Bomb the Music Industry!
Ok, so I was going to wait until I got an album that I had ordered to post something, but I think its going to be delayed for a while, so I'll talk about something else for now.
I don't really have a specific album to talk about for Bomb the Music Industry!, but they have released several in the past few years over the internet over at Quote Unquote Records (In no particular order: Album Minus Band; Goodbye Cool World; To Leave or Die in Long Island; and Get Warmer). They are all excellent. I think what makes a band like Bomb the Music Industry! stand out is that they take genres like ska and punk and breathe new fresh life into them, but all the while remain within the creative misfit underground of these genres. As with all great music, its hard to describe to someone short of saying 'Here, just listen to it.' However, I will attempt it, since that is what this blog is about. Bomb the Music Industry! has a strong DIY ethic to their music, and it is very apparent from the first moment you start to listen. Their songs are often riddled with noisy, yet blazing, biting, and highly distorted punk rock guitar riffs, but they also incorporate a lot of ska-based elements (ska guitar rhythms, and horns - even where there is no hint of the offbeat reggae-infused ska rhythm, etc.) in their work. However, unlike most of the 'ska' music out there today, its actually something you can still incite a mosh pit while listening to it. It also includes an element of electronic music, with a plethora of keyboard riffs, and a lot of their drum parts appear to be produced by drum machines. I kind of like to think of Bomb the Music Industry!'s approach to recording and making music as similar to the Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails ethic, but with the addition of the guerilla-warfare attitude of the most underground of punk music. The lyrics, true to punk rock music, are often hard to understand, but thats part of any good rock music, yet they lyrics are often biting and ridiculing of current trends in the music biz, as well as being filled with inside jokes and what not (I guess thank goodness for the 'liner notes' written by the lead guy, Jeff Rosenstock, for their albums over at Quote Unquote Records, which are interesting).
I originally 'discovered' Bomb the Music Industry! through the punk-based webcomic Nothing Nice to Say (see links to the side), through Mitch Clem's now annual "Best Albums of the Year" bit. I think he mentioned "Goodbye Cool World" as one of his favorites last year (I can't really remember the exact time). So, I went and checked out the link the album, and listened to it, and the other albums that were available, and initially thought 'ok, cool, I like it.' That was about it, until I slowly started to listening to Bomb the Music Industry! (all good music should be listened to over a long period of time in order to really appreciate it in my opinion) more and more over the next year or so. However, I wasn't completely sold on them, as can be expected with any sort of experimental music, until I heard the song 'Future 86.' Wow. Beautiful, and I completely identify with the dude. Very well done too, and I especially like the story behind how it was created (check the liner notes that I mentioned earlier). That's what I have to say about that song, and every time I hear it to this day, it still strikes that same chord within me. I guess thats the meaning of good music (or something like that). After that, I was hooked on this band. Check out the song, but I hope you also find a song that you find just as good on the other albums.
Yeah, well, I guess thats it. Oh yes, and the title is a quote from 'Future 86' by Bomb the Music Industry! (duh, of course, did you just skip the entire blog and go straight to the last paragraph? If you did, this last paragraph is quite disappointing, isn't it?). I guess I'll try to put a song quote as the blog title as a pseudo-tradition or something. Go check out Bomb the Music Industry! Until next time, crank the tunes up, but try not to hurt yourself.
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1 comment:
Awesome review Mitch!!
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