Altered Zones

International Tapes says:
I'm beginning to grow tired of SP-404s with layers of Juno-60s and Yamaha DX7s. Don't get me wrong: chill is a good vibe. But Iceage are not chill.

These young guns from Copenhagen, aged 16-18, produce jagged, visceral post-punk vignettes. Angular, high frequency delayed guitars cut deep through the skin, causing your vital organs to spill rhythmically from your chest. Their aesthetic kinship with Danish pioneers Sort Sol, whose guitarist Peter Schneidermann actually recorded their latest 7", directs a raw sensibility and refreshingly minimal use of effects-- wielded with purpose, free from all sonic fecal fantasy filler. Iceage, along with their equally young and abrasive contemporaries TV Ghost, give me hope for a breed of emerging musicians seeking refuge in chaotic nihilistic anthems, rather than the next Corona Lite.

MP3: Iceage: "The Hole"

Iceage 7" is sold out on Escho