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Last Updated: 11/17/2009

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State: London and South East
Country: UK
Signup Date: 4/23/2009

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October 25, 2009 - Sunday 

WORMGEAR:


This is my first brush with both artists, but have heard a lot over the years about Craig Pillard's (former Incantation) bass dominant descent into the realm of the plodding and experimental with his soul jarring project, Methadrone. As I anticipated, the descriptions I’ve read for this music is right in line with what is present for his tracks on this split. Simplistic, though emotive droning bass lines that writhe along to a programmed drum beat for the foundation, with ghostly sounding harmonies crawling over the top to perpetuate the unceasing din. Somehow, this thundering vibe is very hypnotic, if not nightmarish, only for Fragment to offer a hint of light on this split. This project is very heavily influenced by later day Godflesh, with uplifting pitch vocals possessed by reverb, confidently empowering equally effected guitar lines. The feeling of tracks like “Clay Dust” and “Golem” comes off as a darker take on post rock, but 10 times more powerful and moving. Methadrone as well dig in deep with filth ridden fingers into very emotive progressions on the meaty and melancholic “A View into the Empty” and “”Absorbed (version 2)”. Both projects weep sonic waves of sorrow and use this music to pine for a release from life’s torment. “Astray” is set up with alternating tracks for each artist, which I initially thought would have been a bit of an annoyance, but since both artists compliment and offset each other so perfectly, the dense instrumental darkness of Methadrone is followed up quite nicely by the more reassuring warmth of Fragment and his vocals help break the otherworldly spell. This is a very powerful split CD for those of you trying to expand your musical horizons and fall helplessly deeper into the darkside. “Astray” is highly recommended!! –Marty


AUDIODROME:


La neonata Locust Swarm Rex debutta sulle scene con un interessante split tra Methadrone (progetto americano che ruota intorno alla figura di Craig Pillard) e Fragment (dietro cui si cela il musicista francese Thierry Arnal, già collaboratore di Pillard in passato).
La prima particolarità di questo lavoro è la suddivisione dei brani: non una metà per parte, ma una continua alternanza, così da creare un costante interagire tra i distinti ma conciliabili linguaggi sonori. Si ha, pertanto, la sensazione di un continuum al cui interno i due artisti si passano il testimone e apportano il proprio contributo a un insieme organico e bilanciato. Laddove Methadrone si muove all’interno di un universo sonoro oscuro e denso, in cui drone-doom e squarci di melodie dal piglio sperimentale si fondono e si completano, Fragment mette in gioco anche influssi shoegaze, che dilatano i contorni dei brani e donano spazialità agli stessi. Difficile, inoltre, per l’ascoltatore sperimentare una reale soluzione di continuità tra le varie composizioni, che, come già sottolineato, finiscono per contemperarsi e per dar vita ad un organismo pulsante, di cui i differenti approcci rappresentano differenti stati di umore. Impossibile non richiamare numi tutelari quali Jesu (soprattutto per Fragment), Lycia/Bleak (vale la pena ricordare che Tara Vanflower e David Galas hanno collaborato più volte con Methadrone) e Swans nel fornire le coordinate di un lavoro che farà presa senza ombra di dubbio sugli ascoltatori più curiosi e open-minded, ovverosia su coloro che da sempre si nutrono di suoni di confine e che nella musica cercano anche (se non soprattutto) la voglia di fondere insieme linguaggi e approcci. Ben calibrata la scelta dei nomi coinvolti, sebbene la differenza di stile porterà inevitabilmente gli ascoltatori ad esprimere le loro preferenze. Ciò che conta, comunque, è la buona riuscita di uno split che lascia prevedere sviluppi oltremodo interessanti per la Locust Swarm Rex, label da cui è lecito aspettarsi mosse future altrettanto intriganti e coraggiose. Se il buongiorno si vede dal mattino...
September 27, 2009 - Sunday 
<< DISTROLIST >>

- BLACK SUN PRODUCTIONS - 'Astral Walk' Cd
- CAINA - S/T Cd
- CORPOPARASSITA - 'Inesorabile' Cd
- DORMANT - 'Beneath The Mighty Oak' Cd
- DRONE THRONE - S/T Cdr
- EDELWEISS - S/T Cd
- ENDVRA - 'Black Eden' Cd
- GODHEADSCOPE - 'A City Out Of Sight' Cd
- IRON MOLAR - 'Music For An Awesome Suspension' Cd
- IRON MOLAR / MESSIAH COMPLEX - Split Cd
- IRON MOLAR / PEACEMAKER - Split Cd
- IVES - 'Burial Of The Modernized Soulless' Tape
- KRAKEN - S/T Cd
- METHADRONE / FRAGMENT. - 'Astray' Cd
- NIVATHE - 'Enveloped In A Diseased Abyss' Cd
- NOCTURNE - 'Vers Le Vide' Cd
- OUR SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON US - 'Painful Stories Told With A Passion For Life' Lp
- SANAIR - 'Travel Vol 1' Cdr
- SKEPTICISM - 'Stormcrowfleet' Cd
- SKEPTICISM - 'Lead And Aether' Cd
- SKEPTICISM - 'Alloy' Cd
- VOIDS OF VOMIT / MORBID UPHEAVAL - Split Lp

Cd: UK 8 £ / Europe 9 £ / ROW 10 £
Lp: UK 9 £ / Europe 11 £ / ROW 14 £
Tape: UK 3 £ / Europe 4 £ / ROW 5 £

All prices include postage and packing.

Paypal > locustswarm@hotmail.co.uk
August 23, 2009 - Sunday 
We are back and things are back to normal... We should be having a small distro list ready within the next couple of weeks. New releases to be announced shortly.

Thanks.

Locust Swarm Rex


August 6, 2009 - Thursday 
As the title says we will be away from August the 7th until the end of the month.

All confirmed trades + orders have been shipped.

You can still write us but we will most likely be able to get back to you when we come back.

Orders received from now on will be shipped as soon as we return.

Thanks.

Locust Swarm Rex.
May 30, 2009 - Saturday 
Methadrone / fragment. - 'Astray'
 
First release on Locust Swarm is out now. It is Methadrone / fragment. - 'Astray'cd, limited to 500 copies.

Tracklist below:
 
 1- Absorbed "Methadrone"
 2- clay dust "fragment."
 3- A View into the Empty"Methadrone"
 4- golem "fragment."
 5- Absorbed (version 2)"Methadrone"
 6- the answers in everyone "fragment."
 7- Sustained Presence of Loss "Methadrone"
 
 
Interested parties can listen to a couple of tracks off the release on the profile, or check the Methadrone and Fragment profiles (urls at the bottom of the bulletin).
You can order your copy , payment by paypal to our email. Prices (including shipping) are:
UK > 8.00 £
Europe > 9.00 £
Rest Of The World > 10.00 £

Distros/ labels are encouraged to write, trades are welcome, and zines can get in touch for a promo.
 
Locust Swarm Rex  >>> locustswarm@hotmail.co.uk
 
www.myspace.com/methadrone 
www.myspace.com/fragmentmonolith