bidhardcore.com

Welllll every day is another cult classic on ebay, and today please take note of the Deep Wound 7″, which is undoubtedly fitting of such a classification. If you’re not privy to the knowledge, Deep Wound was the semi-infamous hardcore band that featured future Dinosaur members J Mascis & Lou Barlow. Barlow also made a name with Sebadoh and Folk Implosion in the 90’s. Bassist Scott Helland, though never the indie sensation that his band mates were, also logged time in the severely under-rated Outpatients, and later Darkside NYC (so weird). Everything I’ve heard about vocalist Charlie Nakajima from other Western Massers, points to him just being a weird dude you see around town sometimes.

The E.P. starts with the song I Saw it which is kind of inconspicuous in that it’s a mid-paced punk song, and Deep Wound are remembered mostly for their speed. In fact Charlie Nakajima’s vocals rush ahead of the song more than once, like he’s not used to playing at anything less than a blur. Sisters is the next song and it follows the Deep Wound template a little better approaching grindcore type speeds though still maintaining the bratty teenage vocals of the first track. J Mascis’ drumming is of course violent and primal, and the guitars and bass are an elastic blur. For most of the rest of the E.P. the songs go so fast that the vocals and instruments waver in and out of time with each other, everyone is pushed to their limits. Video Prick which opens the B-side reverts to the pacing of I Saw It, with a basic rock riff, and Mascis stepping up on guest guitar leads that betray his classic rock roots. For a song about a kid touching video clerk, it sure is a toe-tapper, maybe my favorite song on the record. After that things get back to the all-speed formula, at least until the closer Dead Babies which I’ve never really understood. It has a clean guitar and a sombre delivery that doesn’t fit in at all. I always assumed it was a joke, but I really have no idea. Could totally do without it, but 8 out of 9 is still high marks in my book.

There’s been a couple boots of this, but most are on colored vinyl and have different labels, so they ought to be pretty easy to tell. I believe the original pressing was done at Master Disk, which should be pressed into the run off groove. According to Cooch the original pressing is the only one that plays at 45 rpm as well.