Music that will bruise your ears
Ben Weinman, current singer of DEP.
The second album, "Ire Works", won't be available until the 13th of November, but in the meantime, you can listen to their first track, aptly titled "Fix your face" here. The song features original Dillinger singer Dimitri Minakakis, who still keep in touch with the band after leaving in 2002 for a life of graphic design.
For the love of the powers that be, don't listen to this if you just woke up, have a headache or generally don't appreciate a punch in the gut. Listen to their cover of Massive Attack's "Angel" instead. It's more industrial, less sex bass.
The album has guest vocals by Brent Hinds from Mastodon on "Horse Hunter". Fuck yeah!
Like "Miss Machine", I have a feeling that their new album would take some getting used to. It's just that hectic. Their music is tightly packed, like the cliched sardines in a can, except tighter.
The number of people who have jumped up in fright in my car while listening to them...awh, good times, classic hits.
I remember the first time I listened to "Miss Machine" I thought it was utter rubbish and spent the good part of an hour convincing a friend (and fan) that that was the case. It just sounded like noise. Upon returning home, I listened to the album again and something just switched inside my head. It was on heavy rotation for a month.
DEP is sing-a-long karoke stuff now. I'm sure they'd love to know that a short girl that drives a small car sings along to their barrage of violence when she's on the highway.
I hope this new album does the same. High expectations on five aggressive boys.
