John Dwyer, our prolific king, surprise-released a new EP today. The Osees/Damaged Bug/Coachwhips/etc. mastermind writes to his Bandcamp subscribers that he wanted to make "a totally fried recording, quick and dirty" using his new Vestax MR44 four-track recorder. The result was today's six-song offering Heathen Axe , which is billed as a Dwyer solo release and which does indeed sound both dirty and totally fried. It's making me feel like I'm up front at an Osees show, which obviously rules. Dwyer's message to all humanoids: ATENNNNNTION HUUUUMANOIDS I WANTED TO MAKE A TOTALLY FRIED RECORDING, QUICK AND DIRTY. SORT OF A CATHARTIC EXPULSION. CLEAN THE COBWEBS. I RECENTLY BOUGHT A VESTAX MR44 (THE BEST SOUNDING 4 TRACK EVER IMHO) THE SAME 4 TRACK I RECORDED SOME COACHWHIPS, EARLY OCS ETC ON. NOW WE HAD THE TOOLS WE NEEDED.SO I SPENT A WEEK WRITING RIFFS AND BROUGHT THEM TO TOM DOLAS AND JOHN HODGE. WE RAN THEM ONE TIME AND THEN RECORDED THEM ON THE SECOND GO. LOOSELY IMPROVISED AND UNHINGED.…