This one was originally supposed to be the noisecore duo's debut, but because of some delays their split with Occult Overdrive got out first. Whereas the material on the split could've been seen as even experimental, this release shows a lot less refined side from the band.

The EP by comes packed in a bare looking paper slip, which (along with the title) already reveals something about the music itself: it's really crude, primitive and raw. The soundscape is really mushy, most of the time sounding like really gritty white noise that has some rhythm provided by the drums. The bass guitar adds some pulse and even a bit of riff to it every now and then, but mostly it just provides a bit of mass and drone to the white noise through it's surprisingly sturdy but still harsh sound. The high shouts fit in great amidst the mess, and they add a good dose of hate and colour to the noise. This is really lo-fi stuff.

Five of the tracks are mostly some pretty straight-forward and more or less improvised blasting that last for a minute or less. They're not musically too interesting, surprise surprise, but the primitive noisiness, aggression and the soundscapes that vary nicely between the songs keep them interesting. Song three lasts for more than five minutes and more than half of it is some very simple and slow-ish jamming. The song is driven forward by the even strong bass sound that's broken and distorted by the drums until the song's more messy and aggressive ending. This one works well in giving the release more interesting sides aside of the raw and fast violence, and fits in great due to it's noisiness. The two-minuter "Confortably Numb" doesn't sound at all like the Pink Floyd song, or at least I didn't really see any similarities - but who cares, as the song has some pleasing riffs and rhythms in it, and it's even riff-oriented structure makes it stand out in a positive way. A great way to end the EP.

This indeed is Lo-Fi Noise Pollution, and of the kind that I would gladly recommend to any friends of lo-fi and unchained noisecore. A lot of the songs end to a cut-out and they have slightly different soundscapes, but the latter only does good to the EP; it gives the eleven minutes a lot of variation and makes the EP last well even in active listening. The cut-out endings are not a good thing as they mess up the EP's rhythm, and the song three takes up a bit too much of the main focus. One could also complain about the lack of visual, but the crude paper-fold fits great a release this cheap and of this style. Aside of those things, this EP is a small but good-quality dose of hostile and lo-fi noisecore that lasts well in listening and has even a nice bit of an original touch.

8- / 10