Calling this a promo rehearsal is doing Antigama a disservice. You might expect this to have been recorded in some shitty basment, and the result to be rough and muddy, but it’s quite the opposite. The four tracks of grindy/punky, freak out music presented here are heavy without being bloated, and vary in speed without varying in intensity.
It’s cool to see that Antigama’s own, proper style has more depth than the material that was displayed on the split with Jan Ag (see below). Here, tasty elements like epileptic saxophone that is mixed just right complements the killer bass work to create engaging songs. The final track is a Godflesh cover “Anything is Mine,” and its slow, crushing delivery is an excellent way to round out this all-too short, nine-minute MCD. Great demo. (7/10)
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