{"title":"Hide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHideto \"hide\" Matsumoto was a Japanese musician known for his contributions to various bands and projects. Born on December 13, 1964, hide gained recognition as the guitarist of Saver Tiger and X Japan. He also served as the leader and vocalist of Spread Beaver, and was the vocalist of Zilch. In addition to his musical talents, hide founded the label LEMONed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a career spanning several genres including rock and metal, hide's unique style captivated audiences around the world. His energetic performances and innovative guitar playing made him a prominent figure in the Japanese music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTragically, hide passed away on May 2, 1998. Despite his untimely death, his influence continues to resonate with fans and fellow musicians alike. With similar artists such as LUNA SEA, SUGIZO, HYDE, X JAPAN, Gackt, BUCK-TICK, Sads, VAMPS and more listed among his contemporaries - it is clear that hide's impact on music remains significant even today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hell-is-here","title":"Hell is Here","description":"\u003cp\u003e2018’s \u003ci\u003eCastration Anxiety,\u003c\/i\u003e the debut full-length from Chicago’s Hide, presented an adept evolution in the journey of interdisciplinary artists Heather Gabel and Seth Sher. Trading in concrete and traditional songwriting and compositional structure for more challenging, stripped back, and cathartic arrangement, the duo ventured to reconfigure industrial music for a contemporary age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHell Is Here,\u003c\/i\u003e Hide’s 2019 sophomore full-length, sees this evolution progress even further. Using their previously established blueprint, Gabel and Sher poke and prod at the perception of musical context, and remind the listener that feelings of anxiety, pain, and discomfort are equally as important as those of resolution. Perhaps the strongest tool utilized here is the material’s dichotomy between the abrasive and the sterile. Beneath the crushing noisy exterior, sparks the familiar human voice. Divorced from their caustic counterparts Gabel’s vocals play a decisive role in cementing narrative for the material’s uncompromising assault on the senses. Opening track \u003ci\u003eChainsaw\u003c\/i\u003e immediately lays the groundwork for the excursion to come. Twisted, cold, and dry repetition soundtracks a one sided catcalling verbal assault. The theme of objectification carries through to the following track \u003ci\u003e999\u003c\/i\u003e with the use of a well-placed vocal sample that declares “...when you depersonalize another person... it seems to make it easier to do things you shouldn’t do.” This sentiment is expertly echoed throughout the rest of \u003ci\u003eHell Is Here\u003c\/i\u003e and attempts to forcefully remind the listener of humanity’s absurd and animalistic nature. Nearing the end of the punishing trek we find \u003ci\u003ePain\u003c\/i\u003e, which is arguably the record’s most formidable use of space. The call and response nature of both the harsh percussive elements paired with the impending vocals effectively induces a deafening anxiety that’s rivaled only by the lyrical content of Gabel’s shrieking voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe summation of material presented on \u003ci\u003eHell Is Here\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps best interpreted as the rawest innards of Hide’s vision for the self-governing ideology that’s consistently present throughout their body of work. Painful truth and honest examination of life’s darkest, and often undiscussed, crevices scratch and claw their way to the surface through the duo’s strongest and most confrontational work to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dais","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50486658302283,"sku":"1067687","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bd643519-0ecd-4dac-bd79-8cbf80335b62_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727613191"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_1a60da07_thumbnail_4096_4c00efbf-0040-4099-8b73-2eed2ebe4526.jpg?v=1727613173","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/hide.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}