Descolada

Some more ancient Asheville stuff for ya'll.  Descolada was the first local band I ever saw (I think) and they were a very powerful thing to witness, especially to my young, not-yet-totally-corrupted ears/brain.  Their music has been compared to a lot of disparate bands, like Godspeed, Neurosis, Swans and the ilk, but even though the members listen to those aforementioned bands, Descolada was more concise, and existed in a more urgent realm than most post-rock/noise/metal/whatever bands.  They could cover all types of dynamic range and sonic structures, but didn't take 10 minutes a song to do so!  They were a four piece, of drums, bass, guitar and violin, with minimal vocals punching through every now and again...and by minimal I mean there aren't many vocal parts, there was nothing minimal about the vocals themselves.  The drummer, Tony, would scream his damn lungs out without the aid of a microphone, and you could still easily hear them over the (very loud) amplifiers.  I wonder if he ever straight up passed out on the drum stool.  The people in this band (on this recording) all still live here and play in quality bands such as Soft Opening, Judas Horse, Skullthunder, US Christmas and more, but we all think it's about damn time Descolada just reformed and crushed our heads once again.  This is their one and only album.

Talk Perty

here's some videos...you can spot me in the first one, as well as the record shelf with the NOTHING sticker that now lives in my room.