I talked about noise guitar driven, rooted in DIY punk and hardcore, no wave / post-punk London 3-piece Camp X-Ray [CXR], on the occasion of their debut 7-track tape “Hard Time Killin Floor Blues” via Blank Editions Label (here).
The band’s brand new single “Pee Pee Award”, from a forthcoming EP due later this year, is a little less than 2 minutes long, but nonetheless raw, istinctive and energetic, able to create atmosphere as dark and sinister as it is livid and oppressive.
Lyrics rife with overwhelming pain and suffering are eviscerated into a suburban soundscape composed of abrasive, buzzing and hypnotic sonic guitar, lithe repetitive rhythm section to instill a dark, simmering climax of agonizing tension and anxiety. Overpowered by relentless powerful assertions ready to explode, scraped by steady drums and dissonant yet restrained, menacing guitar noise, in sudden gritty and spiteful outbursts of pent up anger, rage, and frustration.
