What Kind Of Scum Would I Marry: Daniel Jones recommends Sewn Leather’s <i>Asbestos Attik Inzanity</i>
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# What Kind Of Scum Would I Marry: Daniel Jones recommends Sewn Leather’s Asbestos Attik Inzanity
[**Sewn Leather**][1] isn't the sort of one-man musician you would ever
refer to as a 'producer'. If you did, he'd probably go "What?" and
wander off to drink somewhere. The audio output of Griffin Pyn is
*punk*, but punk of the non-uniform sort---here you'll find
cassette-tape loops, oozing analog synthesizers and touches of shattered
hip-hop and dub reggae beats. His records are rather like combining
every dirty, sweaty all-ages weirdo show you ever saw in a 50-person
basement in some godforsaken part of Brooklyn at 3 a.m. and then
condensing the audio (including the background noises) into one
blown-out chunk. Now just imagine how amazing the *live show* is.
His latest release on **[Hundebiss][2]**, the *Asbestos Attik Inzanity*
7″, consists of two outtakes from his previous
full-length *[Sikkknastafari Slash Crasstafari][3].* "Illumiknotty
Dread" is a barrage of laser-blast synth that sputter with Pyn's
indistinct vocals half-buried beneath, though at one point you can
clearly make out, "Yeah, I don't know how to end this new song here...".
It's the sort of snotty, who-gives-a-shit attitude that could seem
really put-on and obnoxious if you had no context for it, but having
seen Pyn several times I can safely say that this is proper lifestyle
stuff. Dude gives it his all, but he certainly gives no shits---garbled
samples are thrown into the mix with little context themselves, and the
entire song structure shifts several times apparently on a whim. "Space
Sleng Police Teng" is a touched more focused (or as focused as we're
likely to get, anyway); a throbbing piece of industrial hatred that soon
descends into sing-songy madness, possibly ad-libbed. It's crudely
brilliant realness that stands out in a time when the word "punk" feels
cheaper than ever.
Admittedly, Pyn's particular brand of phlegmy synth junk isn't for
everyone. At a recent karaoke event I was hosting, a friend and I did
what we felt was a rather dead-on cover of "[Monotone Killer][4]". The
bartender came up halfway and rather sternly told us that, "there are
people here still trying to enjoy their drinks". But if you crave a
scuzzier, punkier touch to your electronics, toss away the disinfectant
wipes and pick this up instead. For some similar vibes, check out
frequent collaborator **DJ Dog Dick**'s [new EP *Identity*][5] as well.
[1]: http://sewnleather.bandcamp.com
[2]: http://hundebissrecords.bigcartel.com/product/sewn-leather-asbestos-attik-inzanity-7
[3]: http://sewnleather.bandcamp.com/track/sikknastafari-slash-crasstafari-side-a
[4]: http://soundcloud.com/artisaids/sewn-leather-monotone-killer
[5]: http://soundcloud.com/hoss-records/sets/dj-dog-dick-identity-ep
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text: '<p><a href="http://sewnleather.bandcamp.com"><strong>Sewn Leather</strong></a> isn’t the sort of one-man musician you would ever refer to as a ‘producer’. If you did, he’d probably go “What?” and wander off to drink somewhere. The audio output of Griffin Pyn is <em>punk</em>, but punk of the non-uniform sort—here you’ll find cassette-tape loops, oozing analog synthesizers and touches of shattered hip-hop and dub reggae beats. His records are rather like combining every dirty, sweaty all-ages weirdo show you ever saw in a 50-person basement in some godforsaken part of Brooklyn at 3 a.m. and then condensing the audio (including the background noises) into one blown-out chunk. Now just imagine how amazing the <em>live show</em> is.</p><p>His latest release on <strong><a href="http://hundebissrecords.bigcartel.com/product/sewn-leather-asbestos-attik-inzanity-7">Hundebiss</a></strong>, the <em>Asbestos Attik Inzanity</em> 7″, consists of two outtakes from his previous full-length <em><a href="http://sewnleather.bandcamp.com/track/sikknastafari-slash-crasstafari-side-a">Sikkknastafari Slash Crasstafari</a>.</em> “Illumiknotty Dread” is a barrage of laser-blast synth that sputter with Pyn’s indistinct vocals half-buried beneath, though at one point you can clearly make out, “Yeah, I don’t know how to end this new song here…”. It’s the sort of snotty, who-gives-a-shit attitude that could seem really put-on and obnoxious if you had no context for it, but having seen Pyn several times I can safely say that this is proper lifestyle stuff. Dude gives it his all, but he certainly gives no shits—garbled samples are thrown into the mix with little context themselves, and the entire song structure shifts several times apparently on a whim. “Space Sleng Police Teng” is a touched more focused (or as focused as we’re likely to get, anyway); a throbbing piece of industrial hatred that soon descends into sing-songy madness, possibly ad-libbed. It’s crudely brilliant realness that stands out in a time when the word “punk” feels cheaper than ever.</p><p>Admittedly, Pyn’s particular brand of phlegmy synth junk isn’t for everyone. At a recent karaoke event I was hosting, a friend and I did what we felt was a rather dead-on cover of “<a href="http://soundcloud.com/artisaids/sewn-leather-monotone-killer">Monotone Killer</a>“. The bartender came up halfway and rather sternly told us that, “there are people here still trying to enjoy their drinks”. But if you crave a scuzzier, punkier touch to your electronics, toss away the disinfectant wipes and pick this up instead. For some similar vibes, check out frequent collaborator <strong>DJ Dog Dick</strong>‘s <a href="http://soundcloud.com/hoss-records/sets/dj-dog-dick-identity-ep">new EP <em>Identity</em></a> as well.</p>'
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# What Kind Of Scum Would I Marry: Daniel Jones recommends Sewn Leather’s Asbestos Attik Inzanity [**Sewn Leather**][1] isn't the sort of one-man musician you would ever refer to as a 'producer'. If you did, he'd probably go "What?" and wander off to drink somewhere. The audio output of Griffin ...
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and then condensing the audio (including the background noises) into one blown-out chunk. Now just imagine how amazing the *live show* is. His latest release on **[Hundebiss][2]**, the *Asbestos Attik Inzanity* 7″, consists of two outtakes from his previous full-length *[Sikkknastafari ...
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"Space Sleng Police Teng" is a touched more focused (or as focused as we're likely to get, anyway); a throbbing piece of industrial hatred that soon descends into sing-songy madness, possibly ad-libbed. It's crudely brilliant realness that stands out in a time when the word "punk" feels cheaper t...