Of any OSEES release to pop up over the last few years, (and there are many), 2022's A Foul Form might possibly be the most fuzz-laden and shouty. Clocking in at aggressive 22 minutes at 45RPM,  A Foul Form sounds intentionally designed to emulate the hardcore releases of the past and this iteration of John Dwyer's perpetually evolving art punk outlet absolutely succeeds without abandoning ANY of its signature or creative trademark. A video for "Scum Show" recently surfaced, visuals captured from a show OSEES performed in Paris earlier this year.  The video was provided by Tell All Your Friends PR. Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

I'm admittedly way too smitten with OSEES to provide objective critique of any work this band composes and rips through. When new records are announced from John Dwyer and ever-rotating-Co., I immediately order one. Such was the case with their upcoming new album, A Foul Form , which had a rainbow splatter variant available for a hot second. I wasn't quick enough to grab one of those, but I was able to secure a copy on black. Those are now gone as well. If you're a CD fan, A Foul Form is still available at Castle Face . You can also purchase a digital copy from Bandcamp . Otherwise, looks like you're SOL until represses or misplaced copies surface online. Or, if you want to hand over your hard-earned loot to some opportunistic flipper at Discogs .  "Funeral Solution" is the lead single: throat-grating vocal set to an exuberant garage-stomping bounce. The video is appropriately and visually aggro.  A Foul Form is releasing 8/12. Fucking pumped. Info and links...

Good afternoon, Looking ahead at 2022. Here's some music I enjoyed this week.  ______________________________________________________________________ Wadada Leo Smith, Henry Kaiser, Alex Varty:  "Pacifica Koral Reef (preview)" (via 577 Records) Bandcamp — https://577records.bandcamp.com/album/pacifica-koral-reef 577 Records —  https://www.577records.com Via 577 Records: "I’m supposed to be writing about Pacifica Koral Reef , this record that I’ve made with my friend Henry Kaiser and his friend Wadada Leo Smith. And while the music it contains is, for me, a miraculous late-career achievement after 50 years of mostly playing in alternative rock bands, writing about it is a downright odd thing to have to do. In my parallel life as an arts journalist, I’ve interviewed everyone from Ornette Coleman to John Cage to Robert Plant but I’ve rarely had to write about myself, and I much prefer it that way. Fighting against my natural tendency towards self-effacement is the fact ...

More music from OSEES. Let it never be said that John Dwyer doesn't know how to make the most out of quarantine. "Don't Blow Your Experiment" premiered at Consequence of Sound and is featured in an upcoming new album called Panther Rotate , a remix collection of tracks culled from the recently released  Protean Threat . Got all that? The album is scheduled to release on December 11th (or, November 13th; I've seen both dates) via Castle Face. You can pre-order the digital release .  And since Protean Threat was brought up, a new video for "Red Study" is ready to be watched/absorbed/enjoyed/etc.      In addition, a single called "Electric War" was released a few days ago. The track is featured on what is now a digital album called, Metamorphosed . Release date is October 16th, 2020 and it's up for pre-order . Metamorphosed by Oh Sees Via Tell All Your Friends PR:  In the swirling & undulant warm mud of jettisoned reels of magnetic tape, ...

Have you checked out Protean Threat yet? My copy made its way to my front porch last week and it's been nonstop rotations since.  Full record stream: Following another update to the band's name, OSEES will be premiering their Levitation Session on 9/26. Today a video for the band's performance of "Chem Farmer / Nite Expo" emerged online as promo for the event. You can watch that below. Per Tell All Your Friends PR: "Our mission at Levitation is to be a platform where the art and music we love can thrive. Levitation Sessions are our way to support the bands and keep the music going. Just like a regular show, the majority of every dollar you spend goes to the artists we’re presenting. Thank you for supporting these artists!" Ticket options  and streaming info: TICKET OPTIONS $3.98 | stream ticket $9.98 | stream + lossless WAV + 320 KBPS MP3 download ADD-ONS $100 | cassette + shirt + LP signed by John Dwyer $45 | screenprinted poster signed by John Dwyer...

To whom it may interest, Collecting sounds over the past couple weeks for a new entry for my  2020 Playlist . I'd been largely absent for most of July thanks to the demands of my day job, the high doses of pain killers I had to ingest thanks to a severe back issue, and other distractions and otherwise tiring things that required attention and focus. I'm hoping to have more to say in the coming months, (though I've made THAT promise before). If you've hung in there, thank you. If you haven't, maybe I can win back your approval. Hope you're all well and staying safe. Please wear your masks. Enjoy. _________________________________________ numün :  "voyage au soleli" (via Clandestine Label Services / Musique Impossible / YouTube) Album Pre-Order https://music.joelmellin.com/album/voyage-au-soleil via Clandestine Label Services Numün is a trio of New York City soundscape designers who combine a wide range of music ...

I managed to fall behind a little bit on my  2020 Playlist  selections. Hope you're all doing well. _________________________________________ The Imbeciles:  "One Hand Tommy" (via Sonic PR / YouTube) Album Purchase http://www.theimbeciles.com/ _________________________________________ Kid Cudi :  "Leader of the Delinquents" (via Republic Records / YouTube) Single purchase: shop.kidcudi.com _________________________________________ Masaaki Yoshida : " There Will Come Soft Rains " (via Phantom Limb / YouTube) Album Preorder: https://phantomlimblabel.bandcamp.com/album/imaginal-soundtracking-1-there-will-come-soft-rains Via Phantom Limb: Phantom Limb's imprint Geist im Kino launches new series Imaginal Soundtracking Vol. 1: There Will Come Soft Rains , out June 19 Musicians invited to re-score forgotten works of cinema; Vol.1 features Lakker, Mas...