The Thousands

Scary Japanese experimental duo Sarry were so good at their Dada sideshow a few months ago they were nominated for Best Event at Perth Audio Weird Performance Awards. That’s some kind of flattery considering music that sounds like a fusion of noise and ritual sacrifice isn’t exactly everyone’s cup of goat’s blood. Luckily for us, though, the clever chaps at ‘the garage’ recorded the set and put it out on a CD, along with local purveyors of loud, slow, doom - Drowning Horse.

Sarry are a different kind of miserable with ‘Memento Mori’ making this humble reviewer think she was listening to Throbbing Gristle’s First Annual Report, before some bowel-emptying sub tones from 821’s bass (yes, his name is a number) made her realise otherwise. Lady-singer Fujiyuki also coos in Japanese, so that’s another reason not to make the comparison with the 70s outfit from northern England. But considering Sarry’s sound, we’re sure that they share their themes.