Record a Day #16- Mind Piece "Demo" (2007)

Track Listing:

1. Adrift

2. No Control

3. Wearing Thin

4. The Earth Is Flat

5. Wasted

6. Violent Change

I’ve kind of abandoned the PA/NJ only bands thing, because I really like the idea of listening to demo’s better. That doesn’t mean that I’m avoiding them, or won’t go back to it sometime in the future, I’m just fixated on this idea right now, and feel like branching off. That being said, Mind Piece is another band I found on Brothers In Crime, and unfortunately their myspace page sucks so I wasn’t able to find out a damn thing about them except that they’re from New York.

I really like this demo. It’s one of the better produced demo’s that I’ve listened to. The influence of more established New York bands (like Madball) is evident in their style. I’m not saying that they sound like Madball, but the style is similar. The music is aggressive, and the vocals are throaty. Every song feels like it was written to get the crowd involved and stomping around. Sometimes that can sound cheesy, and forced, but they pull it off.

Even though their myspace page is what I would consider atrocious, they do have a music player with 3 of these tracks. I recommend going there to give them a listen, or going to Brothers In Crime’s Mind Piece Section and downloading the demo. It’s a good listen.

Record a Day #12- Conqueror "Conqueror" (2009)

*This was started yesterday (Wednesday 7/14) and finished and posted today, first paragraph is from yesterday.

Track Listing:

1. Hate Your Guts

2. Breaking Free

3. Meet Your Maker

4. Right From Wrong

5. Without Warning

I was in a reasonably shitty mood today when I woke up, so I decided that I wanted to listen to something really damn aggressive. I went over to my favorite blog for finding music to listen to Brothers in Crime , and that’s where I found Conqueror. I took a peak at their myspace page, and the few seconds of them I heard there fit the bill. I know I’m stepping out of my own guidelines of sticking with PA and NJ bands since these guys are from Mass. but really, is it that big a deal?

Before I go any further, I have to let you guys know that the quality of the download was atrocious. It’s hard to really explain, but “Breaking Free” would play for about 10 seconds, then loop back to the beginning. “Meet Your Maker” would skip. It drove me up a wall. All of that aside, this is a good listen, but if you’re going to listen to it, order it. In my opinion “Hate Your Guts” is the best track. It’s pretty short, but starts off kind of fast, then slows down for stomping around, then picks up again into an aggressive assault, all in a minute and a half. The rest of the songs are decent, but none of them really have stuck with me the way that “Hate Your Guts” has.

I’m going to attempt to do another “Record a Day” today because I’ve been lazy and haven’t kept up with it, so keep your eyes peeled.