Genre : Mathgrind, Mathcore
Released : 5th of November, 2021
Label : Self-released
FFO : The Dillinger Escape Plan, Infinite Hex, Beneath the Massacre,
The Callous Daoboys
"Boomers, Zoomers, Desperate Coomers" is the fifth full length album from the Texas-based one-man-band The Sound That Ends Creation, fronted by multi-instrumentalist, producer and podcast host, Chris Dearing.
This is yet another case of "how in the flying fuck is all this technical insanity and sonic chaos created by one person only".
For the unaccustomed, The Sound That Ends Creation specializes in making relentlessly disorientating mathgrind that incorporates demented piano and horn arrangements that are just as sonically punishing as the mathy riffs and grinding breakdowns you can encounter throughout the band's music.
Deeply steeped in meme culture, The Sound That Ends Creation takes a dark comedic spin on very serious current day topics such as police brutality, environmental concerns, government corruption, social inequalities and more, painting a deranged satyrical picture that is unlike anything else you could hear.
On this album, it seems like there has been more of a focus on the piano and swing/jazz horn arrangements and the way in which they interact with the core technicality and brutality of the band's sound compared to previous releases.
I have to say, the most enjoyable and entertaining aspect of this album for me are the moments in which these arrangements click so well with the rest of the ongoing madness that suddenly, this wild cacophony peels back and reveals the churning wheels behind its maniacal mechanism in a satisfying, albeit brief, moment of violent satisfaction.
The vocal contributions of Cameron McBride (Methwitch), Carson Pace (The Callous Daoboys) and Kate Davis (Pupil Slicer) add even more fury and variety to the album's pace, and the various TV/movie voice samples further increase that feeling of being trapped inside some sort of bizarre carnival of oddities that can be as entertaining as it can be worrying.
Chris Dearing's creation is unforgivingly his, and while the unfiltered satyrical sense of humour, the strong political background or the sound of a cursed fanfare making out with a mathgrind band might not appeal to everyone and is definitely not easy listening, it is undoubtably an incredibly unique and creative approach to mathy extreme music; and "Boomers, Zoomers, Desperate Coomers" further expands upon the band's catalogue, driving it forwards with even more dissonant experimentation and ambition.
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