{"id":8306,"date":"2022-02-10T04:27:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T04:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/?p=8306"},"modified":"2022-02-10T04:27:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T04:27:19","slug":"review-various-artists-slither-ep-vol-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/?p=8306","title":{"rendered":"Review: Various Artists \u2013 Slither EP Vol 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dnbvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dnbvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cover-696x696.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"cover\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boomslang Recordings <\/strong>isn\u2019t even a year old yet. But, they have had one hell of a debut year. Knocking out one killer release after another. This month they bring us the highly anticipated sequel to the \u2018Slither EP\u2019. I hate to sound cliche\u2019 but I\u2019m just gonna say it\u2026do not sleep on this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slither EP Vol 2 by Boomslang Recordings\" width=\"780\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1289861995&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=780\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SST \u2013 Feeling Strange<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some atmosphere and then a snare high hat intro rolls into some heavier atmosphere at at the drop it\u2019s all business. Great buzzing bass and clean drum arrangements working to build the tension. The drums do this really cool thing about half way through the first section where it seems like they are speeding up. SST adds in layer after layer here as the song progresses so it\u2019s giving you more to listen to as the track progresses. Love those dark subs and the \u201cbounce\u201d vocal samples are subtle. The random sounding glitches in the background really add texture. A good balance between \u201cheavy\u201d sounds and a \u201cbouncy\u201d feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noize Komplaint \u2013 Chubs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retro sounding key stabs give way to filthy reese sounds in the intro. A bass hit and some nasty atmospherics to float us into the drop and they go straight for the throat. Driving drum pattern, grinder of a bass line, subs that vibrate yer feet and high squelcher synth stabs that pitch up and down. What more do you want? Sounds like robots arguing before they get into a fight. And I\u2019m pretty sure they\u2019re gonna come to blows. These synth lines have all this tension with the swelling bass and drums underneath it for an impressive effect. The argument continues and get more complicated in the second half. So maybe I misjudged it and they\u2019re really having a conversation about philosophy or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bad Martian \u2013 Hard 2 Be A Martian (ft. Werd MC &amp; Drea)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A ballad intro with tagging lyrics including guitar and everything that lists the challenges of being a Martian. At the drop it goes full anthem and this track does an amazing job of fusing heavy metal with drum and bass. A lot of the instrumentation sounds as if it was recorded live in the studio by an actual band. I have absolutely no clue how it was recorded; and frankly I\u2019m not sure which possibility is more impressive. I\u2019m always impressed by live band drum and bass. On the other hand I\u2019m pretty impressed by reproducing that sound digitally. A great anthem that really stands apart from the rest of the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vmbrella \u2013 Ectoplasm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drama sounds epic right from the start on this one and it pulls this psych out at the drop. Instead of going for a big main stage sound goes the opposite direction but still with plenty of epic drama. With just this minimalistic pulsing bass, single snare drums and sampled and key stabs it punctuated by ripping reese sounds and tortured effects. This is a really deceptive track cuz on the surface of it it seems really minimal but there is so much going on. It breaks all the conventions of structure and style and completely breaks your expectations. The breakdown sounds like it could be in the main body of the track and vice versa. And to make it all more fun there are more layers of complexity in the second half. A completely unique track from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall a worthy sequel. Everything on this EP stands out. You can pre-order \u2018Slither vol 2\u2019 now from the label. It\u2019s available on all platforms August 27th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boomslangrecordings.bandcamp.com\/album\/slither-ep-vol-2\">https:\/\/boomslangrecordings.bandcamp.com\/album\/slither-ep-vol-2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boomslang Recordings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boomslangrecordings\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boomslangrecordings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/dnbvault.com\/various-artists-slither-ep-vol-2-boomslang-recordings\/\">https:\/\/dnbvault.com\/various-artists-slither-ep-vol-2-boomslang-recordings\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boomslang Recordings isn\u2019t even a year old yet. But, they have had one hell of a debut year. Knocking out one killer release after another. This month they bring us the highly anticipated sequel to the \u2018Slither EP\u2019. I hate to sound cliche\u2019 but I\u2019m just gonna say it\u2026do not sleep on this. SST \u2013<\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer index-entry\">\n<div class=\"post-social pull-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdesres20.netornot.at%2F%3Fp%3D8306\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social-icons\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fdesres20.netornot.at%2F%3Fp%3D8306\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social-icons\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fdesres20.netornot.at%2F%3Fp%3D8306&#038;title=Review%3A+Various+Artists+%E2%80%93+Slither+EP+Vol+2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social-icons\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/?p=8306\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8306"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8307,"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8306\/revisions\/8307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}