DCxPC Live is the brainchild of musicians and promoter duo, Port Charlotte, Florida native Mike Hellbound and Washington DC native Mr. P (Scott). Both are veterans of the music scene of their respective regions. DCxPC Live is a live show project and record label showcasing bands from the genres of punk, hardcore, ska, and metal. Due to the pandemic, DCxPC Live resorted to live streaming their shows as well. Their record label only releases live albums while the cover are designed as an homage to the classic 1990’s VML Live Series.
The shows are recorded by Joshua Dobbs at Danger Room Studios with live streaming by No Vacancy Media. Curtains and Swift Knuckle Solution are two ridiculous bands from Orlando, Florida who played for the seventh volume of recordings at The Danger Room. Thus going into the tracks of DCxPC Live Vol. 7 Presents Curtains & Swift Knuckle Solution Live at The Danger Room!
The record consists of six tracks with three each from both bands. The first half is Curtains followed by Swift Knuckle Solution.
Scattered begins in classic hardcorepunk style. With heavy dissonant and chaotic guitar and bass riffs and drums that pack a fiery punch. Downturn begins with a few chord strokes and goes into a rather cheery sounding progression. That with the cloudy guitar and rough rhythm sound of punk.
Smoke Alarm is the third and final song from the Curtains. With a loud thunder and heavily down picked riff, the song commences with a typhoon like sound. A satisfying end to a a very peacefully chaotic trio of pleasing heavy punk sounds. A highlight from their set of songs. After Curtains, we get a trio of songs from Swift Knuckle Solution. Much like their name, their sound grants a knucle like punchy sonic field to their presentation of music. Take the Ride is their first song and the fourth in the record. Here we get a sound almost reminiscent of the classic British Irish heavy metal and punk bands like Judas Priest crossed with Motorhead while the vocals are solidly hardcore punk. The guitar sound manages to create an engaging and almost harmonic and pleasing sound. All while not skipping a beat!
Bonham And Moon is their second song and the fifth overall song on the record. A tribute to the gods of the classic heavy rock drums Keith Moon from The Who and John Bonham from Led Zeppelin. Both died early for their age and became part of the mythology of classic rock. Also laid the foundations for heavy rock and metal drumming to come over the years. This song has some meaty and catchy as hell riffs with drums that does justice to its title. Hammer of the gods. We get a dirty and down bass making way for a breakdown of sorts into the next groove. A true feast for lovers of classic metal and hardcore punk.
The record concludes with the sixth track Dead Palms which is the third and final song from Swift Knuckle Solution. A firey and stormy conclusion to this banger of a live album!
Curtains is more classic chaotic straightforward hard punk sound in contrast to the more invasion rhythm and riff headbanging sound of Swift Knuckle Solution. I would have to say I am partial to the sound of Swift Knuckle Solution while Curtains blows the fire away for sure. Physical copies are limited to 165 pressings. Do not miss this typhoon of a live record!
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