Quella che tengo tra le mani è una confezione
con un vinile trasparente infilato in una lastra, un artwork che per intenderci
ricorda quello del primo disco dei Faust. E' un ep, l'etichetta indica che va suonato a 45,
ma in realtà è da ascoltarsi a 33 giri, altrimenti sembra una di quelle fastidiose
nenie demoniache eseguite dai Chipmunks (per quante puntate sono andati avanti con quell'unico
statagemma dei brani riprodotti a velocità variata?). Veniamo alla musica, si
tratta di uno split tra due gruppi, gli Electro Group
e i St. Avalanche.
Aprono le danze gli Electro Group,
con un brano che si chiama Trauma (vedi che la lastra ha un senso in
quest'oscuro disegno) un energico guitar pop che ricorda un pò le produzioni
4ad inizio anni '90 (Pale Saints su tutti), una breve scarica epilettica cui segue
la malinconica ballad di Mezzoforte, etereo strumentale dall'ondeggiante
incedere psichedelico, un acquerello ambientale che mi fa un pò pensare al Brian
Eno di Before And After Science e alla grande Kendra Smith.
I St. Avalanche non sono meno deliziosi, con la melodia zuccherosa
di Son Monk & Thunder Carp e i coretti appiccicosi che l'attraversano,
vagamente 60s revival. Air Force apre con un turbinio di chitarre e organo
incalzante, poi esplode nella forma di un adrenalinico college pop con sbandamenti
post Branciani alla Sonic Youth e un richiamo
fortissimo alla tradizione "acida" (bello in questo senso il lavoro delle tastiere).
Spero di poter ascoltare presto degli album interi di queste due bande, perchè
i ragazzi mi sembrano pieni di genuino entusiasmo. Per prenotare il disco o
prendere appuntamento col dottore rivolgetevi alla ClaireRecords...
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In my hands there is a package with a trasparent vynil manifactured inside a x-ray slab, an artwork remembering that one first Faust album. It's an ep, the label says it's a 45 rpm, but, at contrary, it's to be played at 33, otherwise it's like one of those annoyng demonic lullabies performed by the Chipmunks (how many episodes did they use that stratagem, playng song to a variable velocity?). Ok, the music, - it's a split between two bands, Electro Group and St. Avalanche. Dances begin with with E.G., with a piece called Trauma (see that now the slab makes a sense in this obscure drawn), an energic guitar pop a little bit recalling early 90's 4ad releases (Pale Saints on all), a short epileptic shock, coming before the melancholic ballad of Mezzoforte, ethereal instrumental with a swinging psychedelic entry, an ambient watercolor wich makes me think of Before And After Science of Brian Eno and of wonderful Kendra Smith. St. Avalanche is not less delicious, with a sugar melody of Son Monk And Thunder Carp, and the sticky chorus crossing through, vaguely 60's revival like. Air Force open with swirling guitars and strong organ, then it explodes in the shape of an adrenalinic college pop with sideships à la Sonic Youth, post Glenn Branca and stomgly rooted "acid" school (keyboards really work well in that sense. I hope i can soon hear more from both them, whole albums, because these kids are full of genuine enthusiasm. To book a copy, or fix a date with the doctor, address to ClaireRecords.
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In my hands there is a package with a trasparent vynil manifactured inside a x-ray slab, an artwork remembering that one first Faust album. It's an ep, the label says it's a 45 rpm, but, at contrary, it's to be played at 33, otherwise it's like one of those annoyng demonic lullabies performed by the Chipmunks (how many episodes did they use that stratagem, playng song to a variable velocity?). Ok, the music, - it's a split between two bands, Electro Group and St. Avalanche. Dances begin with with E.G., with a piece called Trauma (see that now the slab makes a sense in this obscure drawn), an energic guitar pop a little bit recalling early 90's 4ad releases (Pale Saints on all), a short epileptic shock, coming before the melancholic ballad of Mezzoforte, ethereal instrumental with a swinging psychedelic entry, an ambient watercolor wich makes me think of Before And After Science of Brian Eno and of wonderful Kendra Smith. St. Avalanche is not less delicious, with a sugar melody of Son Monk And Thunder Carp, and the sticky chorus crossing through, vaguely 60's revival like. Air Force open with swirling guitars and strong organ, then it explodes in the shape of an adrenalinic college pop with sideships à la Sonic Youth, post Glenn Branca and stomgly rooted "acid" school (keyboards really work well in that sense. I hope i can soon hear more from both them, whole albums, because these kids are full of genuine enthusiasm. To book a copy, or fix a date with the doctor, address to ClaireRecords.
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