Wolf Eyes

John

I've been on a bit of a Wolf Eyes buzz lately. I got sick of them for a while as pretty much every CD-R I picked up was more of the same. However, the new album Human Animal and the live album with Anthony Braxton are both fantastic. Have any of you heard the new discs yet?

DominoDub

You may have these legal downloads 6 Tracks in full

Live at The Wire's first Adventures In Modern Music festival at the Empty Bottle, Chicago, 24th September 2003

http://www.thewire.co.uk/web/mp3.php

What are their albums like in comparison to these live mp3, is it more structured or Free Jazz Noise like ?

Some nice bottom end bass from my speakers off track 2

John

I've got those mp3s already thanks but others might be interested. As for what their albums sound like, the two on Sub Pop records are more structured in places and far better production, kind of like Throbbing Gristle playing black metal, both of them are fantastic. Their self released CD-Rs vary widely in terms of quality and content. Hit or miss with them really.

DominoDub

I may have to give them a listen..!

I see from your last fm sig , that you have "Altar" by sunn O))) & Boris.

What do you think ..It's not what my ears were expecting , maybe I am more of a Boris fan .I have PINK - FLOOD - akuma no uta (You Tube has some great Vids ),,but an Experimental Metal fan friend Loves Sunn 0))) , Neurosis etc , tried to get me to go to their rescent Crawdaddy gig.

John

I love both bands but I'm a little disappointed by this album. All the boxes are checked but I'm not feeling it. I just started a thread in Rock/Metal about it if you're interested.

As for Wolf Eyes, I highly recommend the newer of the two albums on Sub Pop, Human Animal. It's a perfect place to start with them.

PsychForm

I wasn't a big fan of Wolf Eyes up until a few years ago when I saw them live. The releases are very hit and miss with me still, but seeing them live is a different story all together! The energy and raging audio terror that they are REALLY comes through then!

They just were here in Seattle to play our Wooden Octopus Skull Experimental Music pFestival in September. We got a great recoding of the 45min set. Hopefully we will be releasing it at some point.

Human Animal is efinately a hit, not a miss

John

I saw them live a couple of years ago and that prompted me to go out and buy about ten of their CDs and all of them were pretty crap! They were phenominal live though, the crowd got really into it and forced them to play "Stabbed in the Face" twice

PsychForm

Just saw them again here in Seattle the other night. Was another really potent and awesome performance. Love it when Olsen breaks out his sax!

Aadaam

Wolf Eyes are on the cover of the latest issue of the excellent Rock-A-Rolla magazine (www.rock-a-rolla.com)

John

Hmm, do you work for Rock-A-Rolla? Regardless of whether you do or not, it's a good interview (and not a bad magazine).