That is the 2nd showcase compilation from Grand Rapids, Michigan unbiased report label Dirtcore Music based by native rapper, singer/songwriter & producer Crossworm. The latter of whom was sole artist formally signed for its first 2 many years of existence till bringing Samson Samson whom he shaped Our bodies Under Sea Stage with, Madd Maxxx, Mumm Ra, Sleep Lyrical, J Reno whom he shaped Distress Coast with & Grounds all on board. Others corresponding to Gavyn Gunn & Oblivia have spent a short period of time signed to Dirtcore with Gavyn’s debut EP Malevolent being an amazing begin to his ongoing trilogy, celebrating Satan’s Evening with Overkill.
Crossworm eerily begins with a self-produced intro “Halloween Sucks” speaking about him spraying mace at anybody who knocks on his door whereas “The Veil” by J Reno takes the entice route instrumentally discussing the boundary between life & demise. “Masks On” by Sleep Lyrical reveals a little bit of a Memphis affect being within the kitchen with evil eyes each Halloween whereas “Conform to Disappear” by Madd Maxxx speaks to his therapist on wax.
“CR4V3 M3” by Samson Samson embraces a cool industrial course speaking a couple of girl who’s craving for him simply earlier than “The Outdated Man” by J Reno returns to the growth bap vividly describes a home often skipped throughout trick-or-treating being the one 1 on the town this yr. “The Warning” by Mumm Ra aggressively asks if anybody desires smoke with him as a result of he ain’t received shit to misplaced main into “The Useless Can’t Die” by Crossworm industrially speaking in regards to the undead being immortal.
Distress Coast comes off their eponymous debut EP earlier this week with the dusty “By no means Woulda Guessed” confessing they didn’t think about themselves winding up 6 ft within the floor whereas the horrorcore/industrial “Scream” by Samson Samson talks about making harmless victims shriek when strolling within the room. “Demon Me” by Madd Maxxx & Sleep Lyrical our bodies a entice beat collectively feeling misplaced out their minds whereas the outro “No person” by Grounds sends off the compilation with an steel nearer kin to his debut EP Strolling into Tragedy.
Dirtcore final Christmas completed 2024 with Dirtcore Music by compiling a set of songs that’ll get the common listener who hasn’t heard of with the label familiarized with who everyone seems to be from a creative standpoint & somewhat bit as folks. So far as Overkill’s involved, they’re switching it up by having the whole roster penning songs that remember Samhain by means of a mixture of types from horrorcore & industrial music to steel & a small dosage of spoken phrase.
Rating: 8/10