adios democracy (7:15:52 PM): noise is about drugs
orion0014 (7:16:01 PM): and love
adios democracy (7:16:14 PM): noise is the new emo
orion0014 (7:16:51 PM): yeah
adios democracy (7:17:07 PM): wolf eyes is the nofx of noise
orion0014 (7:17:21 PM): hahaha
adios democracy (7:17:32 PM): and troubleman is like the epitaph of noise
― Helios Creed (orion), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 22:15 (twenty-one years ago)
The new album Burned Mind by Wolf Eyes is not for everyone. Is it radio friendly? Not really. Electronic keyboard blips, dizzying rps, dead silence, and primal shrieks are not thought of as universal traits of pop music. So, what is Wolf Eyes and what makes Burned Mind my pick of the week? Wolf Eyes creates ambient noise mixed with roars that are entrancing and intense. The Detroit band's debut release on Sub Pop sounds abrasive, harsh, eerie, and distorted. The sounds of dissipation on this record are hypnotic and arousing. From the eeriness of "Stabbed in the Face" to the intense Trent Renzor-like spews on the title track, Burned Mind is an album of hostility. It is not possible to listen to Wolf Eyes and clean your room, read articles, (insert any similarly stressful activity here). To me, Wolf Eyes is like My Bloody Valentine and Radiohead in that they are their own genre despite attempts by others to make sense of their sound. Wolf Eyes evokes Joy Division-like moods without any aspect of song structure. Their concerts are epic displays of gongs, distorted keyboards, and intense shrieks by Nate Young.
To borrow from Zoolander, Wolf is so hot right now.
I urge fans of Black Flag, Swans, and My Bloody Valentine to check out Wolf Eyes. I know, categorizing bands is bad but I am categorizing all of these bands under "noise" as opposed to manufactured genres. Attempting to categorize Wolf Eyes into independent electronic or industrial is a rather tedious chore because quite concisely, Wolf Eyes is about noise, the manipulation of silence, and a scathing attack on the senses of possible listeners.
― artdamages (artdamages), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 22:55 (twenty-one years ago)
at first i thought that was a jackson, and now i realize that's carl lewis... omg+holy shit.
wolf who?
m.
― msp (msp), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)
I THINK THEY WERE CONFUSED BY THE FAINTING SHEEP/CARL LEWIS ISH.
THINGS WILL NEVER BE TEH SAME.
― NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo! FX (ddb), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)
adios democracy (3:36:07 PM): noise is about drugs right
adios democracy (3:36:09 PM): not music
― Helios Creed (orion), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)