Free Shit Friday: Kalle Kappner, George Hayduk, Le Baron Vampire, Petrychor, NǽnøĉÿbbŒrğ VbëřřĦōlökäävsŦ
- February 26th, 2010
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- By groverXIII
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Another Free Shit Friday is upon us, and I was so busy with the big surprise that I nearly forgot to put this together. I don’t have a recommendation this week, but I don’t need one, as the guys have got me covered.
First up, from DemiGodRaven: Kalle Kappner
Kalle Kappner is a hell of a pianist, as his website shows. One of the more interesting things he has done though, is piano covers (and improvs) of various bands including Pain Of Salvation and Opeth. He has released both of these discs for free since you can’t sell them, so here’s a link to him playing most of Damnation (he doubles over on one song so a friend can play bass on it, so there’s no ‘Closure’) and it’s pretty good.
Next, we have deseee talking in the third person: George Hayduk
Deseee says if you’ve been digging the Merrow/Bulb/Cloudkicker stylings of late George Hayduk is another one to download for free. Deseee blatantly copypasta’d this from user GeorgeHayduk over at got-djent? so that you can easily find George Hayduk’s music, and Deseee doesn’t have to do any linking himself :win:
George Hayduk, a solo multi-instrumentalist based out of Long Island, New York has uploaded a few new tracks to his Myspace page. Most of his songs are ambient and slow, but lately he has been infusing them with metal and djent influences.
All of his songs are available for streaming and download on his Myspace page. He is currently working on a 37 track CD that will be available for free download soon on SoundClick. He has also indicated that he welcomes feedback in this forum topic.
Next, another recommendation from DGR: Le Baron Vampire
I know I covered them in my most recent Judging A Book but Le Baron Vampire continue to surprise me, because at their home site you can actually download four tracks off of their upcoming album Baruch. It’s the same four songs that I did in my quick look at the band, so you guy scan experience the same thing. Once again, if you guys dig Isis and Neurosis, you’ll dig these guys as they most commonly reflect Panopticon-era Isis. The only oddball song to me is the opening of ‘Saloon Bizarre’, but the rest of the tune is pretty good, so download from their media page here.
Next, SPna15′s recommendation: Petrychor
First off, I would like to thank the people over at Hammer Smashed Sound for this.
Petrychor is a band from the ever expanding Cascadian Black Metal scene out near the west coast. They play the expansive style of atmospheric black metal, invoking the feel of misty, fog-covered forests, that is familiar to the scene. While there may not be much new here for those who are familiar with the Cascadian scene, Petrychor does add something to shake up the usual formula: Seamless integration of shredding into atmospheric black metal. Lots and lots of shredding.
Dryad is Petrychor’s first EP, and can be downloaded or streamed here.
And finally, Ziltoid comes up with the most insanely named band ever: NǽnøĉÿbbŒrğ VbëřřĦōlökäävsŦ
Try finding a band with a better name than this. This band makes REALLY FUCKING LONG drone doom albums. Now, by “REALLY FUCKING LONG,” I do not mean 80 minutes. I mean around 21-23 hours long for some of their albums. 23 HOURS! Just try sitting through one of these albums–I dare you. Of course, this band is a joke of sorts (as can be implied by their biography), but the results are still funny to say the least. Everything can be downloaded here.
Related posts:
- Free Shit Friday: Machinae Supremacy, George Hayduk
- Judging A Book By Its Cover: Le Baron Vampire
- Free Shit: Quantum Heresy – The Traveler, Since Free Shit Friday Was So Lacking
- Free Shit Friday: Eucharist, Disfear, Ikuinen Kaamos, Vortech
- Free Shit Friday: Download Computer Game Demo Get $5 Free MP3 Credits From Amazon
Just to remind you guys that the Petrychor download is Radiohead-style. That is, it’s the price you want it to be. I strongly suggest supporting them.
You knew them from before this post?
Anyways; Yeah, I should have mentioned it, but I thought that it would have been apparent from the site itself.
Naw, but I checked it out, and figured it was good info.
I’m not too familiar with the whole Cascadian metal scene at all. I’d heard Wolves in the Throneroom before, but just figured they fit into USBM. I really dig the epic feel. Reminds me of a less melodramatic In the Woods…
Speaking of which, I think we should eventually give Grover a good album for Shitty Music Saturday, just to preserve his sanity. I propose Heart of the Ages. I’m not saying we do it right away, of course.
Would anyone really be interested in getting any of Ziltoid’s suggested band, really?
I wouldn’t… but I don’t like drone metal to begin with.
I looked at that Naeno-whaterthefuckitscalled, and I noticed that some of the song are around 300MB in size! There’s no way I’m downloading a song that fucking big.