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Review by: Andy Malcolm
This is a tale of two cities, to use a literary reference. Except I never read the book in English classes. We didn’t have to. So it wasn’t like I was slacking or anything. Which made a change.
City number 1: is the a-side. This is the cool city. There may or may not be 2 songs on it, I haven’t quite figured that out yet, I think it’s just one. Everything starts off all weird, with funny noises and some instrumentation. Then they start playing the music properly, and do a very good job of it. It’s screamy, dualing vocalled chaotic hardcore punk. Fast crazy parts prelude subdued breakdowns, but you always know they are going to get the power going again sooner or later. Think Assfactor 4, think Kill Sadie. Think this is pretty damn good.
City number 2: is the b-side. This is the less exciting city. Once again, there might be 2 songs here. I don’t know. It starts off slow and meandering, a little twinkly, and with distorted vocals. You keep expecting it to explode. But it never does, it just ambles a long. It does build up to being a little crunchier at the end, but it’s not too thrilling. Shame, as it lets the record down, preventing it from being great, rather just good.
Some guy in this band is in Le Shok or something.