Fugazi
In On The Kill Taker
back in stock on 150 gram vinyl with a download card 'in on the kill taker' is like scrubbing your face with steel wool it finds the band relying on rusty guitar shards that scrape seethe and hiss further removing itself from the sound of '13 songs' and 'repeater' harsh and grating fugazi surprisingly produces sheer noise at times best witnessed in the lengthy closing of '23 beats off' and the unintentional gremlins homage that opens 'walken's syndrome' joe lally's bass and brendan canty's drums are relegated to acting as a guide they're pushed but not squashed down in the mix allowing for ian mackaye and guy picciotto's guitars to take control corrosively so it's probably fugazi's least digestible record from front to back but each track has its own attractive qualities even if not immediately perceptible 'facet squared' and 'public witness program' open the record furiously but the majority of the following 'return the screw' is hardly audible aside from occasional vocal tantrums a good amount of time is spent alternating between lowkey guitar noodling and intrusive bursts of aggression they're smart with their sequencing placing the gentle instrumental 'sweet and low' the only track where lally plays a prominent role after the exhaustive cacophony of '23 beats off' and generally piecing together a set of rather diverse tracks that flows well picciotto's antihollywood rant on the properly titled 'cassavetes' is a classic fugazi moment as is his similarly namedropping 'walken's syndrome' buried at the end of the record are two excellent lurchers mackaye's 'instrument' and picciotto's 'last chance for a slow dance' not fugazi's finest hour but one of its most daring and rewarding
Tracklist
1. Facet Squared
2. Public Witness Program
3. Returning the Screw
4. Smallpox Champion
5. Rend It
6. 23 Beats Off
7. Sweet and Low
8. Cassavetes
9. Great Cop
10. Walken's Syndrome
11. Instrument
12. Last Chance for a Slow Dance
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