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диртозавр 13.06.2012 14:12

Usko
 
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Usko: Plodding dual-bass tarpit sludge from Finland
http://funkyimg.com/u2/1787/186/938761usko1.png

хз, многим наверное известна эта банда, однако могут быть и такие кто их еще не слушал. крутая банда, образовались несколько лет назад, в 2008-09 наверное, точно не помню :stupid: однако дебютник выпустили только в январе этого года в виде кассеты с тремя треками. в банде два бассиста и барабанщик, ебашат будь здоров :applouse: дебютная кассета зовется "Kuusi", вышла на их собственном лейбле Penny Whistles And Moon Pies, и после того, как был распродан весь первый тираж (100 штук), банда сделал релиз, как говорится, available for free download :happy: скачать можно прямо с их сайта, но я залил так же на сендспайс для тех кому в лом "куда-то там идти за сцылкой". буквально только что Уско выпустили второй тираж "Kuusi" (50 штук), он немного отличается - белые кассеты с наклейкой и оформление напечатано на серой бумаге. как выглядел первый тираж можно лицезреть на фото ниже:
http://funkyimg.com/u2/1787/185/665674usko2.jpg

A1. Carradine - 09:37
A2. Kone Korvaa Elämän - 05:22
B1. Pohjola - 11:12

2012 - Kuusi

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The Finns Usko has been quietly active since '06, but it took them until the first days of 2012 to release their debut record. The quartet of drums, vocals and two basses is planning on recording new material during the spring. My mind drew some similarities between Usko and an other Finnish sludge-band, the dare-I-say-legendary Loinen, as they both play similarly cold, heavy, bassy and primitive sludge with a dark and more or less nihilistic atmosphere. Don't let the cover drawing fool you; Usko is no fun.

The songs trudge either slowly or even slower, but keep on wading forward firmly and steadily. The riffs are simplistic enough to keep the structures clear, but the two entwining basses make sure they have well enough depth, mass and variation to stay interesting. The tape was recorded live, so the instruments carry a whole lot of small imperfections and sudden bits of feedback that give the band's sound a lot of tasty unpredictability and hostility. Despite being recorded live, the basses sound very sturdy. The thinly hissing cymbals suit the cold atmosphere perfectly, as do the bits of additional droning noises and screeches. The vocals are spat out as low growls that are somewhat muffled, and I haven't yet come to decide whether their inhumane and distant feel suits the songs, or should they have more clarity to give some needed weigth to the desperate lyrics. Either way, they could be better.

"Kuusi" sounds very natural and primitive, even ugly, and I would recommend it to only those with a taste for the dirtier kind of sludge. The tape certainly isn't the best the band can do, even if most of the EP's problems relate to the somewhat damp soundscape. The variance between the most plodding moments and the slightly faster, even (in a broader sense) psychedelic moments is searching for its core essence and balance, which eats away a bit of the songs' powers of slowly beating the listener to the ground. Still, it's a highly promising effort from an fresh sludge-band, and I would most certainly buy the tape if I didn't already have it. It's currently available as a free download from Usko's bandcamp-site, too.
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In these tragic days of the disposable digital download, artists have to come up with increasingly novel ways to get people to pay attention to their physical product. As such we have seen a resurgence in vinyl offerings and even fan pack magazines including the album, so it should come as no surprise that I come to review this EP by Finnish sludgesters Usko because it was presented in a gimmicky way. On tape. That’s right – who the hell even owns a tape player these days right? Well, me obviously…

I was even more impressed on delivery that it was a garish pink cassette, almost designed to willfully throw you off the fact that it contains some of the dirtiest, sludgiest, er sludge I have heard in some time. Clocking in at just shy of half an hour ‘Kuusi’ comprises of three snail paced tracks that feature not one, but two bass players (Jesse and Juha) and no guitar. Given that the rest of the band comprises of drums (Aatu) and vocals/noise, you should be getting the picture that this is a downtrend, nightmarish funeral march, slouching towards the apocalypse with flourishes of black metal and even drone at times.

All recorded live, the three tracks (Carradine, Kane Karva Elamon and Pohjola) are every bit as grinding, nasty and frightening as you would imagine. Teemu’s gargling, gurgling, guttural intonations ringing off the cacophony like a twisted narrator of end times. With the subject matter being sung in their native tongue I can only surmise that it is as bleak as the soundtrack, further accented by harrowing samples. In truth it sounds nearly great as it plods along with the crushing weight of inevitability behind it; However the loose jamming vibe and the quality of the recording robs it of the full impact and this isn’t just because I was listening to it on a format less relevant than the Mini Disc.

Still as an opening salvo this shows great promise so check it out – it is available as free digital download for those not stuck in the past
сейчас банда копит бабос на выпуск семидюймовки где будет два трека. выйдет сиё так же на их лейбле :applouse:

http://usko.bandcamp.com

zoiner 13.06.2012 16:45

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2 баса в сладждуме становится модной фишкой

sssnot 13.06.2012 18:37

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Слуханул. Для меня это через чур тяжело. :fingal:

МокрыйСухарь 15.06.2012 10:48

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блиать:banghead:
повелся на описание(:stupid:), ну думаю финике слудге дум...:up:
в голове сразу завертелись очаровательные обрывки творчества горячо любимых земляков сабжа: стамм, лойнен, фрогскин:pray:
и жестко так обломался:mad:, Usko - ссаное рычалово и отстойный грязный дум метал, поганого разлива:disgust::puke:, даже в подметки вышеуказанным не годятся...
фэил дня:crying:и позор финских сладжеров:clever:

Trickster 16.06.2012 15:27

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После телеги Сухаря как-то даже страшно слушать, но я попробую :stupid:

диртозавр 18.06.2012 15:34

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Usko - ссаное рычалово и отстойный грязный дум метал
хахахах, что ж - каждому свое :hz: значит вы из другой песочницы :alive:
а вообще Уско рубили на одной сцене с лойнен, например. они все из одной тусовки там. говна там нет :no:

диртозавр 06.11.2013 22:19

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:pray:

http://s17.postimg.org/a5bkxim7j/a4148692450_10.jpg

хапнуть [рип с бандкампа]


на подходе сплит семерка с лионень :clever:

belboner55 07.11.2013 14:12

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very educational content and written well for a change. It's nice to see that some people still understand how to write a quality post.c

Nktpk 10.12.2013 17:54

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http://www.metal-archives.com/images...95407.jpg?5329
Не у кого нет сплита их с собственно Лоинен??

Owner 11.12.2013 07:32

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Сообщение от диртозавр (Сообщение 1881397)
:pray:

на подходе сплит семерка с лионень :clever:

Уже имею в наличии, так же как и Noiseferatum!:hi:


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