Buddhist on Fire- When You Smell the Stench...

Buddhist on Fire- When You Smell the Stench of Dead Disciples You too will Realize that all Things are Impermanent
Smell the Stench

Buddhist on Fire is the unceremonious noise project of Robert LaBarge, hailing from Mesa, Arizona. This release, titled, “When You Smell the Stench of Dead Disciples You too will Realize that All Things are Impermanent”—which will be shortened to Dead Disciples for the purposes of this review—is a collection of three tracks, approximately 20 minutes in length each. Because of the uniqueness of each track I will describe them separately.

“Zombies of Dharmsala” conjures images of an aged black and white video documentary of machinery grinding relentlessly away; All of the gears and hinges are rusted and poorly maintained. “Open Sores” is reminiscent of a storm cloud forming slowly in a dark sky, lightening rolling through the clouds and thunder resonating through the dried and barren lands below. “Heaps of Bodies” is what I would imagine having one’s head stuck in a blender full of rocks—in a wind tunnel—would sound like.

Buddhist on Fire’s Dead Disciples is very much an atmospheric noise release, with the final track touching on the harsher side of noise. The basic atmosphere of each track carries from start to finish; extra layers are introduced to build, and then carelessly fall away. This release is very raw in form, but the sound is solid and interesting, and well worth the listen.