ono - diegesis

chicago's gospel-meets-noise art punks ONO are back with a brand new album, DIEGESIS, out via MONIKER RECORDS.  so you better let yer ears expand their consciousness now, cuz this is one wild genre-bending, cosmic post punk ride!!!!!!!

ONO formed during the early days of the chicago punk scene but always had a more experimental goal in mind than louder, faster, dumber.....  their sound is a mix of throbbing post punk, noise coated gospel chanting, pre industrial droning and punk rock attitude of throwing everything out the window.......  after their initial run of two album, ONO went into hibernation......until recently.....  in 2012 they released a new album, ALBINO and showed the world what they were doing back in the 80s, still sounds fresh and avant even today.......   and when ALBINO hit the shelves i couldn't say enough kind words about ONO (click here for that review).....and that would've been enough..... ONO could've retreated once more and left the world a better place.....

however they weren't down blowing minds yet.... HENCE DIEGESIS....... further articulating their cryptic political, tonal and spiritual mission, their new album is even more entrancing and perspective changing........    at times treading the same avant blues ground of CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, the sonic desolation of THROBBING GRISTLE, the post punk implosion of THIS HEAT, the no wave rejection of TEENAGE JESUS AND THE JERKS and the all out search for a new meaningful form of music as THE ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO, ONO is leaping beyond what can even be called art punk or noisy post punk........ and boundary pushing is alway a good thing.......

sure these days with yer nice little sub genres and yer crowd pleasing reliable-as-ever cliches, RnR this out there might not gain much attention or creditability.......  sure its weird and dark and subversive......but at exactly times like this do we need an album like DIEGESIS.......  

things are afoot and you need to be tuned into the right vibrations.........  and i guarantee you won't heard another experimental RnR album that'll grab you like this all year long.......

so listen to the first track off DIEGESIS below,
  and click here to stream the whole lp over at the chicago reader!!!!!

and yeah, go here to grab a copy from MONIKER here!!!!!



and yes get converted by watching ONO live below -
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lazy - obsession

kansas city's art punkers LAZY just dropped their blistering debut lp OBSESSION via MONIKER RECORDS, and with nine songs clocking in under 25 minutes, this is one high octane blast of late seventies punk rock fury that's definitely gonna grab yer short attention spans...!!!!! 

infectious warped guitars riffs, a pummeling rhythm section, male-female vicous back n forth vocal sparring and a slightly tinny art damaged analog production all combine to make LAZY's debut sound like a lost long classic, not a band that's gonna play yet town next weekend.  

PARTY CITY and WORK IT OUT are anthems sure to kickstart any night out or DJ set.... or at least soundtrack the beginnings of yer next hangover.  and the rest of these viral blasts of rock n roll could sneak on a kbd comp without anyone batting a eyelash........

  

LAZY’s buzzsaw pop definitely would make the testors, crime,  the wipers and the zero boys proud…. and next to the classics is right where you need to file OBSESSION on yer shelves....

surely on the best debut lps in quite some time. anyone who scans the termbo or goner message boards for the latest jams needs this highly addicting shot in the arm right fucking now!!!!  

LISTEN TO A SELECT FEW SONGS OF OBSESSION BELOW......
   and grab a copy from MONIKER before its too late!!!!!!




watch LAZY live here -