Theory Of Ruin - Дискография

Theory Of Ruin - Дискография 1999-2003
Жанр: Experimental Metal / Noise Rock / Math Metal || Страна: USA, San Francisco || Год издания: 1999-2003
Аудиокодек: MP3 || Битрейт аудио: 192, 224 kbps || Продолжительность: 01:01:19

'Double Negative' для ознакомленияИнформация:

Состав

David Link - Bass

Ches Smith - Drums

Alex Newport - Vocals, Guitar, Lyrics, Mixed
Recorded By Kurt Schlegel

Об исполнителе (группе)

Theory of Ruin - это noise rock-трио из Сан-Франциско, состоящее из вокалиста / гитариста Alex Newport (ex-Fudge Tunnel, Nailbomb, etc.), басиста David Link (ex-Slapshot) и барабанщика Ches Smith (ex-Mr. Bungle). Работая в период между всё возрастающими обязательствами в качестве продюсера Alex Newport'а, Theory of Ruin выпустила в 1999 году 7 (Outfit, Target Johnny) на Elastic records, в 2002 году - свой дебютный альбом Counter-Culture Nosebleed, и вслед за ним в конце 2003 года - Frontline Posterchild EP на Escape Artist Records.

Треклист:

1999 - Theory of Ruin (Outfit 7'') (192kbps)

[03:46] 01. Outfit
[01:58] 02. Target
[02:12] 03. Johnny
Total playing time: 00:07:57

Review

I’ve been a Fudge Tunnel fan since as long as I can remember but I had never heard THEORY OF RUIN until a few years back. I assumed they were somekind of metalcore band until I picked up their first album, it’s a good record but the following ‘Front Line Poster Child’ mini album is my pick. It’s an extremely dynamic record which I think drummer Ches Smith is probably most responsible for. His syncopated polyrhythms provide a continual push/pull undertow to the music. This first THEORY OF RUIN 7'' from 1999 was released on Elastic, the label run by a guy from Fu Manchu. The 3 tracks here are very visceral punishing, an almost replica of the blueprint Steve Albini laid out. If you’re anything like me then there is always a place for music like this.
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2002 - Counter-Culture Nosebleed (224kbps)

[03:38] 01. Asleep At The Wheel
[03:38] 02. Missives On A Recurring Theme
[05:56] 03. A Friendly Reminder
[03:33] 04. Type A Male
[04:39] 05. A Friendly Reminder
[02:26] 06. Translate It
[07:16] 07. Blasted
Total playing time: 00:31:10

Review

With Theory of Ruin Alex Newport (from Fudge Tunnel, years back) takes to complex rhythms, varied guitar-riffs, heavy distortion, almost real singing plus some growling and tries a closing step to mature heaviness. In a sense. On the other hand, this is still very disturbing music that will gross out a lot of people and might be called pollution of the airwaves by others. Interested? What is cool, though, is that if you strip the doomed sludge of Fudge Tunnel off its juvenile fanatism you’ll get bass-ridden noise-rock of the best kind. Seven great tracks are here for your joy and pleasure.
Somehow I seemed to have followed the “career” of Alex Newport through the years without being conscious of it. From the early bass-loaded heavy-ramblings of Fudge Tunnel, through the no-holds-barred metal-madness of Nailbomb (together with Max Cavalera of Speultura / Soulfly) through to his producer-work for At the drive-in, Mars Volta, Icarus Line and the Melvins. Well, with metal I am rarely interested in the people behind the music, because nine out of ten times you are being disappointed. And producers are of no real interest to me, with the exception of Steve Albini, but anyway. Turns out, Alex Newport had his hand in quite a few of my favourite records. Now he has taken up making music again, allegedly because of frustration with the current state of music. Yeah, to hell with Nu Metal, and whatever, but I guess there is a good deal of the appeal of playing guitar as well, especially in front of an audience.
Theory of ruin is still extreme music, but it is a lot more mature and wizened-up than Newport’s previous endeavours. Even if the guttural screams at some parts belie it, the complex and diverse rhythmical structures of the seven songs on “counter-culture nosebleed” show that straight ahead rocking and punch-in-the-face heaviness are not as important as they once were. Of course, the record is still rocking and will punch your face quite good, but e.g. the noise-clinker-clanker opening up track three, “a friendly reminder” would not have been heard earlier. The track rips straight into a heavy guitarriff from there and then into structurally interesting noise-rock-song with heavy, downtuned bass-lines and intricate dynamics, but growing-up never has meant becoming slow. Not necessarily. Also the vocals of Alex Newport have become cleaner and more melodic, without losing any of their intensity.
Maybe the musical diversity and complexity of this record comes from other place. Drummer Ches Smith has a history of playing complicated and progressive stuff as a free/jazz musicians and touring drummer for Mr. Bungle. I only heard about bas-player David Link from being a part-time-member of Slapshot, a band I never really likes, but at some point they rocked (I guess, but my prejudices get the best of me here.) On the other hand, a song like “Type A Male” takes guitar- and chorus-lines that could have been written by the Foo Fighters, downtunes them, slices them a little so they scream a lot, put more bass and distortion on them and then pounds them out as if they had been spotted in the wrong neighbourhood. Makes for a great time.
I wonder, how serious these three musicians see this band. With an album-title like “counter-culture nosebleed” they might regard themselves as the little annoying fly that disturbs the big majors and the general society for some time with its buzzing, but they know about their limited abilities to make a real change. Nose-bleeds are annoying, but apart from putting your head back and stuffing tissues into your nostrils, there isn’t a lot you do to prevent or stop it. The lyrics definitely won’t give you a hint, except that whoever is responsible for them has a knack of sounding psychotic, paranoid and poetic at the same time while remaining very enigmatic. Nobody you’d like to stay around for more than a few minutes anyway. All in all, this record makes me think of Dave Sardy and Barkmarket, not because they were one of the best noise-rock-bands around, but also because Sardy has become one of the best producers for extreme guitar-music, who seems to pop up here and there unexpectedly in my record collection.
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2003 - Front Line Poster Child (EP) (192kbps)

[03:21] 01. Hiju De Un Guapo
[02:54] 02. Double Negative
[05:12] 03. Let's Get Depressed
[04:05] 04. Interruption
[06:57] 05. That's Why I Drink Too
Total playing time: 00:22:10

Review

Musique Machine Review of FLPC
Theory of Ruin - Front Line Poster Child [Escape Artist - 2003] Having had Counter-Culture Nosebleed in my cd changer for the better part of a year, I was anxious to hear any news about what these fine fellows might be doing next, their website would provide smart assed gems like got together and jammed, sounds pretty cool or working on some songs or recording next month until finally I get this EP is out and its better than all the other crap you have bought so far this year Being a worldly guy with impeccable music taste these heady words from San Francisco's art punk power trio got my panties into a bunch. Front Line Poster Child is a very noisy and obnoxious affair, but at the same time a thoroughly compelling albeit short journey into the angry and complex mind of main man Alex Newport (Fudge Tunnel, Nailbomb) and friends. Musically this EP is ehmm....noisy, intense, angry, snotty and positively enjoyable. Upon first listen it sounds like 3 very strong musical minds approaching things from 3 separate directions none relating to the other, but thats why this Ep really shines. Ches Smith (Secret Chiefs 3, Good For Cows) plays some of the most oddball rhythms without resorting to programming, triggers or the use of instruments that cannot be duplicated live (as they do incredibly well) Alex Newport on the other hand tones down the sludge and thrash of his past to focus on using his guitar as more of a noisemaker, to create wonderful textures, finding the most abrasive, skronking, noisy, obnoxious feedback drenched notes that threate