Agoraphobic Nosebleed – Honky Reduction (1998)

April 17, 2017
Agoraphobic Nosebleed – Honky Reduction (1998)

This has to be the benchmark to which all drum machine grindcore is judged. ANb’s first full length record is far cry from anything that has followed it (even the lightening fast pharmaceutical headfuck of Frozen Corpse… is a million miles away from this); the production is bassy, fat and bludgeoning, the guitars almost sludgy, and the shrieked, yelped vocals are almost drowned out by the cacophony of the strings and machine. And that harsh noise at the end… Jesus fuck, that’s some moody shit which truly encompasses the meaning of the words “power electronics”.

Can’t really say much more other than just point out a few of my favourite tracks, “Die And Get The Fuck Out Of The Way”, “Vexed”, “Hat Full Of Shit”…. the list, she goes on! Essential!

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