Banana Clip Banana Clip cassette
This tape opens with a sound clip from Hanoi Hannah, the North Vietnamese radio broadcaster who famously used psychological warfare against American G.I.s during the Vietnam War. From there, you are subjected to BANANA CLIP’s own version of psychological warfare via an onslaught of blastbeats, crusty grindcore riffage, and savage political imagery. There is a rawness to the recording that I really dug, and I think that it supports the nature of the songs. The highlight for me is “Politically Unhoused,” which is also a great song title. In under two minutes, they manage to combine death metal vocals, nasty chugging breakdowns, and blistering hardcore drums. It’s kind of all over the place musically, but I think that’s the charm. For a trio, they do some damage. I’d recommend this to anyone looking for noisy, dissonant, and politically-charged grind.