FRESH MEAT FRIDAY - Bandcamp Day Feb. 4th, 2021 Feat. Aisteach, Space Caravan, Everson Poe, & Non Serviam

On (regrettably infrequent) Fridays, a wagon arrives at the Sleeping Village’s crumbling gates, stuffed to the brim with our sustenance for the following week. Today is the day we must offload all this week's new and noteworthy music, and so, in the process, we thought it would be worthwhile to share some of our choice picks from this veritable mass of fresh meat. This is what we’ll be--and have been--listening to this week at the Village HQ. We hope you join us in doing so! 

As today is Bandcamp Friday, that sweet 15% cut will be directed back to artists. In other words: today is the day to support 'em!

​On the docket for today, Feb. 4th, 2020:
 Aisteach, Space Caravan, Everson Poe, & Non Serviam

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Aisteach - Polytron​-​ed
​(Independently Released)
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Let's fire things off with a weird one, shall we? Taking its moniker from the Irish terminology for  "peculiar, queer, strange, unusual," 
Aisteach presents 
industrial noise at its most disturbing. To quote my comment over of Ye Olde Bandcamp: "Polytron-ed is a capital-E Experience. This abrasive industrial / grind / noise monstrosity feels simultaneously organic and mechanical, pulsing and pounding with energy." This is an EP that is difficult to listen to by benefit of its overtly creepy vocal samples and its generally oppressive atmosphere, but the sheer inaccessibility is all part of the intrigue. Polytron​-​ed is inventive in a way that we Villagers seldom encounter, and, as such, I'm super excited to hear whatever comes next.  

Find it on bandcamp here!

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Space Caravan - Space Caravan
​(Independently Released)

It simply wouldn't be a Friday here at the Sleeping Village 
without a lil' stoner rock. Space Caravan, a crew of riff-worshipers straight outta Phoenixville PA, don't deliver the most innovative goods, but the goods themselves are...well, quite good! There's a definite Orange Goblin-by-way-of-Cathedral aesthetic, topped off with a delicious cosmic + biker vibe. The grooves and riffs contained herein are potent as ye might expect, and the vocals, while perhaps a little gruff and unpolished for everyone's liking, suit the rough 'n' tumble feel of the tunes quite well. If you're looking to sample, I recommend the riff-tastic "Black Kraken" as a general overview of what these hard rockin' fellas have to offer.

Find it on bandcamp here!

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Note: the following have pre-orders available today, but will be released in full at a future date.
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Everson Poe - Grief
(Trepanation Recordings)

Besides being remarkably prolific, (check out her stunning split with The Sun Came Up Upon The Left, released earlier this year,) Everson Poe never ceases to evolve and expand beyond the sound established on prior releases. This is an artist who has eliminated the status quo when it comes to maintaining a predictable formula, and that in and of itself is very exciting to witness. The forthcoming Grief, which is available today for pre-order via Trepanation Recordings, is easily the heaviest  Everson Poe effort thusfar. It leans heavily into a series of spoken word samples taken from assorted interviews and sermons--a tactic that would seem cliche in lesser hands, but ends up creating a genuinely captivating narrative and conceptual arc. My first two listens have proven incredibly enjoyable--I'm pumped to dive in and continue to absorb all that this album has to offer. This may just be Everson Poe's best work yet.

​Grief is currently up for pre-order here.

In the meantime, "Bargaining" is available for yer listening pleasure. Check it out, I implore! 

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Non Serviam - Work
(Trepanation Recordings)

This release day roundup is host, it would seem, to a lot of intrinsically weird music, and frankly, we wouldn't have it any other way. As luck would have it, Non Serviam, an anonymous metal collective born to break and reshape the molds of genre convention, fits right in.

The stellar Work is one of two (!) Non Serviam releases set to come out via Trepanation Recordings on May 1st--the second being Live Improvisations – Vol. 1. If you can believe it, these both come out after  Non Serviam's Le Cœur Bat, due out in April. If that work ethic isn't something to gawk at, I dunno what is. And, given the thematic underpinning of the effort in question, I'm fully aware of the irony in that statement. In any case, Work is a dizzying display of sights and sounds, taking significant influence from industrial, electronic, and trip hop. If you're familiar with Non Serviam's prior work, this is quite different fare, but no less enjoyable, immersive, and tantalizingly thought-provoking.

Pre-order it on bandcamp here!

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