Okay, well, they're much better than that picture might indicate.
To quote Wikipedia, "Rabbit Junk is a Seattle based digital hardcore band, that formed in 2004 by former Shizit frontman JP Anderson. Taking influences from such diverse music genres such as hip hop, black metal and new wave, JP has called this sound 'Hardclash.' "(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_Junk) Though JP has reportedly claimed RJ NOT to be an industrial band, they sure sound quite a bit like it to me-- and personally, I think that's a good thing.
Rabbit Junk has so far come out with three albums;
First was the aptly-named "Rabbit Junk" which introduced them on the scene. The album was rather simple, combining electronic sounds with heavily-distorted guitar and vocals. Though the production quality was noticeably imperfect, RJ has released a remastered version that sounds quite a bit nicer than the original.
Next came "REframe", perhaps my personal favorite. The expertise was stepped-up pretty strongly in this album, bringing out a variety of new sounds, effects and moods behind the music. The album was much heavier than the last, and more metal-y sounding.
Lastly we have "This Life is Where You Get Fucked" which, though it has an unfortunately emo-sounding name, is amazing. RJ has really demonstrated an incredible range with this album, so much so that it's impossible to give you the right idea about the album from any one song. The album is split primarily into three parts...
The Struggle: "Post-Hardcore, and Drum & Bass. Powerlessness and ineffectual rage put to music. Struggle without victory or redemption. Without end. Our shared fate. As we go down, we may as well make some noise."
Ghetto Blasphemer: "Chaos, temptation, and irreverence. Black Metal and Hip Hop. Total blasphemy. A heresy against the petty gods of sub-culture. It must be crushed. Suffocated. The corruption must not be allowed to take hold. It feeds on fear. Kill it. Kill it dead."
This Death: "Hills, homicide and bicycles. Punk fucking rock and hardcore techno, with a dash of death metal for good measure. And bikes. And death. And fate tailing ,mere inches from the back of your head. Are you fast enough? Is fate a cunning enemy? Or an inanimate obstacle? When life tells you to stop, run the red. Your death could be art."
(couldn't find a video... check out the link at the bottom of the post)
Then there's Project Nonagon, which is technically a continuation of This Life, also in three sections. I'll just post one of those songs, because it's one of my favorites...
Aight, I'm out. ENJOY THIS SHIT, GODDAMNIT. Also, check out their website http://rabbitjunk.com/ if you want to learn some more.
If you REALLY like them, check out some of JP's other projects, which include The Shizit, The Named, Wolves Under Sail, and a few others...
32 comments:
Not really my style, but it was okay!
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Cheers, will check them out!
Never heard of this band! Really intense stuff!
cool bro..
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never really listen to this type of music but I could get into it given the right setting.
I don't really like what I hear. D: To each their own.
Rabbit Junk rocks!
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Well, in the picture they do not look exactly "hardcore", but I'm gonna check them out. They need to have balls to pose like this.
nice songs
Great blog. Following and supporting!!
great music. I like your blog, I'll be following.
a lot of this is really good, following
Interesting music. thanx for the share.
Wow, very interesting. Worth the look. Thanks :D
that last video sounds like it could be an extreme metal band. cool.
Hmmm. Kinda like it :D
it's difficult to have something both metal and dnb and have it not sound like it belongs in an anime fighting soundtrack. good/bad, you can decide.
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Love the name!
They sound alright. Following and supporting!
AWWW yeeee. I'm getting this.
nice to meet a fellow hardcore fan! look forward to more of your music posts, look forward to seeing hardcore bands on ours also!
Pretty cool blog, it's great to expand my horizons of music. Thanks! Follow me if you want :)
some songs are cool, some blow. nice post though. following and supporting.
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here is some really good song, thanks for the discover. i will follow you.
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Seems to be worth looking into. I'll give em a look.
Supporting as always!
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Awesome music. Keep it up bro.
i didn't listen before about this kind of music
Love the songs!
I really like this! :) Cheers for introducing me to them!
hip hop, death metal and more... wow!
interesting. I'll look into them.
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