TWIN STUMPS

TWIN STUMPS

New York’s always been home to a wide array of music scenes, but none ever captured the urban blight quite as vividly the 80’s Pigfuck scene. It was abrasive, loud, noisy, unmelodic and forgoes simply being in-your-face to just punching you straight in it. Twin Stumps are deliciously masochistic throwback to one of my favorite and too often overlooked sounds that transplant that those seedier sounds of a long gone Lower East Side to their new urban wasteland here Brooklyn.

Across it’s six songs (The new S/T 12" on DAIS), the album absolutely engulfs you in a suffocating clamor of distortion, feedback and anger while riding a caustic yet catchy rhythmic groove buried beneath all of the commotion. From the Pussy Galore at half-speed sound of “Beyond the Door” to the heavily Brainbombs influenced “Scar” or even how the plodding rhythm of “Painted in Blood” would sound just as comfortable smack in the middle of a Kilslug album as it does here.

Alessandro Kegan’s screams pierce deep into your noggin’ while the rest of the band keep your neck a-bob like a power drill trying to mainline your Carotid artery. Twin Stumps have really done their homework, but better yet do the material real justice. There’s zero posturing here, just the sole purpose of being abrasive and intimidating for which it is mission accomplished. -- Mishka

Discography

Demo CD-R Self Released 2008

Demo CD-R Self Released 2009

S/T 12" LP Dias 2009

Live 10.17.09 Cassette Fan Death Records 2010

Contact: Http://www.myspace.com/twinstumps

DNA TEST FEST III is coming

DNA TEST FEST III IS COMING

Fan Death Records /WMUC 88.1 FM /DNA in the DNA radio presents

DNA Test Fest III April 3rd, 2010 at Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland

DNA Test Fest was started July 2008 in College Park, Maryland as a fest presenting what was being played on DNA in the DNA (on WMUC 88.1 FM College Park) and what was being ignored in the Washington/Baltimore Metro Area. The first fest was at the WMUC station it self and had 20 or so bands in two days. The next year in April of 2009, the fest moved to a bigger venue, The Velvet Lounge in Washington, DC. In 2010 it goes up north to Baltimore at Sonar. Though the fest will be 1 day, it will now consist of 2 stages, and at least 14 bands. The last two DNA Test Fests have been broad casted live on 88.1 FM / wmucradio.com worldwide, this year will be no different.

Past DNA Test Fest alumni include: Kurt Vile, YDI, Drunkdriver, Ian Nagoski, Tall Firs, Pink Reason, FNU Ronnies, Homostupids, Locrian, Violet, Screen Vinyl Image, and many others. Some alumni will be back in 2010. We proudly present to you the class of 2010

April 3rd 2010 at Sonar 407 E. Saratoga Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202

7pm Doors

Tickets: 12 adv / 15 Day of show Buy Here

Pissed Jeans

Psychedelic Horseshit

Home Blitz

Lamps

Religious Knives

Pygmy Shrews

The Chickens

Slave Scene

Neon Blud

Twin Stumps

Leather

Broken Neck

and a few more TBA. Each week we will feature a new band until test fest is here. Up to minute updates will be posted as well.

Distro tables will be available

DJs such as Jason Urick and others will be there as well.

A tape comp. of bands playing test fest will be given out free to the first 100 people at the show with liner notes on each band.

A pre party for Friday April 2nd is being planned. We will be posting hotels and places to stay for out of town people.

GET STOKED GET INTO IT

—Fan Death Records