The Assistant give us their final song on this split, delivering a 7-minute epic of the same intense and varied hardcore they’ve become known for. With three vocalists and shifting from mathy and technical to quiet and mellow and then to all out crushing intensity, this record has enough ideas to fill and entire album and leaves the listener drained yet energized. It’s a fitting and beautiful epilogue to this bands inspiring existence. This Ship follows with another song recorded at the same time as their debut ep that builds on the heavier parts of The Assistant and is just as shifting and technical but even more brutal. It’s furious yet delicate and complex and always engaging. Takaru give us three songs of the intense hardcore that they are quickly becoming well known for. Dueling vocalists deliver furious lyrics dissecting the workings of our mixed up world with an acute anger and passion that is hard to ignore. Delivering three songs in under four minutes, Takaru rarely lets up their immense wall of noise, simply allowing it to swing from thrashy and blistering to plodding and doomy. This record and these bands are bound together by their critical social commentary and desire to inspire thought and action. Each band uses their songs to examine and communicate about the world around them, offering both lyrics and explanations on topics ranging from the manipulation of statistics to the drug war and how we treat each other and ourselves. This cd is a benefit for DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving) a community based group in New York City working for immigrants rights.

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