Street Sects
The Kicking Mule
Flenser (2018)
This deviant punk/industrial hybrid sprout onto the scene in 2014 with their EP Gentrification I: The Morning After the Night We Raped Death, introducing their aggressive, noisy and extravagant sound. However, it was their debut record End Position that saw them produce a succinct and complete offering presenting their full vision. Street Sects arrived with an intense and furious perspective, releasing an album that balanced between the punk brutality and the cold industrial perspective. But still, underneath this harsh exterior there appeared to be a distinct melodic element, which they now further explore with their second record The Kicking Mule.In their sophomore full-length the duo makes a shift towards the more melodic side of their music, but that is not to say that their new record is not extreme or heavy. It still feels like they deliver a shovel to the back of your head. But, tracks like “Featherweight Hate” from the band’s debut record, which featured a more direct, melodic tendency take the lion’s share of The Kicking Mule. And what arrives with this switch is an overall change in perspective, with the band diving into more experimental areas, while at the same time carrying on with some of … Read more
Four Fists
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Doomtree (2018)
Four sixes, four fists, two rappers and some punchy production that’s equally space age and heavy hitting. It’s my own … Read more
