Greber / Hiroshima Vacation
Split 7"
It is a well-known fact (around my house) that I’ve had a
HUGE musical crush on Fuck the Facts for about a 11 years now, and have had the
joy of sharing stages, couches, and pizzas with them over the years. I put this out on front street because Greber
is the brainchild of Marc Bourgon from Fuck the Facts and I don’t want to be
accused of having hidden biases (I’m much more comfortable with my biases when
they are blatant, apparently). Now, in
all honesty, the sharing of personnel is one of the only things these two bands
share. Greber provides a much grimier,
sludgier style of metal than FTF’s dissonant grind, but that doesn’t make it
any less appealing. In fact, this
two-man-band (drummer and bassist) are able to outperform most 4/5 person bands
on this release, as they don’t mistake minimal for boring or simplistic. Also, my favourite song of theirs is called “Twenty
Nine Years Old”, which as a 29 year old grind fan greatly appeals to me for a
number of reasons. The other half of this split is occupied by Ithaca NY’s
Hiroshima Vacation. They play sludgy
grind/powerviolence and can keep up with anyone else in the field. If you haven’t yet, definitely check out this
band as they are bound to impress you, even though I’m sure you have impossibly
high standards like most people on the interent.
I’m very glad that I actually sat down and took the time to
listen to this release because it reminds me of when I was a teenager and would
love grindcore splits because it always seemed like you got more bang for your
buck, as 5 minutes of intense grind is always more satisfying than one
prolonged acoustic track or some such b-side bullshit. Also, having to grow up in a pre-internet
age, splits like this always gave you a chance to find out about bands that you
had never heard of. I came across this
release through a message from Greber, but are now completely turned on (not
sexually...while, kinda sexually) to Hiroshima Vacation, who I otherwise never
would have heard.
