Unreal City "Masks" CS
Posted on Monday, May 11th, 2009 @ 9:33am » permalink
"Masks" is a limited edition cassette (you read that right) containing six new tracks from Pittsburgh, PA's Unreal City in a little under 20 minutes. The overall approach is very similar to that of their "Ephemeral Subsistence" full-length, which is to say that the songwriting is heavily influenced by Integrity and Cleveland hardcore in general, with lots of chugging midpaced power chords and quick little explosive solos. However, the recording is much rawer and more stripped down here, with a distant feeling to the vocal placement and a little bit of a muffled thump to the percussion, etc. But that's not a bad thing – it actually really works to lend a "classic" aesthetic to the material, and doesn't detract from the force of the songs or the listening experience at all. They do suddenly change things up at the end, however, with "The Mortal Sermon": An eight-and-a-half-minute experimental noise piece that layers ambient hums and whirs with assorted samples – predominantly some sort of reading of T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" (which, I'm now assuming, is where the band got their name). A nice touch that certainly lends something of a "Humanity is the Devil" vibe to the EP as a whole… and, as usual, you just can't complain about that! Here's a taste of what to expect:
Unreal City "Changeling" (excerpt)
From what I understand this tape is limited to a mere 50 copies and will only be available at the band's upcoming shows. So, if you're a fan and you want to get your hands on one of these, I'd highly recommend attending one of the first few shows, 'cause, ummm… 50 copies ain't gonna last long!
May 11th, 2009 @ 11:19 am
their full length was a let down.
even with the Bill Korecky recording the thing just dragged the whole way through.
i wanted some real energy but couldn't find any.
May 11th, 2009 @ 2:37 pm
Looks like they're not "MOO COW" material huh pee wee?
May 11th, 2009 @ 3:06 pm
Looks like your bike wasn't in the preorder package, I wouldn't take it out on the band pee wee.
May 11th, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
I don't get it.
May 12th, 2009 @ 5:53 am
Only 50 copies … damn it's not much, but it'll probably get ripped by a generous soul, at least I hope so.
May 12th, 2009 @ 11:17 am
hm… seeing as i was the first to comment neither do i. haha.
May 13th, 2009 @ 12:48 pm
bummed no nude pictures of Daryl from Snapcase are in the pre-order package there pee wee?
May 13th, 2009 @ 2:06 pm
hm…should i be making comments about jelly donuts, or the little General here?
May 13th, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
I'm just waiting for someone to post as "Dottie", "Simone", or "Mickey". Preferably "Mickey".
But seriously…
May 14th, 2009 @ 8:54 pm
Changeling sounds amazing i can't wait for the tape
June 10th, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
this tape is fucking heavy
blows there other song away not that Ephemeral Subsistence isnt sick either
the tape didnt only have the new songs but it had the full length to
June 16th, 2009 @ 4:34 am
wow! how can i get this?