Is there a reason that all of those bands have their cymbal volume way too high? Are these professional recordings?
Yes and no. The machine gun sound is pretty much the standard, but I also find it means they all tend to sound about the same with garage quality recordings:
I think those bands Troutman posted would be best classified as mincecore. "a niche subgenre of grindcore with an emphasis on musical simplicity, a DIY ethic and a political message of anarchism and anti-oppression. The term mince-core was coined by Belgian band Agathocles in the late 1980s and has since been used by numerous bands around the world."
Inside grindcore there's a few bands that separate themselves a bit more musically, or throw in the odd discernible riff or time signature change, which is the style I gravitate towards moreso:
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Yes and no. The machine gun sound is pretty much the standard, but I also find it means they all tend to sound about the same with garage quality recordings:
I think those bands Troutman posted would be best classified as mincecore. "a niche subgenre of grindcore with an emphasis on musical simplicity, a DIY ethic and a political message of anarchism and anti-oppression. The term mince-core was coined by Belgian band Agathocles in the late 1980s and has since been used by numerous bands around the world."
Inside grindcore there's a few bands that separate themselves a bit more musically, or throw in the odd discernible riff or time signature change, which is the style I gravitate towards moreso:
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I can understand the desire to DIY especially if there’s anti establishment messaging behind it. I have a hard time listening to it just because of the mixing levels and that’s a bummer, it sounds like the bands troutman listed recorded their songs from the inside of Lars Ulrichs snare drum from St Anger. It’s a very tin-like sound to me.
The bands you shared are much more to my taste. Still wouldn’t be my everyday jam but I could enjoy them.
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I can understand the desire to DIY especially if there’s anti establishment messaging behind it. I have a hard time listening to it just because of the mixing levels and that’s a bummer, it sounds like the bands troutman listed recorded their songs from the inside of Lars Ulrichs snare drum from St Anger. It’s a very tin-like sound to me.
The bands you shared are much more to my taste. Still wouldn’t be my everyday jam but I could enjoy them.
I would not listen to these bands at home. They should be experienced live. The energy is amazing.
