"There's a blurry picture of a bird on the cover. You figure it out." -Razorcake Magazine
"Quanto allo split Myles Of Destruction/Abiku, siamo su territori ostici e tortuosi. Musica contorta, estrema nella concezione e nell’esecuzione, affilata, algida ed agghiacciante. I Myles Of Destruction propongono due tracce (“Castrati” e “King of broken things”) molto strane: metal estremo e sperimentale, tra il grind, il doom, il postcore e l’industrial. Trio dalla stessa formazione bizzarra, senza chitarra ma con l’affascinante Audrey al violino, accompagnata da Myles al basso e alla voce e da Tony alla batteria. Se queste sono le premesse sentiremo parlare molto di loro in futuro…
Gli Abiku sono invece un duo composto da Josh (synths e programming) e Jane (voce) e già da questo si intuisce quanto proposto: techno dark industrial fredda e distaccata, che nei tre pezzi qui presenti ('Action toy', 'Ripe' e 'To prick') elabora la materia elettronica con cattiveria e un certo gusto oscuro.
Dunque complimenti e lunga vita alla Worldeater, tra le poche etichette presenti ad affrontare l’infame mercato discografico con coerenza e vera passione."
-Noize Italia
"Two of the more unusual sounding bands on non-profit label Worldeater Records share this sharp looking seven-inch. While the label primarily focuses on metal-friendly groups, both Myles of Destruction and Abiku do a great job at stretching the boundaries of extremist music, employing non-standard instrumentation and unusual orchestration.
Myles of Destruction's gloomy death metal is almost immediately recognizable for its lack of grinding guitars. The six-string is replaced by a violin, providing an unusual, but still hair-raising alternative. Vocalist Myles grunts and howls his way through 'Castrati', a harrowing indictment of selling yourself short. 'King of Broken Things' is similar in nature, the violin's sharp notes trading off with the gruff vocals. It's difficult to understand Myles's lyrics, but the presentation is a pummeling reminder that vocals don't always need to be understood to be heard.
Abiku is Josh (synths and drum machine) and Jane (distorted shrieking). Their electronic mayhem is fantastic -- something along the lines of The Locust dry humping Controlled Bleeding -- with Jane alternating between spoken word rhymes and traumatizing shrieks. Contemporary feminist rocker 'To Prick' is the show-stealer; Jane recommends violence as she coyly rhymes, "No progress in this / walled city hoax / the new girl order / is a joke". Josh does a first-rate job pounding out electro-beats and injecting noisy loops, creating an awesome assortment of metal-tinged industrial music. This is what it must feel like to be stuck inside an old Asteroids machine as teenagers violently smash the fire and thrust buttons.
This red vinyl seven-inch is limited to a 500-copy run, and may therefore be difficult to find, but both bands give a tremendous effort and their respective work is worth tracking down. Good luck!" -Splendid Zine
"This is one of the latest releases on the World Eater non-profit record label. All the CDs are $5 and 7" records $3 including postage! All the bands on the label seem to push the musical genre they are categorized in whether it be punk, death, metal, industrial, stoner or bluegrass. Abiku is female vocals (Jane) and synthesizer and programming (Josh). The music is dark industrial inspired by the early 80's stuff by Throbbing Gristle and that genre. Potent screaming vocals and potent lyrics but often difficult to understand. Dark stuff.
Myles of Destruction create a sort of bizarre dark horror music. Drums, bass, violin and vocals. This is scary stuff and the lyrics are as dark as the music. This is not stuff for children and only recommended to hear during the daytime, never at night or alone. It is too dangerous. Beware." -Aural Innovations
"DFB hadn't heard from Myles of Destruction for some time before receiving this split single in the mail, but they continue to destroy on their half of this record. In case you haven't heard, Myles of Destruction are pretty much a screamo band with a violin, only their violinist doesn't sound like the dweeb from Yellowcard. Myles of Destruction use the violin to enhance the haunting, atmospheric aspect that all great screamo bands exploit (pg. 99, City of Caterpillar, etc.). Their first track on this split, 'Castrati,' reminds me quite a bit of Circle Takes the Square's latest disc, only with their non-traditional instrumentation Myles of Destruction take this style to places that an ordinary guitar and drums band could only imagine. As for the other track, "King of Broken Things," it's a bit more of a straightforward face-pounder, but again this band's penchant for unconventional sounds and structures makes this song so much more than it would have been in the hands of a lesser band.
Unfortunately the band on the flip side, Abiku, aren't really my thing. While the vocalist sounds almost exactly like the guy from Circle Takes the Square, on 'Action Toy' the band sounds like Melt Banana without the hardcore influence or Polysics without the cutesy weirdness. In other weirds, their music is an extremely jarring, abrasive series of electronic noises that attack you with the ferocity of the most vicious grindcore. The second track, 'Ripe,' seems to make use of some very abstract guitar sounds, but there's something so mechanical about Abiku's music that I'm more scared than intrigued, which could have very well been their point. Definitely one for the more open-minded (than me) screamo kids.
with five full-length tracks this split 7" definitely offers value for money, but personally I think this record is worth it for the Myles of Destruction tracks alone. While Myles' bizarre take on screamo might not be for everyone, if you're looking for something to shake up your listening diet this is definitely one of the most satisfying records that you could purchase." -Deep Fry Bonanza
