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AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED / APARTMENT 213  Domestic Powerviolence  LP   (Relapse)   15.98
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Holy shit. Could there be a more fearsome lineup? This split album came out on Relapse last year but we just recently picked up some of the limited edition vinyl, a full length split featuring all new exclusive material from the legendary drum-machine driven grinders Agoraphobic Nosebleed and neo-powerviolence thugs Apartment 213. And I guess you could call this a "concept" record, with the disturbing artwork from the acclaimed German artist Florian Betmer and the combined sociopathic rantings of both bands putting forth some really disturbing visions of familial discord. Listening to this split is like hearing an audiobook version of Goad's Answer Me!. Yikes. The Agoraphobic Nosebleed side of the split is something different: joined by Steve Makita from Apartment 213 on vocals, Scott Hull and Jay Randall scrape through three lengthy (for them) tracks that are almost devoid of the convoluted blastbeats that make up their previous releases. Instead, they channel a fucked up version of Man Is The Bastard and mutant noise rock through sludgy bass-heavy riffs that bend at unfriendly angles and slow, chaotic rythmic dirges, and with Steve Makita's terrifying roar, they manage to sound even scarier than usual. I know that there were alot of fans that were a little turned off by this slower, sludgier side of Agoraphobic, but I think this fuckin' rules. There's also a surprising turn at the end of "Ejector Seat" where the music suddenly opens up on a vast expanse of Popul Vuh like ambience - very rad.

Apartment 213 rule. They are one of only two bands to get the blessing of Eric Wood from Bastard Noise/Man As The Bastard as being legitimate "power violence" (the other being The Endless Blockade), which is a righteous endorsement, and they are the only band around that is doing the Infest sound and harnessing the same murderous power that those masters had. The Apt 213 side features seven songs, five of which originally appeared on their Vacancy 7" but were rerecorded for this split. Brutal, vicious blastcore that goes from hyperspeed grinding to slow, smoldering dirge. Intense and hateful, with songs called "Instrumental (In Child Rearing)", "Mutilation", and "Kill For Christ".

The record is pressed on thick vinyl, and the version that we have in stock is the swirled yellow/red sunburst color. Packaged in a full color jacket with a full color inner sleeve.