Day 4 A.M.

Monday 18/7/

small studio room gig in KL city area. first band was xerpent, awesome new era grind. i liked em, but lofi grind purists would probs give them a thumbs down. saw them practise cos i thought the show had started and it was just me and machine, but we watched on awkwardly anyway, good thing i saw the soundcheck cos i actually missed their set on account of not realising they were playing cos i was busy drinking and smoking and also meeting comadre dudes for the first time, who are playing a "secret show" tonight.... so comadre say they are all tired from japan tour, something stupid like 9 dates with no break! they seem like top dudes nonetheless and we share tour stories (MC SEA being my story). i tell them that they are playing with my band in sydney and they were like thats cool man! but then they went upstairs, saw the size of the venue, which in all fairness was the size of an average australian kitchen, and decided that it wasnt worth playing because it was too small and they were too tired. super lame! the people at the show were far from impressed about this lack of balls, which totally conflicted with their reputation of being a hard working DIY band. guess they were really tired, but thats what tour is all about!.... but who fuckin cares cos MICHAEL CRAFTER ended up filling their spot anyway ;)

ALICE from Bandung were up next and fucking awesome... i was having too much fun talking to Sham from SMG and drinking kopi ice from a plastic bag on the street so i only saw the last 2 and a half songs. one which was an AC4 cover, completely punk compared to their usual technical metal. the t shirts and general fashion of the band turned me way off these guys, was expecting some white belt metalcore or something, but they were real good in the end. shame on me i guess...

DAIGHILA was next..... amazing. emotional. technical. passionate. talib crowd surfing. perfect musicianship. etc etc. pick up their tapes if you can. they have a split tape with CIRCUITS from melbourne! COOL!
FAMILY MAN up next. last show. like the 9th time ive seen them in 3 weeks? great fucking band. always fun. henry always tactifully addressing the religious issue with just the right amount of vigour, without the intention of offense. got a song dedicated to me, you didnt have to do that crudos, but it touched me none the less! they announced their hit "positive outlook family man style" with michael crafter subbed in the middle...very cute guys. A IS FOR ANIMAL!!! still my favourite song i thinks...will miss seeing this band every night, thats for sure...
next up MICHAEL CRAFTER'S CRAFTER. ie myself on drums handling majority of the vox, henry crudos on guitar and some vox. played these songs: eating shit kicking shit, the doom song, EAD, you suffer (napalm death), get a job, eating shit (yes, again lol) if your a mad sweater you will understand how this is a perfectly symmetrical setlist in terms of song length. anyways COOL SET. luke filmed it and it went for 90 seconds. THIS IS GRINDCORE KIDS. LEARN FROM YOUR SUPERIORS.