[Editor’s note: We frequently receive music submissions of all genres from across the world. On LaunchLeft Listens, our staff spotlights the artists that stand out to us the most. Here is the first installment featuring a Netherlands-based outfit].
Drown in a bow wave of reverb that’s accented by menacing guttural howls and muddied-up budget guitars, Geishas Of Doom tastefully nod to the ’90s and early-2000s garage-punk boom — the golden age of the trashy, lo-fi rock ’n roll.
Had the Geishas been around 20 or 30 years ago, they likely would’ve been signed up by one of the go-to labels of that era, like Crypt Records, In the Red, or Sympathy For the Record Industry. Honestly, they should still probably mail each of those labels a copy today, they might just get picked up for a U.S. deal (the band is Netherlands-based).
Cover art for Vol. 4 of “Sickest Music.”
On Sickest Music For The Sickest People - Vol. 4, a new cassette release, the noisy six-piece veers somewhere between the demented sounds of the Chrome Cranks and the primitive weirdness of Trio. If you’re looking to scare the neighbors, buy this tape and turn it up loud.