By Mouth, …

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[ 10 Feb 2014 | xdementia | No Comment | ]
Wastelanders – I: Total Desolation C90

Wastelanders – I: Total Desolation C90
Calls and Correspondence
Wastelanders is a solo side project by Dean Costello, who is also active in Harpoon, Diatribes, and Winters in Osaka. This is the project’s first release which was put out in 2010.
Side A kicks off with a post-rock styled solo guitar piece with slowly rotating strummed cords spiraling into oblivion. A quick cut to some randomized and/or granulated electronic fluttery tones is a touch awkward but adds some crucial variance. My only issue with this is that the music usually only consists …

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[ 19 Jan 2014 | xdementia | No Comment | ]
Xiphoid Dementia & Theologian featured on new Stephen Petrus benefit compilation

On the morning of January 8th, 2014, our dear friend Stephen Petrus, of Painesville, OH lost his home and all his possessions to a fire. To the end of benefiting his recovery, AUDITOR has compiled exclusive tracks from GRUNTSPLATTER, HOOR-PAAR-KRAAT, THEOLOGIAN+XIPHOID DEMENTIA, WHORID, REGOSPHERE, COMPACTOR, VOMIT ARSONIST+STAALKRACHT and many other amazing artists into a fitting tribute to a fellow musician.
Spanning 26 tracks and over three hours of sound, “When one has nothing left make ceremonies out of the air and breathe upon them.”…

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