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(625Thrash#234/Crucificados049)
Release date: 2011
 Review: Fuck black metal, Norway should be reknown for awesome grindcore only on the basis Parlamentarisk Sodomi, but now also Psudoku! Although I know a few people really into Parlamentarisk Sodomi who don't seem to dig this side project (from the same guy) quite as much... So, this one might not be for everyone. It's true the overall direction here is more jazz-infused, with a more subdued level of aggressiveness compared to Sodomi's usual "punchfuck" grindcore approach. But personally I think this LP is just as inspired as any other work I've heard from Parlamentarisk Sodomi, probably even more so! This is the closest thing to an instrumental grindcore album I can think of, something I always thought would be interesting to hear... Well, Psudoku practically made this wish of mine come true here. Some vocals can still be heard but usually buried in the background, only like far away echoes punctuating the songs. The main focus here is given to the incredible guitar riffing and superb drum work. The guitar tone is not as distorted as Parlamentarisk Sodomi's, which really enhances the clarity of the riffs, the whole style and sound reminds me of Naked City guitar work on "Torture Garden". This is really fast, original riffing, dynamic and grinding work, hitting all the right notes, articulating the perfect disjointed rhythms, unpredictable yet catchy as hell! There are a few sparse demented really short solos that also kick ass, I only wish there were more of them actually! Attention to detail is unparalleled, this is a really dense album. And best of all: there's no overbearing vocals to ruin any of the genius riffing! The drum work is skilful and diverse, as usual with this artist I can't tell if this is genuine live drumming (definitely sounds like it though) or drum machine work (I can not find a clear-cut answer on this, if you have any definite clue, let me know), either way this is astounding work: extremely nuanced drum-programming or beautifully captured drum performance, doesn't really make a difference to me, it kicks serious ass anyway. The lessened distortion in the sound also allows the intricate basslines to shine more, pushing the jazz feel even further. I can't find any fault in the sound production. The technicity is nothing like a show-off kind of performance, this is tangible, infectious riffage, and simply alot of great songs. For example I usually have somewhat of a dislike for Discordance Axis' technical grind (something about the riffing style and some of the grating high vocals bother me) but Psudoku does alot more for me. It's really fast, energetic, sometimes spastic and bouncy kind of grindcore, but it's got a more grounded quality and really coherent song-writing, this stuff just flows and is almost soothing to me... I think this is a masterpiece! A few organ-sounding keyboard numbers are also included, again reminding me of Naked City. Some of the most psychedelic synth freakout moments also tells me this project might take inspiration from past known exuberant, prog-rock type grind acts like Netjajev SS, Le Scrawl, Clotted Symmetric Sexual Organ (from their late grind n' roll period). The song called "KatAKosmiK" (I think) is probably my favorite on there, so damn catchy. Personally I got this on vinyl LP, I love the space themed layout, concept and artwork, another refreshing and mold-breaking aspect in Psudoku. But this is available in every format imaginable, tape, cd, lp... So there's absolutely no reason to miss this! Check out some songs there: http://psudoku.bandcamp.com/
Tracks: Side 1: 1)BOOOooom
2)DISastro-3000
3)PossiBLeUniveRSZ 4)VoyaGER1+2CONtribution 5)worMHOLz
6)KatAKosmiK
7)DIMensionALWarp
8)QUantilibriUM
9)prökPSYch
Side 2:
1)BAaang
2)hYPERsphere
3)zOne-1
4)GALaXYofblobs
5)blaCKHOLe3
6)waVE21
7)sUBSpace-1
8)BiGCruNCH
9)MuLTisPATIAL
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