Debut EP of one man hermit GIZON BERRIA. Five tracks of mystic primative punk, heavy on the riff side. Sang in Basque and Spanish and channeling the cosmic visions of RUIDO DE RABIA and the underwater orc side of GISM. Heavy influenced by the deep forest, Mother Nature empowerment and ancient poetry as well as deep hate for progress, the result is a humble statement of everything punk should aim to be.

Our take: Debut EP from this one-person project. The sound here is aggressively idiosyncratic, leaning on the strangest and creepiest aspects of cult underground punk like G.I.S.M., Zouo, and Rudimentary Peni. The label mentions Gizon Berria channels “the underwater orc side of GISM,” and that’s particularly true of the vocals, which take an inhumanly deep gurgle and run them through distortion and delay to make them sound even stranger (if you like the vocal effects on the Psico Galera records, Gizon Berria has a similar feel). While the vocals sound a lot like GISM, the music reminds me more of other 80s Japanese punk bands like G-Zet and Zouo that had more of a haunting, ominous feel. The hardcore songs here are cool, but the more abstract sections that begin and end the record might be even more interesting, evoking a dark, strange, and uncomfortable world that seems like the the natural habitat of whatever creature is blurting out those wild-ass vocals. Definitely one for the creepy crawlers and the true freaks.

• Label: La Vida Es Un Mus
• Format Type: 7"
• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
• Genre: hardcore
• Genre Style: hardcore
• Year: 2023