I’ll say this about the batch of Revolution Winter Records product I received: The label doesn’t play games. That much is obvious enough now that Shahman’s Sounds That Look Like Us is etched firmly into my mind. A coffee ground-gritty manifestation of the ideas Refused never got around to exploring, Shah push even further into the void of Lack-style hardcore and punch harder than a fruit juice box. What’s exceptional about Sounds is the delicate nature of the quieter interludes, in that they lose absolutely no momentum once the louder sections melt away. It’s a quality reserved for the best (Drive Like Jehu, etc.) and I don’t take it lightly. At 45 RPMs the audio roars from the speakers as well. The cymbals get a bit too up close and personal but hey the drummer’s playing too loud at times! Fuck it, I’m done; the revolution will be mostly listened to.
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