C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud, a.k.a., C.H.U.D. 2, a.k.a., C.H.U.D. II (1989)

Jason X, a.k.a., Jason X: Friday the 13th, a.k.a., Jason 10 (2001)
She Beast – Felch [2016; self-released]

On their second EP (not counting the original demo), the Australian group of She Beast share four tracks of dirty doom sludge, gurgling growls and down-tuned guitars colliding with hard-pounded drums and a thick bass slather. Jumps to quick tempos are mostly kept to the shorter songs, and the EP follows an alternating pattern of a ~3-minute track followed by one about seven minutes long, making for a neat split of sides if this had ever received physical release. The longer songs maintain a heavy grinding pace, so the avoidance of getting stuck on one vibe for too long by switching back and forth helps quite a bit. Solid stuff in fast or slow mode, with a genuinely grimy feel to the sound and some surprisingly hooky riffs.

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, a.k.a.,
Friday the 13th: The New Blood – Part 7
(1988)

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, a.k.a., Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell – The Final Friday, a.k.a., Jason Goes to Hell, a.k.a., Friday the 13th IX (1993)
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud, a.k.a., C.H.U.D. 2, a.k.a., C.H.U.D. II (1989)

Jason X, a.k.a., Jason X: Friday the 13th, a.k.a., Jason 10 (2001)
Stardust Output – Fascinate [2011; Stellar Transmission Studios]

Modern electro house with drips of white hip-hop via Anni Philo’s vocals, this album in Stardust Output’s expansive (but hard to find) catalog is as spangly as its cover art suggests, with thick layers of synth activity draped over each other’s spurts and warbles. Laid-back beats and slow-warp drones give the music a relaxed atmosphere even when the percussion is bustling along, and the confident flow of the lyrics makes for an odd but effective match with their spacy themes.
Flashes of chiptune-styled bass bumps and clicky arpeggios slip in some playfulness to the cool drive, and the inclusion of a live performance of one of the earlier tracks at the end gives some sense of how the material mutated outside of the studio. Enjoyably eclectic, though the decision to trim down later editions of the album from twelve to a more digestible eight tracks is understandable given the hour-plus length of the original.

Rosso Sangue, a.k.a., Absurd, a.k.a., Horrible, a.k.a., Monster Hunter, a.k.a., The Grim Reaper 2, a.k.a., Anthropophagous 2, a.k.a., Zombie 6: Monster Hunter (1981)










