#422 - Elvin Brandi & Lord Spikeheart, Pest Control, TORPOR, Ciel, Arnold Dreyblatt, Sly & the Family Drone - 14 August 2023

Let’s get ferocious this week, with heavy tunes aplenty from all corners of the noisy spectrum. Rattling out with thrash from Pest Control, via a screamy masterpiece from Elvin Brandi and Lord Spikeheart, and the latest from Human Worth. Elsewhere, there’s excellent house music from Ciel, hardcore from BBBBBBB, a 20-minute opus from Sly & the Family Drone, and much more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingPest Control – Enjoy the Show (self-release, UK)BBBBBBB – GO (Deathbomb Arc, USA)Opal X – Augmented (Brachliegen Tapes, UK)Everything Falls Apart – somn 7 (Totalism, Belgium)TORPOR – Accidie (Human Worth, UK)Ciel – Scenes From a Marriage (!K7 Records, Germany)Arnold Dreyblatt – Flight Path (Drag City Records, USA)Elvin Brandi & Lord Spikeheart – Do You Like Feeling Awakeee33 Cult 8 Again (Hakuna Kulala, Uganda)Qazt – У æ х ъ æ ц и з а р (Ored Recordings, Georgia)Sly & the Family Drone – Every Knife in this House is Mine (The state51 Conspiracy, UK) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston.