These two vicious bastards (Black Mekon and his brother Black Mekon) were named after the legendary Black Mekong, illegitimate children of prostitutes visited by missionary preachers, abandoned to fend for themselves on the banks of The Mekong River.
Now joined by their cousin Black Mekon they deliver blistering in-the-red punk blues as a three piece. Their mobile church of jet-engine noise and pelvis-shattering drums has graced shores all over Europe, Japan, South America and the USA both headlining and at the personal request of Jon Spencer, Guitar Wolf, The Scientists, King Brothers and more.
With a bagful of albums and 7 inches under their belt including their incredibly ambitious 45 Consortium singles club (which featured splits with Bob Log II, White Mystery, Table Scraps and more) they are about to unleash their latest long player DESTROY NOSTALGIA on PNKSLM Recordings, 10 songs lamenting/urging the death of the past.
None of what you read may be true, all of what you hear is.
Serve it up!
“A frenzied assault of dirty drums, scuzzy sharp guitars, scratchy vocals and tons of attitude" Louder Than Wa
"With an oppressive low end and moments that crash and briefly obliterate all other noise, they've got muscle aplenty" Pitchfork
"riddled with that much debasement and wanton gleeful destruction that your ears will need to be immediately quarantined - you're caught in Black Mekon's clutches forevermore. Ah well - total corruption does look like a hell of a lot of fun" Sonic Masala
"With dirty drums routed through a fuzzbox, Black Mekon make gut wrenching blues finessed with all the sadistic charm of trio of sociopaths. It’s honky-tonk for criminals and degenerates" BrumNotes
"Blues riffs collide spectacularly with overdriven distortion and a punk attitude. Even at their tamest, Black Mekon are one of the most formidable live acts you’ll catch sight of" Counteract Magazine
“Initially vexing but ultimately awesome Black Mekon’s rock‘n’roll is a brutal twist, they’re industrial blues blasphemy, with distorted harmonica beatboxing, convulsive yelps and a guitar tone that sounds as if it’s emanating from a poorly tuned pirate radio station. They’re not only a curveball to the showcase, but to music in general" BrumNotes
"Black Mekon aren’t just a sound they are an entire notion. Intentionally abrasive, piling coarse vocals atop caustic guitar riffs all undercut by a muddy blues refrain" BrumNotes
"If you like anything by Jon Spencer, John Dwyer, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Johnny Paycheck, John(ny) Cash or scuzzy rock by any Jon Doe, Dick or Harry, you need to get your dirty mits on that Black Mekon album. Long live the new Godzillas of garage rock!” With Guitars
“They sound like Bob Dylan covering Coachwhips and unquestionably make you soil your pants" Noisey
