11/11/2025
"In the parlance of the great Kurt Vonnegut, a "granfalloon" is "a proud and meaningless collection of human beings," a group that affects a shared identity but whose supposed bonds are shallow and without purpose. [...] Either way, "Granfalloon" is a monster, a grimy slab of detuned doom inspired by Japanese bands like Corrupted and Coffins but even more spare in its arrangement.
There's a passage toward the end of the song's seven-minute runtime where everything drops away except Minhwi Lee's throbbing bass and a sample of what I imagine might be a Korean newscaster. It's a stunning moment of austere power, and proof of what minimalism in metal can achieve when placed in capable hands. [From Kuboa, out now via Sentient Ruin Laboratories.]"
GAWTHROP featured in Stereogum:
At the climax of Jimmy And Stiggs, the latest 16mm-shot splatterfest from raconteur writer/director Joe Begos, a man’s head is split open by an alien parasite. The bug-eyed little monster crawls out of his skull and skitters across the floor, leaving behind a ruined co**se in a pool of blood. Seei...