Open Mind / Saturated Brain
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This blog will focus primarily on my most beloved genres of music - rock. From atmospheric acoustic bands to screaming banshee devil worshippers - all of it will be covered here. The purpose of this blog, besides exposing/reviewing new releases and bands in general, will be to further build and support independent, awesome music and great people in a positive and open community. There will be..
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
18h ago
USURP SYNAPSE
"Jaw One"
exclusive song/music video premiere
For fans of: Lower Automation, Whores and Jeromes Dream
New USURP SYNAPSE. More info soon.
(2024) USURP SYNAPSE "Jaw One" official music video
https://youtu.be/_6NVhyL33lE ..read more
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
2d ago
CATALYST + KNUMEARS + VS SELF + PARTY HATS
"Split"
exclusive album premiere
CATALYST
Bandcamp
KNUMEARS
Bandcamp
VS SELF
Bandcamp
PARTY HATS
Bandcamp
LARRY RECORDS
Bandcamp
ORDER LINK ---> order link goes live at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST <--- ORDER LINK
I am fucking ecstatic to be the one bringing you the exclusive first premiere of the entire 7" 4-Way split featuring four of the hottest screamo bands around. Larry Records had this to say about its origin:
"This split was heavily inspired by the 4 way split series ZBR did a few years ..read more
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
4d ago
Band: .22LRFor fans of: Frail Body, Othiel, Gil Cerrone, Youth Funeral, Crowning, Brahm, Elle, Beau Navire, and Heavenly Blue.Genres: Punk / Emo / Screamo / Skramz / Emo-violence
Related artists: Less Dead, Low Before The Breeze, Noisy Sins Of The Insect, Stevan Filopovic, Tara Tarama, and Jornada Del Muerto.
Country: Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A. + Istanbul TURKEY
Years Active: 2024-present
Label(s): Tomb Tree / Mevzu Records
After releasing such an incredible debut I felt it necessary to try and push it a bit more thr ..read more
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
1w ago
VOW
"Die Silent"
exclusive song premiere
For fans of: Undying, Rotting In Dirt, Pathos Departure, (early) Left Behind, Advent, Brothers and Xibalba
releases April 16th on Tomb Tree
VOW is a new band from Chicago and holy fuckin' smokes this 'Demo' hits like a concrete slab. Vocalist Andy Klingensmith has done a bunch of drone/noise and acoustic folk but when he sent me this four-track debut I couldn't believe my ears. Pummeling yet dynamic, heavy yet melodic, this band's release comes out on cassette via Tomb Tree on April 16th. The band is gene ..read more
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
2w ago
LIFE IN VACUUM
THE DOG INDIANA / DASTARD
@Lucky Bar in Victoria on March 29th, 2024
Live Show Review
I'm starting to get back into the cycle of seeing a lot of shows and I couldn't be happier about it. Besides the most recent Emma Goldman show and this, expect reviews of the Comeback Kid/Spy show in Victoria as well as the first few Mourn Recif shows, a few of which will be with Hillsboro and Bok Suna (bands on CanaDave's Softseed Music label). Trekking out to this on my lonesome was a tad daunting but I got hugged immediately by a few friends upon entering and all of my worries ..read more
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
2w ago
Band: LOCKSLIPFor fans of: Converge, Horsewhip, Ed Gein, Volp, Engineer, Cult Leader, Kidnap Soundtrack, The Chariot, Cave In, Rotting In Dirt, Sectioned, Frontierer, Dillinger Escape Plan, Advent, Lavotchkin, Achilles, and Lentic Waters.Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Metal / Metalcore / Metallic Hardcore / Math Metal / Mathcore
Related artists: House Olympics.
Country: Loas Angeles, California U.S.A.
Years Active: 2023-present
Label(s): Bad Break Records
I've had the review queued up for over a week but have had a tough go with the excep ..read more
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
1M ago
FARAH RUD + OPIÁCEA + DESVIO
"Split"
exclusive album premiere
For fans of: Orchid, June Paik and Amu Daria
FARAH RUD Bandcamp
DESVIO Bandcamp
OPIÁCEA Bandcamp
Today's premiere of this incredible 3-way split featuring 7 songs in 16 minutes from Farah Rud (Indonesia), Desvio (Brazil), and Opiácea (Brazil). It releases in full March 21st via Lua Negra Records, a Brazilian screamo label, on their Bandcamp page as well as streaming platforms. The production was completely DIY: all the songs were recorded, m ..read more
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
1M ago
Nick Miller from FLESH AND BLOOD ROBOT joined me on the most recent podcast which I'm airing a day before their reunion show with From A Second Story Window on March 17th, 2024 at Pyramids Scheme in Grand Rapids, the band's first show in 18 years. Nick also plays in Dust Biters and is a hella funny and interesting guy. Some things discussed: stupid back injuries, being a roadie at 16, Myspace messaging board beefs, screamo and instru-metal tangents, surviving on the McDonald's $1 menu, reuniting and playing with From A Second Story Window, the Ion Dissonance trailer show, the ..read more
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
1M ago
AUTUMN
"winter hug"
exclusive song premiere
For fans of: Sorecausaqich and Twinfield
orders open March 26th on Softseed Music
Nearing summer I will begin posting more indie rock stuff, as that has dominated my ears for the past year. Just a heads up. I reckon once per month you'll see a post for that kind of stuff, with everything else remaining the same as it's been for the last 12 years.
As I continue my immersion into the softer stuff, when I find stuff I really like I put that shit out on my label Softseed Music, which is where this ..read more
Open Mind / Saturated Brain
1M ago
In December of 2023 California's GXLLIUM! came out swinging and released their debut album followed just two months later by their outstanding 'split w/Onewaymirror'. After adding the band for ZBR Fest this May and lining up our cassette order for their 'Gxllium1', I snagged Frankie, Greg, Riley, and Dj for this podcast to discuss their collective birth and tons of other things including: Nirvana exposure and "Scentless Apprentice" love, evolving beyond dub-step, dropping acid at Disneyland, geeking out about ZBR Fest 2024, sampling two girls one cup/Jurassic Park/Cloverfield ..read more