SONIC MASALA: Big Ups = Down Capitalism

Tuesday 8 December 2015

Big Ups = Down Capitalism

A few acidic tastes of guitar noise to fill the Xmas stockings, starting with NYC upstarts Big Ups and their new song 'Capitalized'. Starting with guttural, propulsive bassline and a mosquito-buzz guitar bend, before the drums, demonics and distortion demolish the stage, the song sees Joe Galarraga ripping his vocal chords and consumerist histrionics apart with barbed grenades aimed on at our continued downward spiral into material brand-slathered rectitude. There are moments of uneasy ease, but this is spit-flecked chaos in all its errant glory. The boys are releasing new LP Before A Million Universes next year through Exploding In Sound Records (how the fuck do they keep doing it?!) and have announced a Euro tour for March and April 2016, playing the Lexington to boot. Bring it on.

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It was early on a Sunday morning at ATP - A Nightmare Before Christmas 2009. After downing a fair few, at 4am we decided to cook a curry. It was during the consumption of this drunkenly delicious breakfast treat that we decided to actually do something about the music we talk about all the time.

So we started a blog – and Sonic Masala was born. Now into its seventh year, the blog has spread out to call both Australia and the UK its home (and the rest of the world), and has expanded to include gigs, festivals and a record label under its black umbrella. Come on, eat the noize.

If an mp3 is up here, it's because we have been talking about it, and think the whole world needs to know more. It's there to give you a little taste. Then, if you like, check out the band live and spend all your hard earned cash on their records. If we've posted up an mp3 of your stuff and you're not too keen on the idea, let us know and we'll happily take it down pronto.