Last year we played on Out of Step radio (Radio K) and due to some technical issues at the station none of us in the band ever actually heard it (we actually did hear it, however it was playing at just a little over 3/4 speed... which sounded like some awful dirty drunk punk) . Well, Steven managed to find it at the station somehow so go have a listen.
Download it here.
February 18, 2011
February 8, 2011
The Year After Last
Triple Rock with Paint It Black, Arms Aloft and Dillinger Four was a great show to be a part of. Show was awesome start to finish. Tons of energy and the place was packed. Good to see a lot of people out.
Absolute Nightmare will be available Feb. 15th from the No Way website. We'll have some copies of both clear and black at some point in the near future. Brandon even has pre-order available... convenient. Nice guy. Two shows coming up:
-February 21st @ Triple Rock (Extreme Noise Show) w/ Condominium & ???
-February 27th @ Cause (Why?) w/ Brain Tumors & They Live
This should be sufficient information for some time. Probably a show in April?
Absolute Nightmare will be available Feb. 15th from the No Way website. We'll have some copies of both clear and black at some point in the near future. Brandon even has pre-order available... convenient. Nice guy. Two shows coming up:
-February 21st @ Triple Rock (Extreme Noise Show) w/ Condominium & ???
-February 27th @ Cause (Why?) w/ Brain Tumors & They Live
This should be sufficient information for some time. Probably a show in April?
December 7, 2010
Can't Bullshit A Bullshitter
Mastering is complete for the next record "Absolute Nightmare" which will be released by No Way Records. Keeping a low profile throughout the winter season. We will emerge sometime after the new year for some shows I'm sure.
October 24, 2010
News Of Late...
NO WAY FEST 4 has been cancelled and rescheduled to June 2011.
New 7-inch recording is complete, applying some final touches before sending it off for mastering.
We are no longer playing November 1st with Hjertestop but will instead be playing their November 20th show in Minneapolis, the last date on their US tour.
October 7, 2010
These Are The Voices...
Keep an eye out for a tape comp from NOT NORMAL TAPES featuring "CARRY ON IN THE FACE OF SHIT" to surface sometime (hopefully) before the end of the year. Great international tape featuring Intifada (Chicago, IL), Ultratombados (Chicago, IL), Libyans (Boston, MA), Raw Nerve (Northwest Indiana), Timebombs (Brea, CA), Rayos X (Los Angeles, CA), Positive Noise (Grand Rapids, MI), Vital Error (Indianapolis, IN), The State (Ann Arbor, MI), UX Vileheads (Sweden), Destino Final (Spain) and Smart Cops (Italy).
September 26, 2010
Looking Forwards
Will be awesome.
Recording tracks for a new 7-inch in October.
November 12th @ No Way Fest 4 in Richmond, VA
Reviews
Nice review from Matt Average in Razorcake 58.
"These guys have somewhat raised the bar for what I've come to expect from present day hardcore bands. They have a Japanese '80s hardcore influence, but are definitely from the Midwest. The music is fast, heavy, raw and burly-- all the ingredients you need in pursuit of what makes a quality hardcore band. The lyrics are sometimes strange (check out "Mudbrain"), but never dull, nor derivative. "Need New Sights" has a great mid-'80s style breakdown to offset the manic thrash that makes up the majority of the tune. The songs are often on the fast side, but they use tempo changes to accentuate the power. Certainly a band to get excited about. Pass Judgement only pressed 300 of the first edition up, but fret not, the repress should be out by the time you read this. -M.Avrg"
Review of Proper Execute 7" in the latest MRR. Thanks to xYosefx for his review and we appreciate the ambiguous nature of it. This offers us more understanding towards the reception of playing an imported sound.
