ASP's "Terminal Disease" Is Actually a Cure: How WACK's Punks Found Their Sound
When ASP dropped their debut with a deliberately provocative title, it felt like shock value masking growing pains. Two years later, *Terminal Disease of ASP* proves the group didn't just survive—they evolved into something genuinely vital. **Who is ASP?** The WACK Records act started in 2021 as chaotic garage-punk upstarts, but their journey mirrors the label's broader reinvention. After losing BiSH to graduation and watching founder Junnosuke Watanabe step down to study at Goldsmith's College (yes, Malcolm McLaren's old school), something shifted. WACK ditched their longtime sonic architect Kenta Matsukuma, and ASP's new creative DNA—shaped by producer Yohji Igarashi, rapper Pecori, and DJ 329—tilted hard toward aggressive electronica and rap-influenced production. The result is a group that's kept the spiky punk attitude but traded the sweaty moshpit for the dancefloor. Album opener "TOTSUGEKI!!!!!" nails this hybrid: raw guitar riff bleeding...