Modder to Release Self-Titled Debut on Consouling Sounds & Lay Bare Recordings

Posted in Whathaveyou on October 22nd, 2021 by JJ Koczan

No sense pretending to be Johnny Groundfloor on Modder here, but if you, like me, didn’t hear the Belgian five-piece’s 21-minute debut single, “Mudslinger,” when they released it late last year, it’s well worth the atmosludge immersion. By the time their self-titled debut shows up, they may turn out to be more in line with Europe’s rampant post-metal movement — from Amenra to the Pelagic Records roster, etc. — but “Mudslinger” is rawer, more consistent in its volume and its course feels less defined by artsy hyper-consciousness than sheer grooving drive. Maybe that’s wishful thinking on my part. I don’t know. There’s demolition happening in my house as I type this, so everything kind of sounds destructive.

But! When Lay Bare Recordings and Consouling Sounds both get together around a thing, that’s a thing I want to know more about, so this is my way of leaving a note to myself to find out more about Modder‘s Modder when the time comes. In the interim, should you happen to be in their part of the world, they’ll be making a hometown appearance at Desertfest in Ghent at the end of the month. Good gig for a band who just have a single out. Or, you know, anyone.

And no, my neck probably isn’t “ready for the riff onslaught.” Just being honest. I headbanged like twice yesterday morning and I can still feel it. Perils of age.

From the band’s sociables:


Modder photo by Thijs Bliki

Modder – Modder

Our first full length LP ‘Modder’ will be available at the end of this year, as promised.

The wonderful Lay Bare Recordings invited us into their family and grooving roster of like minded artists.

Expanding the family even more, the amazing Consouling Sounds will be co-releasing our LP as well, home of many inspiring bands.

Suffice to say, we are hyped to be releasing our hard work on two astonishing labels we respect and are proud to call our new home. Are your necks ready for the riff onslaught that is about to come?

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Modder, “Mudslinger”

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Desertfest Belgium 2021 Adds to Antwerp and Ghent Lineups

Posted in Whathaveyou on September 14th, 2021 by JJ Koczan

Big update from Desertfest Belgium 2021. After recently unveiling some cancelations and following up with a list of the precautionary measures being taken to deal with happening during a pandemic, the Antwerp and Ghent-based editions of the festival both receive a round of lineup additions. Greece’s 1000mods will take part in both, while the likes of Electric Moon and Stoned Jesus join Ghent, and Monkey3 and Slift and Temple Fang confirmed for Antwerp. I’m not sure ultimately how many acts the two Desertfest Belgiums — Belgii? — will share between them, but with Ghent happening on one day and Antwerp happening across three, there’s bound to be significant variation. Looks like that’s happening here already, and take note of Ohio’s Frayle making the trip for Ghent. Hope they can get out of the US to make it in time, or that the EU hasn’t banned our infectious asses by then.

It’s nice to think about these things every day, isn’t it? Doesn’t it just feel like the way humanity was meant to live? Not at all a drain on one’s entire being.

I digress. Constantly. Here’s info from the PR wire:

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DFBE21: A MASSIVE 20 NEW NAMES FOR ANTWERP & GHENT!

1000MODS playing both events, Monkey3, Stoned Jesus & much much more

Strap in folks, because this is going to be a ride.. after all the hassle with COVID and cancels, let’s have some great to even greater news about both festivals shall we? We have a whole slew of names for you and if we may say so ourselves: we’re positively STOKED about all of these. Scene favourites, new and upcoming acts, local gems to discover.. we have it all. Here we go!

First of all: the Greek stoner sensation 1000MODS will be playing Antwerp as well as Ghent. We love ‘em, you love ‘em, their mother loves ‘em – everybody loves ‘em, okay! They need no further introduction so let’s move on to another favourite that will grace the stage in Ghent: STONED JESUS is coming to town, and you all know what that means. Killer grooves and a mighty good time. We’re also extremely excited to have DELVING on board which is the new project of ELDER frontman Nick DiSalvo. This will be one of their first shows after the album dropped in June, and we can already tell you this one’s gonna be something special.

ALL NEW NAMES FOR DF GHENT: 1000MODS, STONED JESUS, DELVING, LILI REFRAIN, ELECTRIC MOON, NERO DI MARTE, HEMELBESTORMER, FRAYLE, IGNATZ, MODDER

Moving on to Antwerp, we’re looking forward to revisit the audiovisual extravaganza of MONKEY3 who completely killed it at our last edition. For more spaced-out craziness, YURI GAGARIN is always a safe choice so let’s go with that. With VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY we have the second Greek band on the bill, with a more leftfield sound but no less essential.

ALL NEW NAMES FOR DF ANTWERP: MONKEY3, VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY, 1000MODS, YURI GAGARIN, SLIFT, ALKERDEEL, ATOMIC VULTURE, TEMPLE FANG, DAILY THOMPSON, BISMUT, FAKE INDIANS.

We still have a few names up our sleeve, but we hope this whopper list goes a long way to get you stoked. Please remember that we have installed a COVID info page on our websites, where you can check what to do in order to come fully prepared to the festival. We’re updating it as we go, and we try to help out our non-EU visitors as well. Make sure to read it to avoid disappointments at the entrance.

http://www.desertfest.be/
https://www.facebook.com/desertfestbelgium/
https://www.instagram.com/desertfest_belgium/

1000mods, “Pearl” official video

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