"Wow. This is some serious Japanese hardcore worship here. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this. Everything is absolutely dead-on: the song writing, the guitar tone, the drums, even the vocals. At times, in fact, the vocals are a little to dead on: it's a little unsettling hearing some guy named Max from Minneapolis doing his best GAUZE impression on the mic. This is a good record, but can't imagine I'll ever go back and give it a spin when I can listen to LIP CREAM or CHICKEN BOWELS instead, or even NINE SHOCKS TERROR. I'll keep my eyes peeled for more releases from MUCH WORSE, though, because this definitely shows some huge promise, just not enough originality for me. (VX) (Pass Judgement)"
Review of Proper Execute 7" in the latest MRR. Thanks to xYosefx for his review and we appreciate the ambiguous nature of it. This offers us more understanding towards the reception of playing an imported sound.
"Wow. This is some serious Japanese hardcore worship here. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this. Everything is absolutely dead-on: the song writing, the guitar tone, the drums, even the vocals. At times, in fact, the vocals are a little to dead on: it's a little unsettling hearing some guy named Max from Minneapolis doing his best GAUZE impression on the mic. This is a good record, but can't imagine I'll ever go back and give it a spin when I can listen to LIP CREAM or CHICKEN BOWELS instead, or even NINE SHOCKS TERROR. I'll keep my eyes peeled for more releases from MUCH WORSE, though, because this definitely shows some huge promise, just not enough originality for me. (VX) (Pass Judgement)"
June 15, 2010
Interview
Interview with SOCIAL HARDCORE (new zine from Australia). Should be out within a few weeks' time, contains much Aussie content and an interview with URBAN BLIGHT. No idea how or where to purchase. Figure it out.
Alright, let’s get all the Jerry’s Kids related questions out of the way first because it has to be done. Favorite recordings? Why? Is there an 80’s record with a better drumming performance seen on ‘Is This My World?’ And this might be me over-analyzing but is the front cover of ‘Proper Execute’ a homage to the aforementioned classic?
(Ben) "Is This My World?" is probably the definitive Boston hardcore record, even more so than "This is Boston..." depending on your perspective. I guess there aren't too many drum performances from that era that mated so well with the music, it is the one of the most exhilarating pioneering USHC LP's. One of those records I don't even need to listen to anymore its so embedded in my ears. As for the artwork, we had a few ideas hashed out, but Ryan from Raw Nerve offered us the photograph design that became the cover, something that seems to blend into the sea of B/W in the 7” bins yet still seems to hold it's own. It is a very ambiguous photo and fits the mood pretty well if you ask me. No real intentional nod beyond the strength in it's simplicity.
(Ben) "Is This My World?" is probably the definitive Boston hardcore record, even more so than "This is Boston..." depending on your perspective. I guess there aren't too many drum performances from that era that mated so well with the music, it is the one of the most exhilarating pioneering USHC LP's. One of those records I don't even need to listen to anymore its so embedded in my ears. As for the artwork, we had a few ideas hashed out, but Ryan from Raw Nerve offered us the photograph design that became the cover, something that seems to blend into the sea of B/W in the 7” bins yet still seems to hold it's own. It is a very ambiguous photo and fits the mood pretty well if you ask me. No real intentional nod beyond the strength in it's simplicity.
I have scarce amounts of information regarding Much Worse so the only solid reference point I have is the 7”. You’ve produced a record consisting of high quality hardcore; it seems like an orchestrated effort. I’m interested to know if the band members have done time in other projects? If so, how did these lead to the conception of Much Worse?
(Ben) Without embellishment, Much Worse is the sum of it's parts. Our drummer and bass player played in bands that provided much exposure and continue to play in other projects. Steven especially has been playing hard-hitting punk rock since the 90's and his intuition adds a ton to my riffs. Neither Max or I had done anything notable, I had been playing fast punk and hardcore with other drummers and shit for years just dialing in the songwriting and as Max was constantly present, even before taking over vocals, was able to easily translate the energy when he put himself in the position to.
(Ben) Without embellishment, Much Worse is the sum of it's parts. Our drummer and bass player played in bands that provided much exposure and continue to play in other projects. Steven especially has been playing hard-hitting punk rock since the 90's and his intuition adds a ton to my riffs. Neither Max or I had done anything notable, I had been playing fast punk and hardcore with other drummers and shit for years just dialing in the songwriting and as Max was constantly present, even before taking over vocals, was able to easily translate the energy when he put himself in the position to.
