Four track 7″ originally released in 2004 in only 200 copies, but has deserved to be reissued ever since. Over the top Kyushu distortion, burning spirits guitars and the menacing whisper of GISM – delivered by a couple of noise punk loving blokes from the UK.
Maximum Rocknroll:
Menacing, creepy and noisy metal punk. It’s like an updated G.I.S.M. with a D-beat backbone and Burning Spirits guitar. HUMAN POWER has the same seething hatred as a G.I.S.M. track, like “Shoot to Kill” where it’s fodder for your inner fury. This is extremely well done in a perfectly gruesome, noisy punk wet dreamy kind of way. (AE)
Bells of Doom Toll:
Sent to me from Blindead, this is a fun project band with a modern take on G.I.S.M., recorded in 2004. This EP was originally released in a low quantity (200, I believe), but is available again, but in a better quantity this time (500), thanks to Blindead Productions from Sweden. The sound of this record will probably annoy many people that hear it, but for G.I.S.M. fans, it may be a different story: from the vocals that are mixed way too loud to the shitty sounding overfuzzed guitar. Beyond the initial impression of “shitty sound,” these are actually 4 well crafted songs with layered guitars and vocals that probably took a good amount of time and effort to get to sound the way they do. People seem to be releasing a lot of “project” records these days. It doesn’t bother me one bit, especially when I like it. Cool record, I am into it, this is a keeper for me.
4 / 5 bells
Sorry State:
Human Power was a short-lived UK band featuring one of the Wankys, and like the Wankys these guys have a serious Japanese HC fixation. However, rather than pure noise-punk, Human Power have a LOT of GISM in their sound. Rather than most bands who attempt to ape GISM (most of which concentrate on the guitar leads), these guys really nail the odd rhythm guitar sound and odd, unsettling vocals. Four killer tracks… it says a lot that someone was willing to reissue this several years after the fact.
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