AIDS WOLF
The Lovvers LP
(LovePump United)
·Tale of the two Marks – noise for noise’s sake or experimental geniuses?
The first time I saw AIDS Wolf was entirely by accident, years ago in Montreal. At that point performing as a two-piece under the name Kitten Ling, the pair (single-named Chloe and Yannick, also behind those amazing Seripop gig posters and album covers) took the stage wearing helmets strapped with microphones. Amps cranked to full blast were placed around the room, howling as Kitten Ling smashed their heads together until they bled. On the way out, I overheard them talking – "That went pretty well," said Chloe. "I think so too," replied Yannick.
While AIDS Wolf’s The Lovvers LP is in many ways a world removed from what Kitten Ling were up to (ostensibly you could even argue that most of what’s here are actual songs), it still exists under the same caveat of making a holy racket in the name of ear-splitting volume.
You can very nearly dance to opener "Spit Tastes Like Metal," but by the time the feedback extravaganza of a closer, "Some Sexual Drawings," finally fades away, AIDS Wolf have taken enough pains towards tunelessness to rid you of that notion altogether.
I suppose it all just depends on what mood you’re in. Happy-go-lucky me thought Kitten Ling was actually pretty darn hilarious (and scary). Brooding and serious me, on the other hand, sometimes thinks all this nonsense is pretty stupid and unlistenable. It’s not hard to imagine those are exactly the kind of sentiments AIDS Wolf are after.
HAPPY MARK SAYS
3/5
CRANKY MARK SAYS
1/5
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