Max, can you talk a little about what your lyrics are about? I’m not getting any clear themes from reading the record insert. Are any of them a product of where you live? Minneapolis seems quite in-land, does this fuck with you? I say this because the majority of people in Australia live by the coast.
(Max) The majority of the lyrics are things Ben has written. I took it upon myself to take some of this content and present it in an energetic and convincing fashion. The content across Proper Execute hinges on no common theme, these are just experiences expressed in short concise efforts. As to our location, having not lived in any other region for a significant amount of time, we're not really sure. The winters can be long and punishing if you're not acclimated to it and can leave one feeling isolated. This does offer plenty of time for practicing and working on music though.
(Max) The majority of the lyrics are things Ben has written. I took it upon myself to take some of this content and present it in an energetic and convincing fashion. The content across Proper Execute hinges on no common theme, these are just experiences expressed in short concise efforts. As to our location, having not lived in any other region for a significant amount of time, we're not really sure. The winters can be long and punishing if you're not acclimated to it and can leave one feeling isolated. This does offer plenty of time for practicing and working on music though.
Do you have any aspirations (studying/careers etc) outside of recording good music or has hardcore ruined you life?
(Ben) Right now all of us are working full-time, minus Logan who, for the time being, is happily and gainfully unemployed. I'm personally trying to delay college as long as possible, amassing debt just to start working a job making the same salary I'm making now seems like a scam. I'd rather have decent work experience and as long as I get to gig and make records it seems worth it.
(Max) I am getting work done on a Midwest/East coast U.S. tour for August. No Way fest in November will be a new experience for us and we look forward to it. Repress will happen before the August tour from Pass Judgement and No Way. We will have another 7" recorded and hopefully out around the end of the year.
(Ben) Right now all of us are working full-time, minus Logan who, for the time being, is happily and gainfully unemployed. I'm personally trying to delay college as long as possible, amassing debt just to start working a job making the same salary I'm making now seems like a scam. I'd rather have decent work experience and as long as I get to gig and make records it seems worth it.
What do your parents think of you playing loud abrasive music on the weekend?
(Max) All of our parents are open minded enough to appreciate the band for what it is, some more than others. I think as long as I'm not making porno or addicted to heroin, they're seemingly proud.
(Max) All of our parents are open minded enough to appreciate the band for what it is, some more than others. I think as long as I'm not making porno or addicted to heroin, they're seemingly proud.
Matt from Condominium recorded your EP. Were you generally happy with the outcome? To me, I’m getting a similar vibe to the sound of your more obvious influences (Jerry’s Kids/Poison Idea) but it has a darkness to it that a lot of modern bands seem to have. Was this intentional?
(Ben) Matt did a terrific job engineering the recording and we are nothing but pleased with the results. As for the impressions of a darkness that you mention... I would like to think that because hardcore is just a traditional form of music that is supposed to be a demented reflection of our culture, the more absurd and bleak said culture is, the more "darkness" will be inherent in the music. None of it's intentional on our part, we just fucking play.
(Ben) Matt did a terrific job engineering the recording and we are nothing but pleased with the results. As for the impressions of a darkness that you mention... I would like to think that because hardcore is just a traditional form of music that is supposed to be a demented reflection of our culture, the more absurd and bleak said culture is, the more "darkness" will be inherent in the music. None of it's intentional on our part, we just fucking play.
What’s next for the band? I see you’re on the No Way Fest 2010 lineup, playing alongside Chronic Sick would have to be pretty special I assume.
(Max) I am getting work done on a Midwest/East coast U.S. tour for August. No Way fest in November will be a new experience for us and we look forward to it. Repress will happen before the August tour from Pass Judgement and No Way. We will have another 7" recorded and hopefully out around the end of the year.
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