This will most likely be the heaviest release that I feature here. While my heart mainly bleeds for indie pop and noisy post punk I definitely have a warm and fuzzy spot for screamo and loud, abrasive hardcore. Hands down one of my favorite hardcore bands has always been The Assistant. Their music was brutal yet very intricate and the message expressed was something that I appreciated. Even if I didn't agree with every sentiment I genuinely appreciated the sentiments and how they were conveyed. It didn't strike me as overtly preachy. My band Yes Sensei played with them twice and to me it was like playing for Led Zeppelin or something like that as silly as that may sound to most. Anyhow, while this isn't it a release by The Assistant, Tasharah was a screamo/hardcore side project of The Assistant's guitarist Tom Schlatter who for this project did vocals and played drums while Sean Andrews played the guitar and vocals. Musically, while it does have some of the technical yet brutal guitar work that was similar to The Assistant I would say that Tasharah is closer to This Ship Will Sink than The Assistant. There is a throbbing, distorted low end to everything that just makes everything sound even heavier. And remember this project was a two piece. When listening to this six song ep the fact is almost hard to comprehend even with the luxury of overdubs. The recording and songs just sound very raw and fluid. I picked up copies of this ep for myself and the distro when Yes Sensei and On the Might of Princes played a massive basement show in New Jersey with The Assistant, Radio Raheem and others.To my knowledge this was the only output that Tasharah had.
Tasharah Tasharah track listing:
1. The Arrangement
2. What is the Primary Function of People Like Oprah Winfrey Anyway?
3. Sleeping With the Enemy
4. Where to Begin
5. If You Were a Pentium, You'd Be a 133
6. Doing Favors for Criminals
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