so, it took me a few listens to realize this wasn't interesting, after all.

it's just that it initially comes at you as something experimental, and it takes a little bit of effort to realize it's more like an existentialist, post-modern evolution of motown than it is something legitimately new. it's quirky, i'll give it that, and if the idea of extrapolating coil's cover of tainted love to an actual, demented motown record intrigues you then you may be all over it, but it's coming at me more as a gimmick once i've worked it out.

if they were to make it a little more abstract, like a testosterone-stripped death grips, i'd probably really like it, though.

https://lalforest.bandcamp.com

this is maybe pointless at this stage, but i like the manic energy and hope they do something with it.

https://parliamentowls.bandcamp.com/album/parliament-owls

in all fairness, the record i previously posted was a compilation of old material, so my analysis is somewhat anachronistic.

this is a newer recording and is indeed a lot more carefully developed, almost entirely dropping the thrash aesthetic for a heavy influence from traditional celtic music. i don't want to walk down that path too far, as she doesn't stray particularly far from petrucci-via-abasi in the playing, but it has a kind of almost canterbury feel to it, at least. she's also pulling in a lot of vocal jazz, in the style of something like billie holliday.

i still think she needs to slow down and feel the instrument a little more often, that is, it still doesn't quite do it for me, but it's certainly an evolution in her style, and reason to suggest checking out what she's up to in the future.

https://sarahshreds.bandcamp.com/album/disparity

so, i've listened to this a bunch of times, and while it seems like it's true that sarah can certainly play very fast, it's less clear that she's interested in composing compelling music.

i want more focus on things like dynamics, time signatures, key signatures, intervals, instrumentation, tone, feel, etc.

but, if you just want to hear somebody play really fast, this should do it for you.

https://sarahshreds.bandcamp.com/album/sum