picture by
Brian Santostefano
Mister is a hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has not been
around for very long as their first release is from late 2018.
It doesn't mean that these guys are newbies though, with three members of
Big Laugh, two members of
Forced Impact,
two members of
Masquerade
and one member of
Ritalin O.D I think it's pretty safe to say that they really love to play together and that they are
obviously knee-deep in the hardcore scene.
The first band release is a short (very short) 3-track self-released demo tape named UNO and released by the band in December 2018.
Three songs of straight to the point super fast hardcore punk strongly
influenced by 80s American bands like The Fix or
Urban Waste and more recently
Koro or
Formaldehyde Junkies
among many others.
Ok let's be clear here, I really love this kind of stuff, it's exactly
what makes me wanna pogo with my laptop so it was really easy for the guys
from the Midwest to convince me.
It is just waaaaay too short!
Not sure when this live practice tape was released exactly but probably around may 2019.
With more than 9 minutes of hardcore it's a lot longer preview of the
band's performance than the less than 3 minutes long
UNO...
A lot of fast songs here again but also some slower and heavier parts
which reminds me a little bit some parts of Big Laugh's songs (with
a completely different sound of course).
Despite a bit weak live recording sound, this tape offers a wider view of
the diversity of hardcore punk played by Mister. I find it really
interesting.
A good preview for the proper release to come next.
Well that's the release I was waiting for!
After months of delay because of the fucking you-know-what crisis here is
finally the
Espejismo
7" on the really good
Not Normal Tapes
DIY label from Chicago.
With 5 songs between 1 min and 1:40min Mister keeps
delivering fast and furious hardcore punk in the veins of the classics
already quoted above (The Fix etc...) but with pounding guitar
riffs (Reflexion), weird little background melodies
(Refugio, Illusion) and nice bass lines (Programma),
the band is making it just out-of-the-dogma enough to be super interesting
on top of being super energetic.
I don't understand anything of what this guy is screaming like crazy but
it looks like there is a mix of Spanish and English songs with a strong
"Illusion" theme, sounds cool anyway.
Simply a great EP!
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