Dark, dark days lie behind me, but the light is coming back up ahead. This time it will bring a slew of splits, and things will once again be noisy around here. We start with a band mean enough to steal your Christmas, but it's more likely they'll just lace your candy canes with something extra special. Grinch was some grungy, stonery, post-hardcore rock whose line-up consisted of members of Christ on Parade, Machinehead, Crimpshrine, etc., and whose touring crew at various times consisted of Aesop (Ludicra, Fuckboyz, Agalloch), Tim Crow (Zygote, Smartpils, etc.) and Spider (Amebix). It's tough to nail their sound, and to keep the mystery mysterious, they don't sound like any of the bands above. They produced two full lengths prior to this split LP, "Eden" and "The Blacking Factory."
Lost Goat continue the trip, but with more noise and effects to thicken the ethery haze left by Grinch. LG can't be accused of following formulas from track to track, as each one has its singular way about it, while still showing off the band's gift for rocked-out, yet off-kilter riffs, leathery vocals, and that well-documented creepiness hinted at by the cover "art." Lost Goat might be an acquired taste for some of you, but if you awaken in the night with strange dreams and cravings, the band has three full lengths, a 7" on Alternative Tentacles, and a split 7," which I may have to post soon.
Grinch/Lost Goat Split LP (Probe and Misanthropic Records, 1998)
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