It’s a shame, we’re so late to talk about Proudpilot, one of the few internationally notable acts coming out of Istanbul, and y’know what their drummer Golem is an occasional writer for undomondo. Well, maybe that IS the reason, I don’t know, it’s easy to overlook the ones close to you.

Monsters Exist their debut on Peyote Records -the publishing side of Peyote the club, an important hub for Istanbul underground- packs a stone punch right in the middle of your stomach. What else would you expect from a drummer who listens to powerviolence & grindcore and plays dubstep & dnb all the time, and two sisters who make bizarre electronic soundscapes on their own.

Their stripped down core aesthetic is prevalent through the album. Songs don’t develop more than they have to, in a way like early Discharge where they capitulate on one idea throughout the song. The synth is as hypnotic as it gets. The album is dark, dystopic and tribal, like watching the corruption of modern society with no mediator in between. My initial reaction was to criticize it because it wasn’t diverse enough, I take it back because Monsters Exist sound better as a concept album -even though it isn’t it-. A total win from Proudpilot and a fresh page for underground music in Turkey I hope. 4/5