#359 – Yao Bobby & Simon Grab, Corpsegrinder, Congotronics International, Wulffluw XCIV, Société Étrange, Scrounge - 21 February 2022
Summary: <p>Good things come to wait, and we’ve been waiting a long time for the debut LP from the long-standing collaboration between Switzerland’s Simon Grab and Togo’s Yao Bobby, whose new single is an abrasive slice of forward-thinking experimentation.</p> <p>We have another superb collaboration this week with the emergence of Congotronics International, a supergroup from the long-running Congotronics series on Crammed Discs. The new group, including Deerhoof, Juana Molina, Kasai Allstars, Konono No.1, Skeletons, and Wildbirds & Peacedrums, is as good as the sum of its parts.</p> <p>Elsewhere this week we have metal from Cannibal Corpse vocalist Corpsegrinder, goth drum and bass from VHS¥DEATH, a Russian doubleheader of grime from Champion Sound and techno from Wulffluw XCIV, modern classical from Noir et Blanc and much more.</p> <p><strong>Tracklisting</strong><br> Corpsegrinder – On Wings of Carnage (Perseverance Media Group, USA)<br> Congotronics International – Banza Banza (Crammed Discs, Belgium)<br> VHS¥DEATH – Falsehood of Man (Dystopian Mix) (Cruel Nature Records, UK)<br> Baron Saturday – 999 Deaths (self-release, UK)<br> Wulffluw XCIV feat. Chrisman & Lord Spikeheart – No Escape (self-release, Russia)<br> Scrounge – This Summer’s Been Lethal (Fierce Panda, UK)<br> Noir et Blanc – [footsteps waltz] (4000 Records, Australia)<br> Société Étrange – La Rue Principale de Grandif (Les Disques Bongo Joe, Switzerland)<br> Champion Sound – Gunfinga (Nice Up! Records, UK)<br> Yao Bobby & Simon Grab – Lekeo (LavaLava Records, UK)</p> <p><em>Produced and edited by </em><a href="http://www.nickamc.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Nick McCorriston</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This week’s episode is sponsored by The state51 Conspiracy, a creative hub for music. Head to <a href="http://state51.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">state51.com</a> to find releases by JK Flesh vs Gnod, Steve Jansen, MrUnderwSood, Wire, Ghost Box, Lo Recordings, Subtext Records and many more</p>
