GAWJ REVIEW FROM PUNK AS

Hamilton band Gawj may have flown under most radars, but that's probably the way they want it. Don't believe that? Maybe the title of their latest vinyl 7" will give it away � the charmingly named, So Far Away From Giving A Fuck That We Can't Be Seen. I actually have a CD-R version to review with no tracklist and has two six-and-a-half-minute tracks on it, even though the 7" apparently contains 15 songs packed into those 13 minutes. So forgive the lack of individual song mentions, but in the case of So Far Away..., it probably is not required in any case. This is a ferocious barrage of a release, the songs racing past at breakneck speed and full intensity all the way through. There is not the slightest concession to verses and choruses or, fuck it, even melodies. This is about mainlining despair and aggression in the purest way possible. Drums clatter frenetically, guitars feedback and vocals shriek incomprehensibly. Easy listening, this ain't. In spite of all that, while the intensity never lulls, Gawj introduce a fair amount of variety into their work. Tempo changes, samples, groove variation and more mean there is more to chew on here than sheer ferocity. If there is a criticism, it may be that Gawj have not forged their own unique sound; this release sounds like a number of other bands. But when they're doing it as well as this, who really cares? A take-no-prisoners 'fuck off' statement as blunt as its title, So Far Away From Giving A Fuck That We Can't Be Seen is a short, sharp shock meant for the die-hard fans of the genre.

IDONEUM BELLO REC. 003 - GAWJ 7" WITH KILL THE I.B.R. COVER

KILL THE I.B.M. was the name of a tape from Nippon's LIP CREAM... now, as I got more GAWJ 7"es than covers the remaining GAWJ 7"es will come with a KILL THE I.B.R. cover which is a piss-take of, you guessed it, the cover of said LIP CREAM tape! 

IDONEUM BELLO REC. 003 - GAWJ - SO FAR AWAY FROM GIVING A FUCK THAT WE CAN'T BE SEEN 7"

the GAWJ 7" has made it to my home! covers should also be ready within the next few days! to the left is the normal version on white wax and below is the the white with blue speckles version that is ltd. to 110 copies.

IDONEUM BELLO REC. 003 - GAWJ - SO FAR AWAY FROM GIVING A FUCK THAT WE CAN'T BE SEEN 7"

New Zealand's best JAPCORE band GAWJ are finally done with the recording of their 1st 7" which will be called: "SO FAR AWAY FROM GIVING A FUCK THAT WE CAN'T BE SEEN"!

I just listened to the final mix and I love it - their 7" will be a real fucking rager! 15 tracks of raw, fast and vicious Nippon worshiping HARDCORE clocking in in 12 min 52 sec! GAWJ take no prisoners and proof that they know how to kick some serious ass!

the recordings will be sent to the pressing plant next week which means the 7" should be out within the next 3 weeks!

what you see below is the artwork of the stickers that will come with the 7" and what you see on the left is the artwork of the patch that will come with a ltd. box-version.

GAWJ shirts will follow soon(er) or later!

edit: the GAWJ buttons will look this pretty and should arrive here on Tuesday!