On the real, not even Simone Trabucchi (Dracula Lewis, Hundebiss Records head) knows how old Griff Pyn may be, maybe. Seems like the boy was birthed from the sewers of New Orleans and has been traveling around as SEWN LEATHER since, fused with animal-like ferocity, drunken-sailor swaggery, and methadone clinic dropout pastiche. As second cousin of Philip Anselmo of Pantera, Griff had to up his music/killing game by slaying every ear he comes into contact with, becoming the pinnacle noise-punk goddess of the NOTHING/EVERYTHING generation we live in today, thus creating the “Unclear War.”
While Griff growls lyrics over pulses of falling airplane alarms/sirens, screeches of uncertainty and pensive synth melodies wave out, tapping along a snare of rhythmic abandon and selfless mockery. SEWN LEATHER becomes sound, and sound becomes the metaphysical within your imagination of what embodies perfect static sludge. New LP Freak on Hashish is popping on Hundebiss Records right before SEWN LEATHER’s European Tour in April. It’s going to be Griff’s last record under the name, as he “became” Skull Katalog late last year. So, enjoy these last few moments under this moniker before another starts cracking the surface, and try to decipher the “Unclear War” streaming below:
• SEWN LEATHER: http://sewnleather.bandcamp.com
• Hundebiss Records: http://hundebissrecords.bigcartel.com