Dry-Rot - Philistine - LP (2010)

Labels: Parts Unknown
Review by: David Giles

Man, this LP gets stuck right in with “˜Hairless’ which, as you’ll know if you read my review of the Hairless 7”, is perhaps one of my favorite songs of 2009. Awesome, moody and noisy hardcore. What a way to kick into the LP! The mood of this is replicated throughout. Its amazing how DRY-ROT have managed to shape their own sound so that even the oft-regurgitated slow & dirgey VS fast & ripping dynamic of tracks like “˜Mass Love’ sounds brand new! Sometimes its really slow and sparse in the vein of My War Side-B or Pissed Jeans, other times it is noisy and dirgey along the lines of Slices or Drunkdriver. I think a Blank Stare comparison is warranted also at times. I think its fair to say that this LP is an amalgamation of many of my favorite styles of hardcore. Seriously, get a hold of this. Best thing I’ve heard so far in 2010!