Spykes and Parashi

“Braille License Plates For Sullen Nights”

scum stats: limited to 200 copies, each with a unique, hand-screened cover

Sometimes I just miss my mid-2000’s going to three Michigan noise shows a year existence. This record is an appropriate reminder as to what that felt like.

The sounds themselves, outside of “reeds” are hard to approximate what exactly might be creating them. And the inability to pin them is refreshing in a “palms facing upward” emoji style. Removing the mechanism used to create the art is idea for thinking more about the art itself and not the process.

Dark vibes and what I once previously described as “digital dinosaur roars” permeate throughout. This has “Royal Oak basement” written all over it.

Side A is a tasty locked-groove ending, Side B is also a locked groove just a little more squelchy. All in all clearly not for everyone, but a palate cleanser that I am thankful for.