Bodyweb, are the sound of someone’s nervous system on the verge of breakdown — hyperactive, tormented and unflinchingly vulnerable. Born out of the Leeds hardcore scene, they’re a shape-shifting alloy of jagged emotion and precision chaos. The band is set to release their new deadwired EP on September 5th through Flatspot Records — four overstimulating tracks that run a gamut of styles.
Having already shared the blistering single “deadwire,” today Bodyweb reveal the emotive and amply heavy “sugarcoated.” Rhythms run from floaty dizziness to breakneck speeds as elements of grunge, hardcore, and nu metal come together in a harmonious fashion. The track’s haunting and piercing delivery drives from influences like Deftones and A Perfect Circle while their exploratory, modern sound aligns Bodyweb with acts like Vein.fm and Static Dress. “sugarcoated” is a proclamation of the destruction caused in the name of love and growth that comes from challenges faced. Stream the track HERE.
deadwired is available for preorder now through Flatspot Records.
What began as late-night jams between Louis Hardy (Higher Power, Big Cheese, Fate) and Ben Jones (ex-Pest Control) eventually mutated into train_wreck_simulation, a debut EP filled with frantic breakdowns and nu-metal swag that feels like the soundtrack to a digital exorcism. The final piece of the puzzle came from Hardy’s estranged childhood friend, pq (Nihiloxica). His haunted samples and disturbing synthetic textures inject cyberpunk soul into hardcore flesh. Contorting through several iterations in the following years, Jones moved onto other projects and the band absorbed Luke Thompson (Stiff Meds) on drums, hardcore archivist Tom Hobson (Dai Tan Films) on guitar, and Naomi Macleod (Empire State Bastard) on bass.
Bodyweb’s second EP is a violent thesis on connection and pain that sends Hardy’s unfiltered vocals through heaven and hell. Entirely self-produced, deadwired upgrades the sonic formula laid down on the last record and raises the question: what else could exist in Bodyweb’s twisted roadmap? Nothing seems impossible.
