Bergraven piece from Brandon Stosuy at Pitchfork.
Drawing Voices is reviewed at Pitchfork and Tiny Mix Tapes.
Big Business is reviewed at Pop Matters.
Oxbow on Pitchfork
Pelican at Stereogum, and Download.

Big Business is bigger and better than ever, with better hair, bigger hits, and the kind of overwhelming Norman Schwarzkopf-style force that rolls like thunder, stings like a missile, and—above all—takes no shit. On Here Come the Waterworks, their second full-length, bassist/vocalist Jared Warren and drummer Coady Willis unfurl all the mammoth riffs, furious vocals and blazing drum work you’ve come to expect—nay, DEMAND—from LA’s answer to Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. No, wait… make that Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs. Either way, there’s a new sheriff in town—two of ’em, actually.

preview Here Comes The Waterworks HERE
instores now or at www.hydraheadshop.com


Honestly, can a music concept get more interesting than Drawing Voices? We doubt it. But beyond its theoretical aims, the music contained is also awesome: as organic as it is electronic; mellow and minimal at times; with moments of obvious volume-push abrasiveness. This self-titled release is an appropriate stepping stone for the Double-H Noise family. And since it’s a new year—we at Hydra Head Industries enjoy congratulating ourselves—let’s say that said imprint is responsible for groundbreaking releases by SUNN 0))), Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Merzbow, Everylovely Lightning Heart, Phanthomsmasher and many more.Of course, if that’s not enough to lure in our rabid fan base, the contributions of Aaron Turner to the disc’s sonic explorations ought to do the trick. His treated guitar textures might remind listeners of his guitarist-as-Magellan travels with House of Low Culture and The Lotus Eaters.


preview Drawing Voices HERE
preorder available now at www.hydraheadshop.com

Honestly, can a music concept get more interesting than Drawing Voices? We doubt it. But beyond its theoretical aims, the music contained is also awesome: as organic as it is electronic; mellow and minimal at times; with moments of obvious volume-push abrasiveness. This self-titled release is an appropriate stepping stone for the Double-H Noise family. And since it’s a new year—we at Hydra Head Industries enjoy congratulating ourselves—let’s say that said imprint is responsible for groundbreaking releases by SUNN 0))), Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Merzbow, Everylovely Lightning Heart, Phanthomsmasher and many more.Of course, if that’s not enough to lure in our rabid fan base, the contributions of Aaron Turner to the disc’s sonic explorations ought to do the trick. His treated guitar textures might remind listeners of his guitarist-as-Magellan travels with House of Low Culture and The Lotus Eaters.

Track Listing:

1. Being Born Broken
2. Mask
3. Scattered Shavings
4. The Shrine of Wreckless Illumination
5. Being Born Broken II
6. A Choir Speaks

Click HERE to preorder

Our guess is that if your reading this you are a junkie for news and what not...especially news of new records and the like. We're fucking junkies about shit like that here. Newbury Comics' Tuesday afternoon new release email is enough to make some of us go into fits on the way to Amoeba or Best Buy. But we realized we rarely ever announce our upcoming list of dates the way we should...so, without further ado, here's what is confirmed for the first three months of 2007...

January 30th, 2007
HH666-125 Zozobra- "Harmonic Tremors" CD

February 6th, 2007
HH666-131 Clouds- "Legendary Demo" CD

February 20th, 2007
HH666-126 Jesu- "Conqueror" CD

March 6th, 2007
HH666-121 Big Business- "Here Come the Waterworks" CD

March 20th, 2007
HH666-128 Drawing Voices- "s/t" CD

May 22nd, 2007
HH666-124 Pelican- "City of Echoes" CD

And then there's the stuff that will be out during that time but that we don't have confirmed release dates for:
HYH-110 Jesu- "Silver" LP
HYH-111 Daughters- "Hell Songs" LP
HYH-113 Pelican- "Pink Mammoth" 10"
HYH-115 Xasthur- "Subliminal Genocide" 2xLP
HYH-123 Lustmord- "Juggernaut" ltd CD


and, as usual, all of this stuff will debut at the Hydra Head Shop