Description
‘Wood & Wire’ brings together Oxford’s monolithic Undersmile and their acoustic alter-ego Coma Wall on one release.
Although this is Coma Wall’s debut release, they’ve already gained fans after playing sets at Desertfest 2012 and supporting Dylan Carlson (of Earth) on his first ever solo show. This recording sees the band laid bare – no amps, no fuzz boxes, just acoustic guitars, percussion and a banjo that showcases their own brand of Dark Americana and Doom-Folk in the spirit of the MTV Unplugged sessions.
On the other hand Undersmile, having been endorsed by the likes of Earth’s Dylan Carlson and Henry Rollins of Black Flag, are both engaging and crushing, blending numerous influences from Swans to Babes in Toyland to arrive at a genuinely fresh, cohesive, and brutal sound. Their debut album ‘Narwhal’, released by Future Noise Recordings, was met with huge praise from both fans and press alike. For these tracks, the band enlisted the help of Justin Greaves (Iron Monkey, Crippled Black Phoenix) to oversee the engineering and his contribution to the recording process helped to further display Undersmile’s diversity and musical growth, as well as their desire to capture a warmer, more ‘live’ sound.
Coma Wall
A1. Summer
A2. You Are My Death
A3. Cutter’s Choice
Undersmile
B1. Soil
B2. Killer Bob
B3. Hives
Credits:
Coma Wall Recorded at: Silver Street Studios
Coma Wall Engineered by: Umair Chaudhry
Undersmile Recorded at: Shaken Oak Studios
Undersmile Engineered by: Justin Greaves & Arthur Young
Mastered by: Billy Anderson
Artwork by: Craig Bryant
Purple transparent vinyl with lyric inlay and digital download card.
