SEX/VID - VOYEUR EP. This is a totally non-essential live record, although I'm sure it will be going for obscene amounts of money on ebay anyways. If you're a fan, and you've acquried this by some less than ridiculous means before the 500 (?) pressed were gone, then it's probably worth your 4 or 5 bucks. That being said i was still very surprised and excited to get a couple copies of this in the mail. (thanks suzie though you''ll never read this)
It sounds pretty good, Not the greatest recording but I have heard worse live records and the lo fi approach probably works better for this band and their aesthetic anyways. There are two previously unreleased songs offered up (I'm pretty sure?) here that I'm assuming will show up on the new LP. Opening with "cleansing", a rager, followed by "nests" and "excoricism" from the "nests" ep, and closing with "no room", a song that stands out a lot more than the first one. It has more of a stop and start kinda feel and that heaviness that the last record brought. Great shit, I'm excited for a real record.
I hope they can keep living up to the hype and proving wrong all the naysayers with good and interesting songs. Most bands this exciting tend to not come this far before stagnating into bullshit.
Again this is labelled as being released on DOM AMERICA although I'm pretty sure Troy (CLARENCE THOMAS RECORDS) didn't do it and i heard it was a label from New York. Another strange phenomena to release all their records under and obscure label leaving little credit to those who do the job. I guess there will only be money to fill the glory hole.
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CONDOMINIUM - PUPILS EP. This record fucking smokes. You may have thought the first one is great and you're right, but even having heard these songs several times before, I was still totally impressed and unprepared for the way this record tore me a new one. I have a hard time trying to compare this band. They have themes in common with other bands aesthetically but I don't really see them sounding like anyone. They kinda bring together a lot of elements and successfully do something pretty original, which is hard to say for others.
The a-side, "pupils" is a plodding midtempo jam that will have your toe tapping until you decide to through your tv through the wall. "On/off" is a jumpy number that keeps the pace up and the last song, "displacement" is another rager that cuts into a seperate wall of noise track when he asks for silence, with terrible moaning from Matt. real creepy. The song kicks back in and continues to pummel then its all over nice and quick. These guys continue to kick it up a notch. Highly recommended. Yet again, self released, with a real simple printed sleve and a cool weird layout.

Condominium phot by Jason Penner