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Rating: In the beginning, there was chaos. And no, we're not talking about the universe here. We're talking about Screamo.
Chaos.
One word, but above all, a concept that five American guys from the East Coast knew perfectly well when in 1999 they decided to release an LP titled 'Chaos Is Me', leaving an indelible mark on the history of hardcore. There isn't much to say about the record; the title already speaks for itself.
Describing Orchid's music is not very difficult: it's extreme, uncompromising, desperate, alienating. Sure, describing it is one thing, but imagining it, especially if you're unfamiliar with similar musical genres, I find it very challenging. But it doesn't matter; Orchid's goal wasn't to scandalize; their objective was to give desperate kids like them the best possible outlet.
When in 2000, just a year after the aforementioned 'Chaos Is Me', they released 'Party Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow!', Orchid had reached greater compositional maturity and managed to compose their definitive album. If 'Chaos Is Me' ended like the epilogue of a high-speed car crash, 'Party Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow!' is the action of the psychopath who immediately after the crash gets into another car and launches once again at maximum speed to feel the adrenaline of the race and the final crash one more time.
The record opens with "Destination: Blood", and as the frantic screams of Jayson Green and the wild rhythms of the other three madmen start, you already know how it will end. You already know it'll be very short, but the intensity will be inhuman. You already know there will be very few moments of pause, but you don't care: it's too late to back out now. You can only hope to survive these 12 minutes of madness and destruction, and only when you hear the last notes of "...And The Cat Turned To Smoke" fade away, you will really feel safe. But for the rest of the time, all you need to do is let go and enjoy the ride.
"I make the sounds that you can't understand
This is my critique!
This is my Subversion!
This is My Revolution!"
They are Orchid, and together with their peers such as Pg.99 and Circle Takes The Square, they have helped make the world a better place to live in.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Destination: Blood! ()
This is our party
We pick the records
We set the dresscode
And make love on the dance floor.
Like it or not we're the only game in town!
03 Lights Out ()
You are, you are, and you are...
And I am your warm body--
How bad does it hurt?
I feel nothing
But you breathe through me through you--
It passes through me-slides off like rain.
Breathe through me, breathe through you, breathe.
You bite my lip when we kiss-
-It bleeds and I fall in love-
You are, you are, you are, you are, and you are...
07 Don't Rat Out Your Friends ()
Books in face, books on tape,
Sweet success, I've lost the weight.
It's a dream...
The ante gets upped every time
Evolution lets us down,
There are too many of them, and not
Enough of us. 2"
Join the lowbrow elite.
Education gets IV'ed.
Kids need ventilation,
We'll give it to them.
All systems are gouche.
08 Black Hills ()
It's too hot here,
Not my kind of town.
But I can smell you, even
Though you are miles away.
I put my hand on my stomach,
And pretend it's yours.
Leave on the lights,
Hand on my back, mouth on
My mouth-I need to feel you
Near me.
It's too hot here.
09 Snow Delay at the Frankfurt School ()
"Like anywhere else, there are no coincidences, probability makes for accomplices and change creates meaning"
When we move it's a movement.
10 ...and the Cat Turned to Smoke ()
We smiled and said,
"I'll see you this summer."
But we both knew it was over.
That's just what you say to someone
Who's dying.
That's just what you say.
This is to ms.
Our hands fit, at least for a while.
I miss the face, I miss the taste.
I'm sorry about it all.
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