Friday, July 26, 2024

In E by Water Damage

‘About a reel of tape per side/song of sludgy drone. A dirtier Neu! - or Banque Allemande or Prolapse caught in an ever-so-slightly changing loop. Delicious! — Take Care, David Bivins’ [via F*llNet]


1. Reel E 21:00
2. Reel EE 20:34

3. Reel EEE 21:19

4. Ladybird 19:45


'Volume, repetition, volume, repetition, volume and repetition, this is the sonic mantra of Austin, Texas's Water Damage. On their new record "In E", Water Damage  continues to scorch the earth with walls of punishing sound. It's no secret that something truly special can happen to the psyche when you are being pummelled with trance inducing drones, you can transcend time, you might laugh, you might cry but hopefully you look inward, letting a calm wash over you with metric tons of distortion. Water Damage are the rare "rock" band that follow in the lineage of artists like Faust, Tony Conrad, Steve Reich and Pärson Sound, one that creates such heavy yet minimalistic audio treasures that not only hit you viscerally but also give space to contemplate on your place in the cosmos. Their longest offering yet, Water Damage hits you with 4 side long tracks of krautpunk ending with a cover of "Ladybird" by Shit & Shine featuring Craig Clouse himself on vocals. Drone until you hear god speak.'


- Joe Trainor, Dummy


Water Damage is Mari Maurice, Thor Harris, Jonathan Horne, Nate Cross, George Dishner, Travis Austin, Mike Kanin, Greg Piwonka, Jeff Piwonka and Lonnie "Palmtree" Slack.


(1st Pressing released April 12, 2024)


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