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One thing Duane Denison definitely did not experience in 2013 was boredom. There was the (once again) reunion of noiserock-overlords The Jesus Lizard or the foundation of supergroup The Unsamble (featuring Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten and Silver Jews' Brian Kotzur) – but first and foremost there was 'Oddfellows', the might-as-well-be comeback and possibly best work by the even superer group Tomahawk. And thanks to Denison's varied choices for his records of the year and the HeavyPop Advent calendar, there's no place for boredom here, either.
No offense to all the other playgrounds Justin Pearson takes part in – but Retox is most likely the straight up best band in a pool of never dissapointing projects the 38 year old has been a member of since 'New Erections' were, well, erected. The extra portion of kicking rock moments not only suits the grindcore-dervish remarkably well, combined with the stunning guitar-work by Michael Crain it also takes care of making songs like 'Soviet Reunion' or 'Greasy Palm' surefire genre-hits on 'YPLL'. On day 20 of the HeavyPop Advent calendar, Pearson tells us about his favourite records of this past year 2013.
Der Hype zum Abschluss des Jahres kommt aus Finnland, hat sein erstes Album von Converge-Gitarrist/Godcity-Vorstand Kurt Ballou produzieren lassen und mit 10 unkomplizierten Pop-Ohrwürmern vollgepackt, die sich geschickt als Rocksongs verkleidet haben. So ganz gehalten kann damit jedoch nicht werden, was da derzeit allerorts von 'Climax' versprochen wird.
Day 18 of the HeavyPop Advent calendar brings us France's most intense band. Usually friends of rapid-fire releases (three and a half records over the course of five years) Lyon's Celeste took nearly three years to meticulously craft their Opus Magnum 'Animale(s)', and every second of work shows on their pitch-black conceptual work of art. Never before did Celeste sound more detailed, more coherent – in short: better. It was hard to imagine after the already outstanding 'Morte(s) Nee(s)', but Celeste outdid themselves again.
Am 18. Dezember fällt der Blick des Heavypop Adventskalender auf die derzeit vielleicht intensivste Band Frankreichs und auf die Alben, die sie 2013 gerne gehört hat. Drei ganze Jahre haben die sonst so notorischen Schnellveröffentlicher Celeste (dreieinhalb Alben in fünf Jahren) an ihrem Opus Magnum 'Animale(s)' getüftelt. Zeit, die sich nun in jeder Sekunde dieses pechschwarzen konzeptuellen Gesamtkunstwerks widerspiegelt. Nie zuvor klangen Celese detaillierter, in sich geschlossener und schlichtweg besser. Was nach dem bereits überragenden 'Morte(s) Nee(s)' kaum möglich schien wird damit auf 'Animale(s)' wahr - die vier Franzosen haben sich für ihr bisher bestes Album noch einmal weiter steigern können.
In the light of his band Disappears not only releasing the 'Kone'-EP that rose expectations for 2013, but consequently lifting their sound onto the next level with their following album 'Era' , Brian Case telling us about his favourite records of this past year is especially interesting. "Their best album so far" is the consensus on 'Era' elsewhere - which can only be repeated on day 13 of the Heavy Pop Advent calendar.
Andrew Koji Shiraki alias Koji hat im Mai sein langerwartetes Debütalbum 'Crooked In My Mind' vorgelegt und ist derzeit als Supportact von Into It. Over It. durch Europa unterwegs. Klaus Zwinger hat sich vor dem Tourstop in der Wiener Arena mit dem Singer-Songwriter und umtriebigen Aktivisten getroffen, um sich über die aktuelle Tour, zahlreiche soziale Engagements und etwaige Zukunftsmusik zu unterhalten.
On 01st of december 2013 Klaus Zwinger met with the american singer-songwriter Koji right before and musician and activist opened the Into It. Over It. gig at the Arena in Vienna to talk among other things about the recent tour and future plans.
The Canadian Profound Lore Records is well known for its tasteful roster, but sometimes even their high quality list of releases has definite highlights - such as the third album of the Salt Lake City doom outfit SubRosa. 'More Constant Than The Gods' as of now marks the high-point in the bands œuvre: six beautiful monoliths, complex, varied and bearing a seldomly seen elemental force. Bassist Christian Creek took his time to participate in the HeavyPop Advent calendar 2013, and tell us about his favourite records of this past year.
The fourth day of the HeavyPop Advent calendar brings us a hardcore sweeping swipe, with representatives of the impeccable labels Deathwish Inc. and Bridge 9 being the linchpin.
