The Unravelling is an innovative and melodic progressive metal band from Calgary, Canada. Inspired by diverse artists such as Dead Can Dance, Tool, Opeth, Nine Inch Nails, Arcana, and Dillinger Escape Plan, the Unravelling’s music ranges from the engaging and inviting to the aggressive and threatening. The project’s founder and instrumentalist, Gustavo De Beauville, composes and records the music while singer Steve Moore (of Inner Surge & Post Death Soundtrack) writes the lyrics and vocal parts. The musical approach is intended to be extremely cathartic, with full disclosure in mind. The debut full length album is currently being recorded, though the band has already garnered airplay on a variety of metal and rock programs.

what we say…

I (Ken) have a thing for Canada. A thing for Canadian bands and music. I first got in contact with Steve when I was introduced to Inner Surge a year ago or so (wound up giving away some Inner Surge goodies on the podcast). The Unravelling are dishing out a massive sound for a two-piece. At time of writing they’ve just uploaded ‘Open Skull’ for preview on MySpace (I picked up a preview pack by mail during the week) along with Becoming Chaos, Unscripted Disclosure (featured on show 44), Revived, Move Forward Until You Are… and Victory Song.

The track we opted to roll with for show 44 (above) was Unscripted Disclosure, reminding me a lot of the sounds of Clergy (great Irish four-piece progressive metal act, now no more). Likely due to the similar influences – Tool, APC, Opeth and the likes. There’s some contrast between that and the new offering of Open Skull but it’s all good. I’ve been pushing Inner Surge to anyone who’ll listen here at home and The Unravelling are going to get the same treatment.

We’re looking forward to an official release from the band and best thing about it is their embracing of podsafe music practices so you know you’re going to get to hear a lot more from The Unravelling on the Playlist Mix.

Check out The Unravelling on MySpace. See also (and listen to!) Inner Surge and Post Death Soundtrack.

Homespun(tb – for legal reasons seemingly) are a cracking, high-energy three-piece from Rhyl in north Wales. Their debut offering of SexReady Mind Control makes for some great no-frills punked-up indie listening and they’ve followed it up this year with the EP release of 100 Nations (also to be found on SexReady Mind Control).

Comprising Terry Foster (Guitar / Vox), Damien Sayell (Bass) and Tony Foster (Drums), the band started out back in the late 90s, changed name (slightly), changed lineup (slightly) and are currently rocking out on dPulse Records following the release of SexReady Mind Control last August (2008). You can grab your copy of the album here on iTunes.

Homespun [the.band] has gigged exclusively in North Wales and surrounding areas in England (Liverpool, Manchester, Chester, etc.) building a reputation and fan base. The band has appeared in support for The Damned, UK Subs, Spunge and many more. The album itself was recorded by the band in their own studio (see facts list below) with guest producer Ronnie Stone (Pixies, Sonic Youth, Mansun).

The debut digital single ‘Badman’ was released August 12, 2008 and entered at #7 on the Rock/Indie Bestsellers Chart @ Juno.co.uk, later peaking at #3.
Their debut single, Badman (video below) charted at #3 in the Rock / Indie Bestsellers over at Juno (buy the album there too).

ten facts about sexready mind control…

1. All drum , gtr, bass, and vocal takes are all done in 1 take (except drop-ins for added sections or say we wanted to change the sonic value of a part.
2. We recorded everything through a studio-diamond studio 8-2 mixing desk with NO compression at all and mixed everything (70s style) hands on the desk and make it all sound right before we record. this includes the whole kit in one well mixed sterio channel (lots of work) + the gtrs and bass are our actual amps (line6 sterio out) *no micing amps* (you hear what we hear) it’s called an honest sound.
3. All gtrs and bass are played STOOD UP!!! WE DO NOT SIT DOWN at all to record slamming gtr parts. We also play it all live and actualy stomp effects in and out as we play, this includes gtr / bass solos.
4. We scream at each other and throw out at least 3 times more material than we release.
5. We had no idea how to engineer, produce, mix, master before we made this record.
6. We use Cubase sx2 and wavelab on our £200 studio PC
7. Every thing on this record means something.
8. We pulled all-night studio shifts to make up for the fact that we had to work day jobs and figure out how to make stuff sound good (WTF is a 16 bit dither!?) that kind of thing.
9. We deliberatly made the album low-fi so we didn’t sound too polished. (think iggy and the stooges and give them modern amps)
10. We really hope people enjoy and “Get” this album, it’s our baby, born of our dismay at the so called music scene and all the fakers aswell as including songs about ourselves and the people we know. We wanted NO album fillers so every song is our favorate in it’s own way and we slam these tracks out live like we mean it, so we hope this conveys.

Want more? Check out Homespun on MySpace.