After posting Frodus, I listened to Stop It!! and thought there were some striking comparisons, particularly in the quality of their sounds. Stop It!! is a lot like Frodus; very methodical, heavy, and smooth all at once, except their song structures are a bit more compact than a lot of what's on "And So We Washed Our Weapons In The Sea." Unlike Frodus though, Stop It!! were a screamo band with a lot of groove, and a very prevalent sound with every part of the mix. This is one of my favorite records, and I'd say it's an essential for anyone who is even remotely into screamo or mathcore. Robotic Empire put this out in the earlier part of the new millenium.
"Some writers write all night; ten-thousand words of truth. Then they drink themselves to death upon finding it. Sometimes I write all night, ten-thousand critics come, and if they're telling the truth than that has to mean I'm lying to myself. But I'm not lying."
1. Maybe She's Born With It 2. Name + Number 3. Amen & Boys 4. A Clever Play On Words 5. Remove Your Teeth 6. S.S. Betrayal 7. Captain Roboto 8. Here's To New Shortcuts 9. Beethoven's Funeral
Frodus (Conglomorate International) A.K.A. F.C.I. were an amazing post-hardcore band from D.C. in the nineties. They toured with Refused in 1998, and are often compared with them even though they have very disparate sounds. Thrice covered their song "The Earth Isn't Humming" on their Alchemy Index release. You could basically call them mathcore. Their songs build on themselves, becoming very spacey and dynamic and they create such a unique sound that I imagine must've been far ahead of their time. I wasn't there. I don't know. Regardless, this is a perfect album in my opinion. It was their last, being released by Fueled By Ramen in 2001, and is without a doubt their best material. Especially as a whole; this album is best listened to from start to finish rather than just hearing individual songs. I think it's supposed to repressed on vinyl sometime this year by Lovitt Records. They reunited for SXSW 2009, playing at the Lovitt area, and I think they may have actually recorded a 7" last year... Not too sure about all the details, but it sounds like they're working on things again.
"The machines never died! We will be vindicated!"
1. Red Bull Of Juarez 2. The Earth Isn't Humming 3. There Will Be No More Scum 4. Out-Circuit The Ending 5. Chiriaco Summit 6. Belgian Congo 7. The Awesome Machine 8. 6/99 9. Hull Crush Depth 10. Year Of The Hex 11. And We Washed Our Weapons In The Sea
