Toto Salmon | ar

Matthew Bower and Marcia Bassett. Hototogisu, like Double Leopards and Skullflower before them, may have stumbled upon the perfect sound of total oblivion. Bower and Bassett drag the quantum chaos from the cells of their brains to the strings of their guitars, bringing along all of their acid-burnt nightmares. Full to the brim with drone and atmosphere, it really pushes the listener beyond normal consciousness and into something more zen. Earlier recordings are very similar to Bower's work in Sunroof!. "Green" is a wonderful fluke, an album of deconstructed black metal. Later work is them in their element, total chaos...

Salmon Hater is a non-existent heavy metal band, manufactured in 2002 by Adam Spencer and Wil Anderson of Triple J breakfast radio in Australia. The name came about on air after the station had played a promo for Triple J's metal show, Full Metal Racket. The pair had an impromptu conversation, making reference to the names of many metal bands. Anderson asked Spencer what his favourite metal band was, and Spencer, put on the spot, gave the fake name "Salmon Hater". Other details made up about the band were that they hailed from the hills of Glenelg (in Adelaide, South...