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First Pressing Jan 2024
Matt Loveridge is a prolific multi-instrumentalist condemned to
Bristol, UK. He has over 60 solo records under various monikers, done
before and after his time in Beak>, none of which appear on major
streaming platforms, nor get much attention. His work as MXLX is a
miasmatic fog, and he tosses us deep into it. Kicking Away at the
Decrepit Walls til the Beautiful Sunshine Blisters Thru The Cracks is
his most celebrated release (if you count hate mail), and it appears
here for the first time both on vinyl and somewhere
not on his own
site.
Songs swerve between ambient, electronic ambient noise, metal, and
industrial. Vocal harmonies ride arpeggiated basslines and shimmering
synth lines, ascending upwards before plummeting into distorted
screams. And yet, Loveridge’s aggression does not overlook
introspection. He faces us stripped of all pretense, creaking “I’ve
got that dumb skull of yours locked in place,” apologizing, “I’m sorry
for all that I’ve done in the name of myself” and laughing in our
face, “Just kidding, I hope you rot in the ground.” Drawing from an
obsession with literature, he’s converted a life stricken with bouts
of depression and homelessness into febrile sonic turbulence. He
channels the intensity of groups like Pharmakon and The Body, while
embracing compositional noise like Colin Stetson. With droning
organs, emotionless chanting, and fleeting walls of sound, his results
have more to do with cosmic futility than petty score-settling.
MXLX produces barren liturgies of raw emotion, like a fallen medieval
monk given a synthesizer. He pulls you from comfort, spits in your
eye, and abandons you as roadkill. An explosive catharsis not for
faint hearts or distracted minds.
Includes unlimited streaming of Kicking Away at the Decrepit Walls til the Beautiful Sunshine Blisters Thru the Cracks
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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