Industrial Music Monday - Dyskhord

Well it's that day, and you know what that means... Industrial!! This week we have a project out of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The music is in the vein of progressive industrial/EBM. The solo-endeavors main songwriter is: Alan Chitty. The project is called: Dyskhord!! Check it out!!!






dyskhord.bandcamp.com

soundcloud.com/Dyskhord

twitter.com/Dyskhord

www.facebook.com/Dyskhord


P.S.: My favorite track off this album is "Hard Knocks"

P.P.S.: You can grab this album for free, but I would also highly encourage you to support this endeavor! If you can't spare the cash, then definitely share this album!!

Twitch Releases new EP "Instructions To Your Revolution"!!

The world has changed. We live in an era of fake news. Information is everywhere. So much so, that we have to sift through the noise to find the real. It’s only going to continue, as data is continually uploaded in the quintillions of bytes to the Net each day. The current U.S., and possible coming Canadian administration, seem to want to spew lies and then, when caught, act as if they had never said them. Just like in a not too distant past, the administration wants to erase the past, and confuse people with lies and disinformation. There is definitely a general sense of discouragement within the general populace, here in Canada and the U.S.. It’s time to stand up, and send a message to this administration and future administrations... it’s time to raise our collective middle finger and take control of our destiny! Our time on the planet is very short. These are the instructions to your revolution!

The Making of "Instructions To Your Revolution"

Here's is the making of "Instructions To Your Revolution":

Happy New Years!!!

It’s that day, and you know what that means… another year has passed. This last year was very productive! We played shows throughout the first half of the year… and during that time Twitch put out the companion EP “b+”, and I was already in the process of writing the new upcoming EP “Instructions To Your Revolution” as well as the album that follows that. This New Year marks a very important number for Twitch. In July of 1999, Twitch put out its very first self-titled release. I only made 13 or 14 copies of that release… I recorded, first from a computer to a 4-track, did all the vocals and a friend did the guitar… then from the 4-track dubbed down to cassette, using a friend’s stereo… I took those tapes with me on an extended trip to London, UK. Handed them out to a select few people… some of them landed in label people’s hands, some of them not… and, even though some of the songs on that album came from a negative place, that first tape release and that trip were the beginnings of Twitch, and Twitch’s story. Eventually, I came back to Canada (November 1999)… cause I knew I wasn’t done here… then New Years 1999/2000 I had a revelation, and realized that I wanted to continue to do music… until I fuckin die. Fast forward to 2019 and many albums, EP’s and shows later, and yeah… that’s how long Twitch has been around… in July of 2019 Twitch turns 20 years old!!! Yep, I’m sure some of you can’t believe that… and I know some of you barely know who the fuck we are… but we will be celebrating 20 years of Twitch! What does that mean for this year? First; we release our upcoming EP “Instructions To Your Revolution” on January 11^th/2019. Second; I’m also working on a new album… I would like to release it this year preferably before July… then in July I have something special planned, I can’t reveal too much about it quite yet, but I will say it could possibly be another release in some kind of form… but you’ll have to wait and find out! There’s also a whole shitload of other Twitch and semi-Twitch related stuff as well that will hopefully be happening this year as well! I am quite excited for this year… First, thank you for coming along this adventure! And second, I hope you continue to come along on this journey with us!! Even though Twitch is 20 years old, I feel like this adventure has just started!

Cheers and Happy New Year’s fuckers!!


P.S.: I'm posting this early, as I'll be too drunk tonight, celebrating New Years to post this, lol!

Industrial Music Monday - mindfluxfuneral

It's that day... and you know what that means... Industrial!!! This week we have a band out of Chicago, Illinois. The music is in the vein of electronic, industrial metal. The band consists of two members: J. Prost (sounds/effects) and T. Smith (sounds/vocals). They are called: mindfluxfuneral!! Check them out!!

soundcloud.com/mindfluxfuneral

mindfluxfuneral.bandcamp.com

twitter.com/MindFluxFuneral

mindfluxfuneral on youtube

The Current Political Situation and The Loss of Faith in the System

(photo courtesy of John Moore/Getty Images)

