DUKKHA - S/T CS
Lo-fi 3-piece anarcho crust. The note that came with this tape tells me they are split between Youngstown, Ohio and Pittsburgh. I imagine Youngstown is a bleak town. Halfway between Pittsburgh and Cleveland, and not even on the lake. Where depressive and dark music comes from.
I love the opening riff. It's stupid and stompy. The vibe of this tape roughly fits in the current northeast crust thing happening, so if you like the new crusty bands with solid politics coming out of NY and surrounds (KLEPTOCRACY, CULTURE SHAPING VIOLENCE, etc), you'll like this too. I detect blackened punk influence. There are a lot of really dumb 1-2 drum beat with simple driving riffs that I associate (sonically) with bands like BONE AWL. I'm not a blackened guy, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about but I liked the mix here. Crust breakdowns, stompy-parts, chugging, blackened dum dum parts and a sprinkling of d-beat!
Listen or order a tape here: https://dukkhacrust.bandcamp.com/album/dukkha
damieninbred