Band : Me And Him Call It Us
Album : Loss
Release Year : 2006
Genre : Grindcore / Chaotic / Experimental
Tracklist :
1. Sarsaparilla
2. Cut-Throat Cardiac Arrest
3."Mayday! Mayday!" Cried the Captain
4. Just Can't function No More
5. The Anticipation is Killing Me
6. Into Troubled Waters, I Sink
7. Headache
8. Innocent Bystanders Watched in Horror as Peter Jennings Drew His Murder Weapon
9. P.S. I Love You
10. Loss
11. The Sea Swallowed Us Whole
12. My heard Beats in Blast Beats
13. That Ghost is Breathing Again
14. Encirclement of the Dancing Scarecrows
2. Cut-Throat Cardiac Arrest
3."Mayday! Mayday!" Cried the Captain
4. Just Can't function No More
5. The Anticipation is Killing Me
6. Into Troubled Waters, I Sink
7. Headache
8. Innocent Bystanders Watched in Horror as Peter Jennings Drew His Murder Weapon
9. P.S. I Love You
10. Loss
11. The Sea Swallowed Us Whole
12. My heard Beats in Blast Beats
13. That Ghost is Breathing Again
14. Encirclement of the Dancing Scarecrows
I'm ripping this band's name as the title of this blog just because i really like them, these guys are fucking sick!!!
Now, Loss is an excellent LP. It consists of 13 original songs and “Innocent Bystanders Watched in Horror as Peter Jennings Drew His Murder Weapon”, a re-vamped version of the same song found on The (C:) Drive of Love Stories. A track by track of this cd would be both difficult and entirely unnecessary, as most of the tracks would have the same descriptions. The tracks can be divided into two different categories: The traditional grind tracks, with fast tempos mixed in with chaos, and the ambient tracks, trading in down-tuned guitars and blast beats for serenity and dark-undertones.
Most of the tracks on Loss are of the traditional grindcore variety. The first track, Sarsaparilla, is a great leading track because it foreshadows what the rest of the album sounds like. It begins with an explosion of noise, with guitars blaring and screams abound. The track calms down towards the end, leading into the next track. The next three tracks begin the same as the first, with an early explosion of noise and strained vocals. Just Can’t Function No More is a great track, with an extremely heavy part fourty seconds in.
Other great moments from the grind-oriented track include twenty seconds in to Cut-Throat Cardiac Arrest, where the vocalist starts choking, and in the song The Anticipation is Killing Me, where the only death metal-esque vocals of the album are found. Both of these moments are a charming change of style from the bands traditional strained, grainy vocals. Innocent Bystanders Watched in Horror as Peter Jennings Drew His Murder Weapon is probably the best track on the CD. It begins with a scream as the drum and guitars come in. 25 seconds in is the best moment of the entire album. It’s extremely heavy and the vocals are as indistinguishable as ever.
The ambient tracks are just as good as, if not better than, the heavy songs. …Into Troubled Waters, I Sink shows where Me and Him Call It US differentiate themselves from most other bands of their genre. The track is a beautiful mix of ambiance and a distant drum set, giving the listener a break from the onslaught of tracks before. The song fades out gorgeously into the next track, Heartache. Heartache is the worst track of the album and the only track that isn’t necessary. It’s a waste of time, filled with ambient noise and guitar squealing that never amount to anything. The track could easily be cut down, if not removed entirely. The 6:30 track time is absolutely ridiculous. While …Into Trouble Waters was a calming track that used ambience successfully, Headache is the exact opposite. It is a fair lead-in to the following track, but it really isn’t necessary at all and definitely didn’t need to be so darn long. The Sea Swallowed Us Whole and That Ghost is Breathing Again are two great tracks, both utilizing ambience well, much alike …Into Troubled Waters, I Sink. They fit well into the flow of the album and don’t waste precious time like Headache does.
Most of the tracks on Loss are of the traditional grindcore variety. The first track, Sarsaparilla, is a great leading track because it foreshadows what the rest of the album sounds like. It begins with an explosion of noise, with guitars blaring and screams abound. The track calms down towards the end, leading into the next track. The next three tracks begin the same as the first, with an early explosion of noise and strained vocals. Just Can’t Function No More is a great track, with an extremely heavy part fourty seconds in.
Other great moments from the grind-oriented track include twenty seconds in to Cut-Throat Cardiac Arrest, where the vocalist starts choking, and in the song The Anticipation is Killing Me, where the only death metal-esque vocals of the album are found. Both of these moments are a charming change of style from the bands traditional strained, grainy vocals. Innocent Bystanders Watched in Horror as Peter Jennings Drew His Murder Weapon is probably the best track on the CD. It begins with a scream as the drum and guitars come in. 25 seconds in is the best moment of the entire album. It’s extremely heavy and the vocals are as indistinguishable as ever.
The ambient tracks are just as good as, if not better than, the heavy songs. …Into Troubled Waters, I Sink shows where Me and Him Call It US differentiate themselves from most other bands of their genre. The track is a beautiful mix of ambiance and a distant drum set, giving the listener a break from the onslaught of tracks before. The song fades out gorgeously into the next track, Heartache. Heartache is the worst track of the album and the only track that isn’t necessary. It’s a waste of time, filled with ambient noise and guitar squealing that never amount to anything. The track could easily be cut down, if not removed entirely. The 6:30 track time is absolutely ridiculous. While …Into Trouble Waters was a calming track that used ambience successfully, Headache is the exact opposite. It is a fair lead-in to the following track, but it really isn’t necessary at all and definitely didn’t need to be so darn long. The Sea Swallowed Us Whole and That Ghost is Breathing Again are two great tracks, both utilizing ambience well, much alike …Into Troubled Waters, I Sink. They fit well into the flow of the album and don’t waste precious time like Headache does.
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