Vae Solis, the debut album from Scorn, features original members of Napalm Death. Of the many bands from the earache label, i think Scorn are by far the most intriguing. Dealing in repetetive rhthyms and swirling drums one minute and apocalyptic, crashing noise the next, they are by turns hypnotic and ballistic,but don't expect a steady dose of minimal dub beats here.
In its first incarnation, Scorn was a pummeling Industrial hardcore machine in which both Nik Bullen and Mick Harris had the same specific weight. Add Justin Broadricks (Godflesh)detuned guitar squall all over it and you get an idea of the content on this album. The first half is more bass heavy hardcore, but as the record unfolds the sound widens out and gets kinda atmospheric, leaving space for some Ambient-experimental and Dub reference points.
Still, its far from the later/Mick Harris solo incarnation of the project, but it is a milestone album from the first half of the 90s."Heavy blood" and "On ice" are two of the stand-out tracks, listen out for samples of the Crass' track "Reality Asylum" in there as well. Let these nihlistic beats take hold and appreciate their true originality.
Scorn -
Vae Solis
- Spasm
- Suck And Eat You
- Hit
- Walls Of My Heart
- Lick Forever Dog
- Thoughts Of Escape
- Deep In - Eaten Over And Over
- On Ice
- Heavy Blood
- Scum After Death (Dub)
- Fleshpile (Edit)
- Orgy Of Holiness
- Still Life
Vae Solis, the debut album from Scorn, features original members of Napalm Death. Of the many bands from the earache label, i think Scorn are by far the most intriguing. Dealing in repetetive rhthyms and swirling drums one minute and apocalyptic, crashing noise the next, they are by turns hypnotic and ballistic,but don't expect a steady dose of minimal dub beats here.
In its first incarnation, Scorn was a pummeling Industrial hardcore machine in which both Nik Bullen and Mick Harris had the same specific weight. Add Justin Broadricks (Godflesh)detuned guitar squall all over it and you get an idea of the content on this album. The first half is more bass heavy hardcore, but as the record unfolds the sound widens out and gets kinda atmospheric, leaving space for some Ambient-experimental and Dub reference points.
Still, its far from the later/Mick Harris solo incarnation of the project, but it is a milestone album from the first half of the 90s."Heavy blood" and "On ice" are two of the stand-out tracks, listen out for samples of the Crass' track "Reality Asylum" in there as well. Let these nihlistic beats take hold and appreciate their true originality.
Scorn - Vae Solis
nik bullens monium label
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