Woah, this is harsh, brutal stuff here, on the latest release from the seemingly faultless Witching Hour stable. The dainty 6″ (another 33rpm-er for ya conspiracy theories Nadia!) comes wrapped in a complex scary package, featuring less than happy imagery, and a bizarre ziplock bag containing a piece of card with a rather strange piece of writing on it. Full marks indeed.
Musically, if you can use that phrase, Usurp Synapse are playing their searing hardcore in an extremely crushing and fucked up way, it has similarities with Combatwoundedveteran, although they do have more structure than the vet. Like that would be hard. Instruments are played fast and painfully, screeching feedback inevitably introduces songs, then hoarsely screamed vocals tear it all up. Rather spookily, on “Truth About Pyecraft” they slide into a disturbingly pretty, if eerie, emo breakdown where the guitars get the twinkle on, but the drums keep pounding away. Coolest song title: “I Know A Guy Who Likes Dynamite”.
All the chaos kids will appreciate this one, that’s fer sure.