Labels: slowdime
Review by: Andy Malcolm
Before I go on, I must point out that Victory at Sea is not the highly anticipated hardcore label compilation LP recorded onboard the Titanic last summer. Ahem.
No, Victory at Sea is on Slowdime, and they deal in slow, repetetive post hardcore rhythms and they want to spook you out. I am going to use the great reviewers trick right now. Listening to this, I am reminded of quite a few bands, namely Month of Birthdays, Radiohead, and I Hate Myself. As is sometimes the case here with us shamateurs here at Collective, I bet they won’t get that last comparison too often, but the similarities are there – mainly on the terribly slow songs that lope a long ever so miserably. Uh. Maybe I shouldn’t be listening to this right now, or I’m going to get depressed again. The M.o.B. comparison is made because they indulge in fairly repetitious sections that don’t bore, more set the mood. There’s a similar minimal approaches in places, and they also have girl vocals. Radiohead? Well, this record kind of feels sad, rather like Radiohead do. Ok? And the first seconds of the haunting, viola supplemented “Ghost Like You” are half-inched from a Radiohead single, I’m sure. I get the feeling too that this would probably go down well with members of the UK Gringo crew who find satisfaction in listening to Reynolds and San Lorenzo. Two bands with albums coming out soon. One day. Maybe. Please.
Oh, and they thank June of 44 and have a ship related name. Make of that what you will. And Bob Weston recorded, for those that revel in detail.
Yes, this’ll serve well with Euphone and M.o.B. albums for late night Internet sessions. Indeed. Time to dig the headphones out.