Bloody Head – Failed Experiments
in Kindness – Narcissistic Hypnotist Records - Cassette- 2017.
Track Listing.
1.
Black
Slugs.
2.
Last
and Foose.
3.
The
Sound of No Hands Clapping.
4.
Death
Trip Baby.
5.
Get
Ingrown.
…….
6.
The
Prizes of Incest.
7.
Brand
New Baggie.
8.
Seizure
Soon.
Having previously reviewed the first Bloody
Head tape a few months ago, this new album has come hot on its’ heels. The
project has now been around on the live circuit and had time to fester. Buying this
cassette was exciting due to this and the strength of the debut; I was keen to see what has happened since my first encounter.
Failed experiments doesn’t fester and
bubble in the same scum pit as the debut. Instead it has a bigger and better produced
sound; this is almost a different band. The sound no longer splatters or spews as before, instead it is beginning to become a vortex of sound that is slowly built up; which is where things start to get really interesting. The
original influences and points of reference shown before are also starting to die off, which makes things a lot more interesting.
The vocals still shout, the drumming is
still primal and the guitars now combine choppy riffs and build up to a sea of noise. The vocals at times become a part
of the whole sound, sometimes they are almost buried within it; left to
battle with the rest of the sound until they emerge triumphantly. It is as if the sound is at war within itself at times. With the newer expansive
sound; I can’t wait for more. Failed
Experiments is excellent, varied, and ambitious work. Bloody Head are starting to form a strong self-identity.
Choppy Noodles 2016.
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