Sutcliffe Jügend – Offal (2016)

December 21, 2020

Unsettling and disturbing as always, SJ embark on yet another plunge into the depths of humanity’s darkness. For all the storytelling that makes you feel like you want to take a shower, Offal is actually quite a pleasant listen. The noise on offer is clearly harrowing in its origin; it feels like there is a prolonged screaming suffering mangled through the tracks, but in such a way that it is delivered almost like a purifying fire, rather than a depthless mire of filth and depression.

There’s a lot of disturbing noise and power electronics out there, but you can always count on Sutcliffe to bring the aural thwack that so heavily matters in circles such as these.