Well, if it isn't evident yet, the current political situation here (Canada's, potential future administration) and the U.S. doesn't look good. I will say sometimes it's a little discouraging, but I will also say don't give up! I think the thing that pisses me off the most right now, especially with what we are seeing on social media (or what the algorithms are showing us), where has the humanity gone?! In recent news, the U.S. government has tear gassed migrants trying to get into the U.S. via the border at Tijuana... these people are seeking safety from the conditions in their own country, and they are being treated like they are less than human. The border control fired tear gas into the group (which included children) that was approaching the U.S. border... Like, who in their right mind would fucking do that?! These people are seeking safety, and you fucking fire tear gas at them... I'm sure the soldiers, or border control said to themselves "Yep, just doin our job...", and not really questioning or looking at what they are doing... it's fucking ridiculous! That has been the most prevalent thought I've had with this emboldening of white supremacists and nazi types... and the government (specifically, in the U.S.) turning a blind eye to it... like, what these pieces of shit don't realize (the government and racist types), in the end, humanity is going to be mixed anyway... there's no stopping it, it's evolution... somewhere down the line, your child, or children will realize, that all that racist shit is backwards and won't give a fuck and their children and grandchildren and following generations will be mixed with every other fucking color of skin. That's the thing I've been thinking while all this shit is going on, where is the fucking humanity... we are all human, it doesn't matter what color you are, it doesn't matter what form of spirituality you follow... when we get right down to it... we are all human! All it takes is; compassion, understanding, and acceptance that we are all different... that's it! That's all we have to do, realize. What I may believe spiritually may be different to your spirituality, but that doesn't mean we can't coexist, it just means you have a different spiritually, and as long as you can grow and change, and not hurt anyone while you practice your spirituality... that's all that matters! It astounds me that some people cannot seem to grasp that... like what is the barrier... what will it take for an individual to understand that? The blog title is "The Current Political Situation and The Loss of Faith in the System"... so I guess I should touch on the Loss of Faith in the System part... I get it, a lot of countries are dealing with shitty economies right now... here in Canada, and specifically Alberta, being that our economy was built on oil, and now that the oil industry is fucked, we've definitely seen a downturn and maybe even a recession... we've gotta figure out a new way to create jobs, and rather than solely relying on oil we've gotta find other avenues (perhaps green energy) to bring our economy back... I will say anyone that say's "oil is coming back" is a fucking idiot, it may level out, which we've seen, but in the long-run (And I may never see this in my lifetime), oil is a dying industry... oil is plant and animal matter from the prehistoric era... that shit is eventually gonna run out... we might as well move away from it... and save the fiasco we'll have when the shit really does run out (maybe oil wars, loss of transportation systems [as the current transportation system is dominated by oil dependent vehicles])... the other problem with oil is, well pollution, but there is a whole lot of other things that cause pollution as well that people tend not to look at, when they claim that oil is the main evil (coal powered plants still exist). The other problem that exists, the cost of living... we haven't seen it so much here (although I do think the cost of living here is ridiculous), but definitely in B.C., like there's people working two (or more) jobs and still can't afford a fucking shit ass apartment... I don't understand why a government would not help people in need... a side note: even the price of medication is fucking ridiculous... especially when someone actually needs a certain type of medication (perhaps insulin) and they have to go hungry, or skip/ration doses so that they can survive food wise, and still sort-of have the necessary meds... like people are fucking dying cause they can't afford insulin... and this is why I'm starting to question capitalism... does it fucking work, or is the current goings on in the world (and economy) proof that capitalism is a failed system. I get that it can sometimes help innovation by adding a dose of competition... but at what cost, people are fucking dying cause they can't fucking afford something that everyone should have easy access to... matter-of-fact I think it should be free! Just fucking ridiculous... I have to be honest, I'm not sure what the answer is... do we still press forward with what we are doing with the current economy (maybe this recession is just a fucking tight spot that we need to get through)?? OR are we starting to see it fail..? And, if so what do we need to do to change the system to a better one..? I don't know, what are your guys's thoughts on all of this?


P.S.: Don't get me wrong, I haven't lost faith in humanity, I believe humanity is generally good, but is the system we are currently living in still serving it's purpose to make life and society better?

P.P.S.: I know people who run small businesses that are doing quite well for themselves, so I'm curious on their end, what is their view on the current goings on, and capitalism... Please let me know, maybe I'm not seeing something / or considering something that you may have knowledge of!

Industrial Music Monday - Disaster Blooms

Ok, this week of Industrial Music Monday, we are featuring a band local to Calgary, Alberta, Canada who, surprisingly, I've not covered before. The music is in the vein of Avante-Guarde/Industrial/Emo-pop. This endeavor is the sole creation of Jou-ran Blooms (Moping, Screaming, Sequencing), and live they have an additional member... MEAT SUIT (Synthesizers, Bass guitar). The project is called: Disaster Blooms! Check it out!!


Here's their last album:




Here's the new single (released November 20th/2018):



facebook.com/disasterblooms/

soundcloud.com/disasterblooms

Disaster Blooms YouTube

P.S.: "How to Alienate People" is free, but "Every decision I have ever made has been the wrong one" is pay what you want... I highly suggest you support this endeavor, and throw a few bucks his way on Bandcamp!!

P.P.S: If you guy's kinda want to see them live, they'll be opening up the this show at Vern's Bar for us in early January! Show your support, join the revolution!!