It’s been quite a while, but I can still vividly recall seeing Thee Oh Sees perform for the first time, perhaps best compared to a steaming tornado where you’re not quite sure what’s happening, but are utterly blissful afterwards. That sensation is quite close to the feeling when pressing play on Manduria’s electrifying debut EP Bite Me.

We’re talking about the loop ‘n’ roll project of Alessandro Maderna, a worthy representative of Milan’s ROK underground. The six tracks here are built on fuzzed-out riffs and hypnotic loops, raw beats and relentless noise, gritty swagger and pure snarl. This is primal garage punk built for losing yourself on the dancefloor, alongside a pack of sweaty, like-minded misfits. Breathtaking.

The Bite Me EP—with six songs in 23+ minutes you could also call it an album, whatever you want—is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Wild Honey Records.

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