It’s
been two decades since I heard this song’s original incarnation,
recorded by the Misfits on their comeback album American Psycho. As much
as that album reestablished them as one of the USA’s premier punk
bands, Missouri’s She Wants The D-Pad with Got Item! breathe new life
into Dig Up Her Bones by presenting an entirely new interpretation. From
Chase Fincher’s interview here, She Wants The D-Pad a Nintendocore band
that enhance their songwriting with electronic sounds as opposed to
keyboards, strings and backing vocals. I hadn’t heard anything from Got
Item! before hearing of this single; Got Item! is a Nintendocore project
based in Sacramento, California that mixes guitars and high pitched
vocals with their electronics. Pooling their resources together, these
bands created what could be a milestone in underground music validating
N-core as a legitimate genre. Even within Nintendocore it sounds like a
unique recording, with a well-founded organic base and multiple layers
collected during the recording process. The laconic intro of a werewolf
howling in the distance (which Chase said is sampled from The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time) sounds similar to the Misfits’ recording,
however the similarities abruptly end as this version moves toward
computerized themes, drum programming and background guitars providing a
traditional death/black metal element. For a backing instrument, the
guitar is an integral part of the cover, adding crunch that is joined by
the drum programming. This is complemented by cybernated progressions
that complete the overall sound. The vocals are another of the organic
elements here, alternating between high pitched and low pitched (in the
verses) and melodic in the choruses. What’s most moving about this track
is that those involved took it seriously enough to make these elements
work together. How well they work depends on your personal taste but all
the same this is a cover worth checking out, if for any other reason
because it has never been tried before. -Dave Wolff
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