A Handful of Dust: V/A - Iron Lung Mixtape Vol 1 (2011)

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

V/A - Iron Lung Mixtape Vol 1 (2011)

Man, that guy from Iron Lung is one talented individual. This guy has drummed in a baker's dozen amount of bands, and has lately released some really great music underneath his band's label. He recently did a mixtape that is already sold out, full of great bands from all over the globe. With the reinvention of the tape cassette as a medium, it only makes sense the mixtape would reemerge. I know what some of you folks are thinking about, "Guy, it never left. My avant-garde noise band with a sound that hearkens back to early 90's post-(name your genre) has been releasing our eclectic tapes of mixes since before it was cool. So lo-fi, man". Either way, I could give a crap about some ultra-obscure tape some dork made in his bedroom. The only thing I really enjoy out of these is when they expose me to new bands, and or, have new songs from bands I enjoy on it. Much like this one from Iron Lung, 20 songs of good hardcore in different varieties, indie stuff, and even some garbage stuff.

So what exactly does this tape contain, you ask? For the expectedly high quality part, some great songs by Mind Eraser, Walls, and Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Some of the real winners were bands I have either not listened to, or never heard of, such as Society Nurse, Solutions, and White Wards. However, I am not too thrilled on Total Control's song, or the last two tracks that just to be filler/jokes/things that just didn't interest me. The best part, is the Black Flag cover brought to you by Cold Sweat, which to my knowledge, was never released. Overall, the key here is variety, it's the spice of life.

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