Not a second is wasted on this essential entry into the collection of every fan of heavy music who doesn’t like Disturbed and Korn. With that notion in mind, it’s no surprise that one of the most persnickety-yet-always-correct individuals in this sludgy underworld, Aaron Turner, gave Erosion his sign of approval by putting out Maximum Suffering seven years ago. Invasive Species comes courtesy of Canadian underground grindcore label Mechanized Apparatus Revolt, and boy did they luck out scoring this release. Get it here and thank us later — if your head hasn’t exploded by the time you’re done listening to it. Here’s my full Post-Trash review.
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Erosion’s ‘Invasive Species’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags 3 Inches of Blood, Aaron Turner, Erosion, Jaime Hooper, Mechanized Apparatus Revolt on 11/09/2025 by Kurt OrzeckMy Morning Jacket’s ‘Z (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Jim James, My Morning Jacket on 10/21/2025 by Kurt OrzeckRemastered and padded out with 14 outtakes and demos, this reissue of My Morning Jacket’s fourth LP, Z, celebrates their breakout moment of glorious, cosmos-reaching rock music. Read my FLOOD review.
Bitchin Bajas’ ‘Inland See’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Bitchin Bajas on 10/14/2025 by Kurt OrzeckThis writer’s interpretation of Bitchin Bajas’ Inland See is that, by using wordplay in its title, the essence of the record is a gentle but assured suggestion to look inside yourself, accept who you are—foibles and all—and arrive at a place of acceptance where the sensation is akin to floating, without moving any of your muscles, above a warm and serene body of water. From there, you re-enter the earthly womb and become reborn: not as an entirely new person, but as the person you are and were always meant to be. Don’t you see? Read my review of Bitchin Bajas’ Inland See on Treble.
Irk’s ‘Seeing House’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Irk on 10/04/2025 by Kurt OrzeckIrk are here to remind us of that fact, to pester us with the truth that fear-inducing art forms make us feel alive more than any other varieties. Art can make us laugh, but that reaction quickly dissipates. Art can thrill us, but only the duration of the piece of work ends. Art can make us weep, remind us of what love and sex feel like, but that affecting manipulation ends seconds after the observer of art concludes their experience with it. Read my full review Irk’s Seeing House on Post-Trash.
Igorrr’s ‘Amen’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Igorrr on 10/02/2025 by Kurt OrzeckCan a musician prove over the course of a single record that he is a genius? In most cases no, but Igorrr’s Amen makes the case that it’s not out of reach for Frenchman Gautier Serre. Read my review via Spectrum Culture.
8 Great Psych LPs From Summer 2025 by SWRM, Zabus, Spaceface, Insomniac
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews with tags Go Kurosawa, Insomniac, Late Again, Nate Smith, Orsak:Oslo, Spaceface, SWRM, Zabus on 10/02/2025 by Kurt OrzeckAlbums by SWRM, Zabus, Spaceface, Insomniac, Go Kurosawa, Late Again, Nate Smith and Orsak:Oslo made the cut on my list of great, overlooked psychedelic albums released in summer 2025, in my first quarterly column on the genre for Treble.
Black Heart Procession’s ‘Hearts & Tanks’ EP: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags the Black Heart Procession, Three Mile Pilot on 10/01/2025 by Kurt OrzeckAlthough it only contains four songs, Black Heart Procession’s Hearts & Tanks EP captured the essence of the circumspect band. With drummer Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse, Cold War Kids) and accordion player Matt Resovich (The Album Leaf, Mung) in tow, Black Heart Procession crafted and recorded the four songs in 72 hours. That may seem rushed, but as writers will tell you, stream-of-consciousness exercises in which revisions are forbidden often result in works of unadorned honesty. Read my full review on Spectrum Culture.
Titanic’s ‘Hagen’: Two Cent Album Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Titanic on 09/30/2025 by Kurt OrzeckTitanic wasn’t all that big when it made its debut in October 2023 with Vidrio meekly introduced the project birthed by pianist/guitarist i.la Católica. Something of a cross between a bedroom recording and a hushed session in an after-hours jazz speakeasy, the modest affair featured only three additional guest players, who contributed carefully measured amounts of vocals, cello, saxophone and drums to its eight songs. The follow-up LP, Hagen, does a far better job living up to the Titanic moniker with which Católica christened her project. Read my review on Spectrum Culture.


















