CHULO

Mike Golen has been one of my closest friends for nearly a decade. We have collaborated on music and traveled together, and is someone I can call brother. We spent many years working together in Winters in Osaka, and in Paucities. Paucities was conceived on a very drunken day, after numerous chats we had about starting a band that sounded like Agathocles, Unholy Grave, and Unseen Terror. Paucities is continuing on with me being a part time collaborator from now on, and I am very proud of music Mike and I (and Omar and Adam T) wrote together. Since 2010, Paucities was able to do some split albums with some very talented up and coming international bands such as England's Atomck and Jonathan Ross, Russia's SRAM, and Colombia's Chulo.

The Chulo side of the split we did with them is a kick in the ass of modern day powerviolence/grind, and I expect many more kids to be paying attention to what is going on in Colombia because of these guys. "GA Mince", the opening track on the split is an instant headbanging, polka beat mince classic. There's alot of bands claiming to be mince right now, and this song alone crushes what is coming out. Holy shit! After your neck and fists have recovered from the powerful opening track, you are treated to another few minutes of raging fury. Duel low and high vocals, west coast influenced riffs and time changes that bring to mind In Disgust, killer blast beats..this whole thing just reeks of awesome. Original while also giving a nod to the old school classics of powerviolence and grind. Oh yeah, there's also an Assuck cover.

Much respect to Chulo, one of my favorite newcomers to the scene. I look forward to hearing more from these guys, and hopefully seeing them live.