Kah-Roe-Shi 'Shi' CD review on Bebal #4

Didatangkan dalam kain kecil berlogo band menampilkan kelainan dalam rilisan-rilisan tempatan yang lain. Kah Roe Shi dalam bahasa Jepun bermaksud mati kerana kerja. Melihat maksudnya sudah membayangi stand band ini. Track pertama dibuka dgn spoken word yang sayang tidak disertakan dalam lirik mereka. Band ini banyak mengadaptasi irama dark crust dgn pengaruh kuat band-band seperti HHIG, Tragedy, From Ashes Rise etc dan ditambah dengan riffing dan stroke drum yang pelbagai menjadikan ia menarik dari struktur muzikal mereka.Gaya dan penjelasan lirik yang cukup bijak sarat dengan kritik-kritik politik yang begitu jelas. Band tempatan yang patut diberi perhatian!!

Kah-Roe-Shi/Pazahora split 7" review on Punk Ping Pong #2

KAH-ROE-SHI is a new Malaysian band that plays heavy down tuned sludge crustcore with a mixture of NEUROSIS, FROM ASHES RISE. There are also 3 songs that also appear on the full length 'SHI' cd. I'm dying to listen to the acoustic intro of RACE DON'T EXIST song. It is really good before starting the song. PAZAHORA is from Singapore. Pazahora also has a good sing-a-long intro. They has a good song structure and a good vocals part but their song structure is not going top notch to blow my speaker. I do not hate their sound production, it's not bad but I'm just wondering if a good band like PAZAHORA can utilize a great sound to take a big impact in their songs. Taking influence from TRAGEDY, FROM ASHES RISE. PAZAHORA is good in doing their job. Anyway, both bands are my favorite bands rite now.

Kah-Roe-Shi 'Shi' CD review on Punk Ping Pong #2

Formally known as UNION OF SLAVES, KAH-ROE-SHI is another Malaysian band that is active nowadays. 7 tracks of heavy hardcore crust a la HIS HERO IS GONE, FROM ASHES RISE, KYLESA and the ilk. The sound production is very good. Not much band really care about their sound production. This kind of music must come with a very heavy and clean sound. I mean very detailed from their guttural vocals to the acoustic intro. I like this cd a lot. Oops..This cd also contains 13 minutes of live video of live video from the band. It's good to use an extra space on cd rather than let it be blank. NOTABLE TRACK - RACE DON'T EXIST. There are more than 10 label co-released this CD. Anyway, I just list one the labels - Bullwhip Records.

Kah-Roe-Shi in the 'darkroom' @ Borderless Mind/Conquest for Death show.



Credits: Bidan Anti-Protokol / Protocrust

KAH-ROE-SHI - "Shi" CD
I have heard these guys on a few of their previous releases and have been very impressed by their variety of darkened crust. This full length did not disappoint. It certainly threw me off with the packaging being a mini burlap sack with their name written in Kanji characters. Admittedly, it took me a couple minutes to figure out this was the killer band from Malaysia KAH-ROE-SHI! Dark, heavy and thick crust-core with clear nods to FROM ASHES RISE and HIS HERO IS GONE. The lyrics of this band are especially good with lots of information and details in the booklet. A 13-label Malaysian collaboration. Great! (NM) - Reviewed by Nick Mangel on Maximum Rock n Roll #306 / Nov '08.

After patiently waited for 2 months, 'Shi' cd finally got reviewed on MRR #306. 'Shi' cd also listed as one of the Nick Mangel's top 10 records of the month. Thanks for the support Nick, we really appreciate it!

We're still starstrucked from the almost What Happens Next set! We're also glad that Conquest for Death turned out to be very friendly as well, thanks for covering those WHN hits and CFD cds! We also got to know that our Dave (Straight Jacket Nation, Pisschrist from Melbourne, Australia) were filling in for Alex during this CFD tour, how nice it feels to meet an old friend again.

This time our set took a bit longer than usual, being stopped twice due to our gadget power failure, we also played more songs (2 new songs and a WHN cover, which we had Devon himself singing along).
Thanks to Third Arm for inviting us to play the CFD KL leg and their compilation cd release party. And another huge thanks to Niesa Assault for all her efforts, we managed to use our x-ray light props (human skulls with some dark room effects)!

But apart from being our happiest moment, Third Arm had to bare RM800 loss because of the low attendants of paying crowd. Somehow expected. However, we hope everyone in the DIY scene to take this as something positive at least, to realize that we all really need to push ourselves harder, to support each other DIY projects and not to waste much time worrying about the scene politic mongers!

Conquest For Death (US) is coming down to KL this Sunday and we're really fortunate to get a gig with them. We gonna cover 'Museifu Shugi Banzai' from their old but still inspiring band, 'What Happens Next?', which we believe is everyone's favorite number too. Here goes the lyrics to refresh your bandana-thrashcore memories!

Museifu Shugi Banzai -
Kamisan Irane
Oshisho Irane
Seijika Irane
Omawari Irane x2
Omae no rule nante irane
Ore wa jibun de kimerareru x2
Museifu shugi banzai