'OBΔMΔCΔRE'
The lone shining light
of Jizzcore, Matt Fanale, returns with another free release to add to
the burgeoning and diverse Caustic catalogue. An eleven track EP,
'OBΔMΔCΔRE', features three new tracks, a slew of remixes and two
covers of classic Babyland and Godflesh.
'OBΔMΔCΔRE' is a
marked return to the “classic” Caustic sound. More stripped back
than his recent long player output on 'The Man Who Couldn't Stop'
which featured a pronounced progressive streak. Here the tracks are
harder, more rhythmically orientated and full of tongue-in-cheek wit.
The EP opens with
'Persistence of Anti-Division', an instrumental track that is driven
by a simple central beat and pulsing bassline. It's minimalistic in
it's approach but still quite satisfying. The second of the original
tracks, 'More Requested To Not Stay Away From Uteri Than a
Republican', continues the musical formula with a more up-tempo beat
and airy melodic synths over a constant throb, while Fanale drenches
his vocals in cavernous reverb. The final of the three 'Industrial
Home Ownership' invokes the frantic madness of 'Booze Up And Riot'
and 'The Bible, The Bottle, The Bomb' while Fanale does his best rant
over the top of it.
The first of the covers
is a lo-fi sounding cover of Babyland's 'Worse Case Scenario'. Again
Fanale keeps it hard and gritty giving the song more bottom end than
the original version. The same is true of 'Christbait Rising' which
sees Fanale team up with Vomit Arsonist. It doesn't make any bold
moves away from the original but tries to up the heaviness of the
original.
The remixes courtesy of
Loss, iVardensphere, Mahr, Slavo, Tinhead and Null Device all bring
something new to their respected source material, ranging from club,
to dub and dark ambient, which rounds off the tra
The lo-fi style and
hard rhythms are a nice nod back to the earlier material in the
Caustic discography. But this isn't a backwards step or a nostalgia
trip. This is one of the many faces of the Caustic sound. Fanale may
always be moving on in terms of his songwriting ability, but he
doesn't forget where he has already been. ck list quite nicely.