I am writing this on the night of the Grammys. The Grammys, in case you haven't heard of them, are awards for the "best music" in the United States. Well, that is a bunch of nonsense. I haven't ever seen the "best music" even get nominated for a Grammy award. This brings me to a brand new release from The Worsh Ahts, aka Steve Loborec from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. It's called Songs From Six Deep, and it's safe to say that it will never be nominated for a Grammy award. Thank God.
To sum it up- it's a disturbing, low-fi, dance/punk guitar-driven indie rock that's somewhat similar to bands like Guided By Voices, Beep Beep and early The Faint. Most of the songs are less than a minute and a half. The vocals are generally distorted and obscured, and most of the singing seems to be secondary, although the lyrics are featured for each on his Youtube page.
The album begins with "The Formula for Life," a haunting echo chamber of sounds, sprinkled with a sample from the old film "The Bride of Frankenstein." The third track, "Lunatic Soul," lives up to its name well, and it's frantic pace and "Dracula" sample make it one of my favorites. "I May Have Been Franklin Pierce" is a depressing little ditty about a depressing life of a depressed former President. "The Voyage (Reminiscence)" starts out like it's going to rock you for four minutes, then promptly dies out. "Extending" has some of the most unique sounding guitars I've ever hear.
Probably my favorite two tracks are "Grim Fairy Tales" and "Songs For...." "Grim Fairy Tales" is dark twisted take on fairy tales, of course, that has jagged minor chords and a Beep Beep-like lead guitar that is serene and freaky at the same time. "Songs For..." might be the most "normal" song on the album, actually- it's just a nice guitar instrumental that has a nice warm sound.
Two things that are very cool about this release that give it a personal touch for Loborec are the facts that the album art is an etching his mother made when she was about five, and the words featured in the song "The Program" were recorded by his grandfather, Perry R. Westlake.
Songs From Six Deep is a disturbing, yet delightful, insight into the life of Steve Loborec. If you want to hear it for yourself, visit his Youtube page. If you want to download it, just email him and I'm sure he will hook you up.
To sum it up- it's a disturbing, low-fi, dance/punk guitar-driven indie rock that's somewhat similar to bands like Guided By Voices, Beep Beep and early The Faint. Most of the songs are less than a minute and a half. The vocals are generally distorted and obscured, and most of the singing seems to be secondary, although the lyrics are featured for each on his Youtube page. The album begins with "The Formula for Life," a haunting echo chamber of sounds, sprinkled with a sample from the old film "The Bride of Frankenstein." The third track, "Lunatic Soul," lives up to its name well, and it's frantic pace and "Dracula" sample make it one of my favorites. "I May Have Been Franklin Pierce" is a depressing little ditty about a depressing life of a depressed former President. "The Voyage (Reminiscence)" starts out like it's going to rock you for four minutes, then promptly dies out. "Extending" has some of the most unique sounding guitars I've ever hear.
Probably my favorite two tracks are "Grim Fairy Tales" and "Songs For...." "Grim Fairy Tales" is dark twisted take on fairy tales, of course, that has jagged minor chords and a Beep Beep-like lead guitar that is serene and freaky at the same time. "Songs For..." might be the most "normal" song on the album, actually- it's just a nice guitar instrumental that has a nice warm sound.
Two things that are very cool about this release that give it a personal touch for Loborec are the facts that the album art is an etching his mother made when she was about five, and the words featured in the song "The Program" were recorded by his grandfather, Perry R. Westlake.
Songs From Six Deep is a disturbing, yet delightful, insight into the life of Steve Loborec. If you want to hear it for yourself, visit his Youtube page. If you want to download it, just email him and I'm sure he will hook you up.
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