I’m returning after a few weeks of silence with my personal recommendations for this years festival. Even though the line-up is far from complete the number of must-see artists is already piling up. Keep in mind that due to the earliness of this post I can not take the time schedule into consideration so it might be impossible to see all of these.
Some of the breakcore addicts out there might not be happy with this description but the way I see it Frog Pocket sounds like a better version of Venetian Snares “My Downfall”. Acoustic instrumentation combined with all kinds of glitchy beats, moody, relaxing and even dance-able at times.
Ultra slow, ultra heavy, ultra loud trio from Sweden. Doom/drone/sludge in it’s purest form. Go listen to the self titled record (this is a cheesy joke, check thier discography haha).
From my point of view this is a strange recommendations as I’m not 100% convinced that I like this band. Other then some Ulver, Bone Awl and Dreams of the Drowned black metal has been one of the few genres that I just can’t seem to appreciate. At this moment I’m not sure if they belong with these few names that do stand out for me but it sure does sound a lot more interesting then the new Burzum record.
Minimalistic, almost tribal, noise rock leaning to post-punk. The simplistic approach is awesome but the band really stands out by the almost hypnotic vocals that dig deep into your brain. They played WORM(Rotterdam) a few days ago, can anybody tell me how it was?
This is my kind of music. Nice blend of hardcore, noise-rock and a good dose of punk rock attitude all drenched in feedback and sludge-like vocals. If this doesn’t do it for you the collab with Mattin will.
Everyone should go see this, even if it’s just to count the number of people playing that day. The line-up these guys play in is so fluid that one day they might play with 6 members and the next day there will be 14 of them on stage. I can’t wait to see the formation they bring to Tilburg, let’s hope it contains a lot of drummers.
Reproach, Amenra, Insult and Rise & Fall. If you like any of those bands I’m going to make your day. Blind to Faith is a supergroup with members of all these projects in it. It’s like the best parts are taken out of each band and combined into one massive mix of hate, agression and sheer power. “The Seven Fat Years Are Over” is thier first output and it destroys any other record in it’s league.
A duo, sometimes joined on an extra drumkit by a member of Shit & Shine. Thier sound is somewhere between noise and noise rock due to the drum sounds sometimes turning into the noise and vice versa. The extra pair of drums by Valentina might be able to add some more structure but will probably just add some more of the ever sweet chaos these guys bring so well.
Saving the best for last I can say I’m super happy seeing my tip getting turned into reality with the appearance of Ducktails. Lo-fi hazy bedroom psychedelic surf noise pop or something like that. Miami beach mid summer while taking way too much acid, that’s kinda what it sounds like I think. This is hipster heaven at the moment but nonetheless it’s very awesome, very good.
I could go on forever but that’s not the point of recommendations so I’ll stop. Be sure to check the whole line-up for yourself as it constantly keeps growing and has something for everyone. One last recommendation is about our Dutch pride: Nikoo, Eklin and Laser Poodle, all noisy dutch and super catchy.
Kevin(Westerlingen)
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