Scum Couch is the brainchild of drummer and multi-instrumentalist noise maker Mark O’Brien, also a member of Aficionado and the post-punk collective Self Defense Family.

He crafts driving pieces that blend layers of distorted rhythms, textures and stark vocals with an array of other instrumental elements.

It is one of contained chaos, as the massive and distorted rhythmic backbone of the songs undulates beneath flurries of melody and flourishes of chaotic improvisation Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.