Periphery - HBG4

(Because the word "final" doesn't mean what it used to.)

Bulb's got a side that borders on being labeled as "elevator music," but he nonetheless has the ability to make music even as mundane-sounding as that interesting. --Now, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't put my (very) dear patrons through any prolix something, but I do warn those with an especial affinity for the throat as an instrument to tread cautiously when pointing 'yer clickers at the download links at the bottom of this post--you may not find much to like this time.

. . . and with that said, here lie some of Bulb's coolest ideas to date, gathered in two tidy packages that teeter on the line between "fuck" and weird, in that order, for a good hour and fifty-five minutes. I hope you brought your spacesuit.

Note: HBG4 is Giants in Junon--To B-Sides and Back is just something I threw together as a kind of "Hey, here's what else Bulb likes to do!" kind of thing, and as such, it's a separate download. There's some fairly cool electronic babble-y stuff mixed in, including the near-infamous Michael Jackson cover "Black or White."

Note 2: I gave this one a "serious" (and slyly alliterative) name because I wasn't kidding when I said it contains some of Bulb's coolest ideas--certainly his most melodic, experimental, surreal, and, uh, referential. Plus, I got around to including "Racecar Updated Part 2" for once in my life. Please, kill me later.

2010 - Homemade Bromosexual Goodness 4: Giants in Junon @Avg. 139

2010 - Homemade Bromosexual Goodness 4: To B-Sides and Back @Avg. 177

Previous HBGs can be found here.

Periphery - You decide.

Since I haven't posted anything in a while, and to celebrate the signing of my second favorite band, Periphery, to Sumerian Records, I thought this could be the only logical next post I could possibly make, ever. Anyone who likes them already knows (or should know) that they've got over a hundred demos, mostly due to their main guitarist, "Bulb," and his ability to soldier on for weeks-on-end doing nothing but writing neck-breaking riffs and programming killer drum tracks, all without a wink of sleep. Think of these two mixes as Best Ofs, made from those demos, for a band that hasn't released anything yet.

Imagine Nothing era Meshuggah, but then picture them as young, energetic, twenty-something humans. Periph sounds a little bit like that.

Note: Mix 1 spans the band's entire career and focuses on the tracks they took the time to record vocals for. Mix 2 is the in-between, instrumental kickassery we all know and love.

Note 2: No, 3 is not a mix I made after making this post, and it's definitely not just a mix of 1 and 2 with some extras added in because I'm an idiot and didn't think to mix the two until now. No, it's not an hour and nineteen minutes long, and it will not rock the ever-loving fuck out of your car. Also, I don't apologize to the three people that downloaded 1 and 2.

2009 - Homemade Bromosexual Goodness @Avg. 168
2009 - Homemade Bromosexual Goodness 2 @Avg. 136
2009 - Homemade Bromosexual Goodness 3: Final @Avg. 142

2010 - Homemade Bromosexual Goodness 4 @This post