A while ago I was compiling a Spotify playlist with “Noise(y) grind“. Searching for fitting music, I ran into a track by Phyllomedusa which fitted the bill exactly. Idiotically fast grindcore with a lot of feedback. I decided to see if this project had more material available and found dozens upon dozens of albums released in 2024 alone. It is not all rapidly made goregrind tracls of a few seconds either. Some of the releases are album length, some are minis or ‘singles’. The music varies from goregrind to extratone to a more funeral doom sound, both usually mixed with electronics (samples, drumming), some albums have (not too interesting) soundscapes too and some more rock oriented tracks.
Needless to say that ever since that time, every time I start Spotify, I get a notification for yet another Phyllomedusa release. 58 In 2025 so far. I guess our “Big Frog” is using the royalties system to make a point (or an income). What is even more, Discogs has him listed as playing in 15 different projects and bands. Most appear to be no longer active though.
Anyway, as other releases, “Leap Into Euphoric Violence”, goes from completely chaotic, lightning fast goregrind to weird electronica. There is no doom or rock on the present album, but there is plenty of that on other releases. Phyllomedusa requires a brutal sense of humour I guess, but if you are not afraid of noise or extreme grindcore, it could be fun to try this project some time. Some of the music is quite fun in my opinion, but it is hard to keep up to filter out the most interesting tracks.
Link: Phyllomedusa
