It all started in London: David Barbarossa reached out to John Dwyer, professing his deep admiration for OSEES. That love letter led straight to the studio, where Weasel Walter, Tom Dolas, and H.L. Nelly joined the party—a wild and eclectic crew, no doubt.
The project was dubbed CHIME OBLIVION, and a debut self-titled album has now arrived via Deathgod. The lineup is full of punk veterans, many with highly experimental pasts—and the music reflects exactly that. Still, the result is surprisingly accessible, even if it screeches and groans in places.
It’s garage punk through and through, pulsing with a bit of that familiar OSEES groove, but also fueled by raw, infectious shouts. It’s the kind of record that satisfies both pogo enthusiasts and deep-cut seekers alike.
“NEIGHBORHOOD DOG” bursts out of the gate, while “THE FIEND” takes a more jagged, difficult route. Things go full chaos on “SMOKE RING,” and take a dubby detour with “THE CATALOGUE.” A John Dwyer project that, against the odds, goes down surprisingly easy.
CHIME OBLIVION – CHIME OBLIVION: Adventurous garage punk. – RIFL