Shizuo
Vs. Shizor
[Grand Royal/Digital Hardcore]
Rating: 9.0
23-year-old David Hammer of Berlin (known to the world as Shizuo) has
rocked the ceiling off my house and into the garden. His debut album,
Shizuo Vs. Shizor sounds similar to his labelmates
Atari Teenage Riot but expresses its anger purely through hard rhythm rather
than angstful vocals.
This guy hides the rhythms of the universe in his underwear and he's
not ashamed to admit it. On songs like "Sexual High" and "Blow Job,"
he's like a seventh- grader that just realized how to beat off. And
meat- grinding isn't the only means of communicating the violence on
this release.
"Punks" is a high- energy future anthem banging its head on linoleum
tile as a lo-tech sample repeats, "The Punks! The Punks! The Punks!"
And the shredding "Chill" could also potentially be the most intense
65 seconds your ears have ever endured.
Shizuo Vs. Shizor is an unstoppable hardcore getdown of assault and
battery. It's hard to imagine what it would look like if Shizuo
made a video, but if it looked anything like the album sounds, you'd
never be the same again.
-Ryan Schreiber
Sound Clip:
"Sweat"
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