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split release with Mccarthyism.

Scent Of Human History/Memory As Perfection
Split 12" waking records 02

taken from calamityproject.com

up until i heard this record, i had not heard either of these bands before, but based on how i felt about what both evan at waking records and josh at mccarthyism have put out, i was intrigued to hear this.

scent of human history have these rhythms that seem to build up a bit and go into bursts of screamo and then goes back to quieter, more jammed out rhythms. you get a nice sense of mid-90's emo mixed in with a bit of today's screamo. it's pretty neat to hear how the time periods of sound merge together. i do have to say i love when these guys go into longer jammy/spacey parts. they do this very very well. overall comparisons would be to bands like fugazi and pg.99. they did a good job and i enjoyed what i heard!

next up is memory as perfection. MAP also has a very laid back feel to them, with quieter jammed out jazzy parts in their songs that build up more and more into bursts of rock. with shouted vocals (that do sound like an angrier d. boon, i will agree with the press release!), it has this overpowering feel that keeps you listening.

i am definitely looking forward to hearing more from both scent of human history and memory as perfection. they both have great sounds and if this split is a testament to anything, it is that they're going to only get better and better. do yourself a favor and grab this one, it's not to be missed.