Starting a band

I kind of have a lack of hobbies. I'm realizing it quite late actually. I'm finally feeling the need to put my creativity into something since I became a teenager. Before that I would do plenty of creative stuff. As a kid I also had so many phases. Through all my phases that come and go, it always was centered around in music in a way (except for 2 instances of flat-out video game addictions). I was even making shitty EDM songs at one point.

During my very recent metal phase I decided to buy a guitar which I got for 100 buckaroos at my local secondhand store (^∀^)b ... I have barely touched it, but seeing the bands in my local scene play in the smallest venues for no profit have been so inspiring. I was always coming up with different kinds of bands I'd like to start with whatever fuckass genre combinations, but those thoughts always end with something along the lines of it not being too flexible or just coming off as nothing more than a gimmick. I hope I'm not alone on this one PLEASE DON'T TELL ME I'M ALONE ON THIS ONE (ˇT-T) I'M NOT THAT WEIRD RIGHT?

Well, today inspiration struck. It was while I was reading an interview with the founding drummer of one of my favorite bands, Sore Throat. It was specifically about the early days of the band, which consisted of four dudes from Huddersfield (which is smack in the middle of Britain kind of close to Manchester), that would meet at the bar and go to the gigs of bands like Electro Hippies and Heresy. They decided to form a band with the main goal of being noisy and sounding like shit. They booked a studio and recorded their first demo. What really made me admire them was the fact that they refused to practice together. Nicolas of the band knew jackshit about the drum set and none of them had experience in a studio. Using a bit of help, the result was the most godawfully beautiful 7" demo. The whole thing has the most obnoxious vocal loop in the background and is full of blatantly stolen riffs from Napalm Death. The only thing the drummer can pull of is a blast beat which are paired with noisy riffs that you can't make a single tone out of and growls that sound like someone regurgitating a plate of spaghetti and hairballs (plate fragments included). I'm getting way too carried away with this description, I should've just given the name of the tape. It's called Aural Butchery. It's seriously impressive to me how extreme the band got for their time, which was the late 80's.

I'm actually only missing some basic guitar skills to start any sort of band. A friend of mine is learning drums, and another friend of mine who plays guitar that loves early grindcore is thrilled to take part in this silly little idea. Bass is kind of a weird topic, 'cuz we might not even need it ROFL! For vocals I know how to sound like a vomiting hyaena which is all we need really.

Motivation is all I need and I'm hoping to get it after visiting my previously mentioned friend for some sort of guitar lesson. I will now end this blog on the following note. DEATH TO THE INDUSTRY!!! DEATH TO MUSICALITY AND COMMERCIALIZATION!!! MAKE NOISE, NOT MUSIC!!!

ok bye i hope everyones enjoying their weekend