Recs of the flesh
recs of the flesh is a noise rock band from Sardinia. The band consists of Massimo Usai (electric guitar/vocals), Sara Melis (keyboards), Justin Wood (bass guitar) and Xavier Dilme (drums).
The band started out as a solo project in 2004, when Massimo Usai sought an outlet for his vision-driven high temperature fever, inspired by William S. Burroughs' novel The Soft Machine. Their sound has been compared to bands such as Sonic Youth, [...] Joke, Queens Of The Stone Age and Placebo in reviews 123. All band members met on the internet, with the notable exception of Massimo and Sara, who met while Usai was working as a sound tech at a drag queen show in summer 2006. Xavier was found drumming on his YouTube channel 4 while Justin and Massimo met at the official Sonic Youth Gossip Boards.
Music
recs of the flesh has a sound based on dissonant guitar riffing, distorted keyboards, hard pounding drum lines, a very present bass and a urgent vocal delivery. Their songs, while dealing with experimental sound TEXtures, apply to a somewhat standard verse/chorus/verse structure. The themes treated in lyrics often refer to psychological conditions and confusional states of the mind.
After several different line up changes and the recording of two demo cds - Introducing Apophenia (2006) and Cigarette Secrets (2007) - Usai and Melis started preproduction for a full length release in early 2008. The band recorded their first full length album, Illusory Fields Of Unconsciousness, during August 2008, when Dilme traveled from his native Catalunya to Sardinia, in order to lay down the drum lines in the band's home studio, The Crimson Dome. In the meanwhile, Wood started working on bass in St. Paul, Minnesota. The band was able to put together the tracks via online tools such as videocalls and instant messaging services.
The sound presented in the album has been described as a BLEND of several genres, and found the press dealing with the heavy delivery of the band's tonal explorations: "It's not often these days that an album hits as hard as this one. There are death metal bands out there who can only dream of making as much sonic impact as Recs of the Flesh do"5.
Discography
Albums
- Illusory Fields Of Unconsciousness (2008)
Demos and EPs
- Introducing Apophenia 4 songs demo (2006)
- Cigarette Secrets 5 songs EP (2007)
References
- 6 Artists&Bands review, january 2009
- 7 OndaRock review, fall 2008
- 8 BluesBunny review, winter 2008
- 9 ZionSiva's Groove review, winter 2008
- 10 The Not Dead review, fall 2008
- 11 Miusika review, fall 2008