Byonoisegenerator : "Subnormal Dives"

This band plays jazz grind, which leans more into grind-core than what John Zorn would do, though the jazz sections do have the chaos of John Zorn to them. The bass line alone that works its way through the din to find melody tells you they are skilled with their instruments. They know the rules and are artfully choosing to break them. This can create dissonance at times. The vocals are at a low growl, that utters its bile bleaching where it fits in the riff hoarding they are unpacking here. Going into "NULL. state..." it feels like the chaos causes some of these songs to collide with one another when the short under two-minute grindcore nature dominates the songwriting. The bright side is it forces them to make the most of their time. 

"Nosuccesstoday! " finds them having to try harder to keep my attention as even with this musical spasm your ears grow accustomed to it when forced to expect the unexpected as you know there are two modes they are going to shift from. "UVB76" does feel more Mr. Bungle-like despite Mr Bungle being influenced by John Zorn. "Lovechargeddivebombs" feels like they are floating in a submarine, which seems to be some of the thematic imagery they are drawn to. The jazz section here is allowed more room to breathe. I think this side of their bipolar dynamics needs to be explored more. 

They do find their groove amid drumming that sounds like trash cans being kicked down the stairs."4-HO-DMT" is the worst offender when it comes to the drummer agitating the situation.  The vocals follow a more death metal pattern despite this, as a guitar solo drips out from behind them. I imagine seeing this live would be very compelling. "deBroglieneverexsisted". "5mginspiredvibes" hints that drugs are certainly one of their influences, the more psychedelic tinges of the atmosphere previously in the album suggested this as well,  Here the shift is more abrasive, though the confrontational nature of grindcore is meant to challenge what your ears can endure. I will give this album a 9, it's not the first time I have heard this pairing, but they leave their own mark on it, and is so experimental even if they were not as skilled it would have worked in theory, they just make it go down easier. 

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