I too have been one of those wet brain drunks making a fool of myself at the beach, and I guess really everyplace I went. Hysterical in a sadist kind of way, yet tragic at the same time.
Bad Brains - How Low Can A Punk Get
It's a mean world we live in, we're reminded of that constantly. Maybe it's always been that way, dog eat dog. My own state tried to pass legislation (overwhelmingly passed in the house, but the senate refused to vote on it) against the LGBT population, basically saying it was okay for anyone to refuse them service, including emergency services. All this was under the banner of religious freedom. A bunch of Pharisees running around these days, just as bad as the bomb makers. Everybody worrying about what everybody else is doing. No happiness, nothing but misery, spreading like a plague. It makes me want to further isolate myself, as isolated as I am, it would take getting rid of the TV and the computer, and only speaking to people as needed. I don't even want to share the planet with some people, but that's the kind of attitude that "they" have. Reason #268 in favor of the extinction of mankind.
Pretty shocking album title and cover, almost too much for me...almost. But I have an idea of where these guys are coming from and some of it is that they are part of a long line of industrial bands who have a tendency to shock and confront. The word itself, "rape", is the epitome of ugly without even having to put it in context. There is a metaphorical meaning though that I think the band is after, and the average person can get that. I could be wrong, but to me the title means reflecting on how in our own dehumanized state, we have dehumanized death or evil. That's what it means to me anyway, could be horribly wrong, but what I do know is, that rape is what Street Sects do to your ears. When Leo of the band hit me up, basically all he had to say was, "Street Sects is a new sample/noise/hardcore based duo from Austin, Texas." After a virtual spin, I hit him back, "Fuckin eh, you two really know how to tear shit up, I enjoyed it in the same way a masochist enjoys pain. Good music has been coming out of Austin for as long as I can remember and you guys are proof that the shit is still thriving there."
I've listened to these three songs quite a few times now and I would categorize them in the broadest sense as Industrial, but there's this hardcore grind thing going on a la Old Lady Drivers ("Rape Carve Smoke"), especially the screeching vocals and the blistering high speed electronic drumming. They kind of fall into the category you might find Ministry or Nine Inch Nails in, but this is way deep down underground, it stays away from watered down commercialism that those bands later resembled. The song structures are cool with these all out attacks taking you to the limit, broken up by thoughtful dirgy parts that give you a minute to take a deep breath. The compositions have a structure that you can follow, maybe even dance to, sort of an organized chaos, that differs from other bands that label themselves "noise"...where you get just that, noise. These are much more interesting than that, there's almost a groove. Leo was a stud and sent me a physical copy for review, and just a heads up, the digital download includes an extra tune. This DIY masterpiece is worth getting if for nothing else the write up on the insert. It starts out, "our desire to live? it was greater that of the street roach perched upon her clit..." This is extreme music from extremely demented minds, I wouldn't let these guys date my sister...hahaha. Actually I can relate to Leo at least and have some things in common with him, overcoming the bottle and dope, for one, I wish I could hang with him and pick his brain. Along with the 7", I got sort of a bio type page...
...this is well worth reading as you get this kind of deep really well written philosophical view on life, along with a back round on the group. I can feel it when he writes, "The moment you lose respect for death is the moment you begin to take your life for granted. We refuse to take out lives for granted." The 7" itself is part of a much bigger project that will eventually be a five 7" box set, which at this point, I fucking know I will be buying. For now, check this duo out at their Facebook and their Bandcamp. My favorite song of the three...
"Fate On Her Knees"
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May as well give the rest of the tunes a listen too...
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1002582867/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/
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