Serj Tankian has recorded a jazz album. So far, so good. Serj Tankian even did a pretty interesting jazz album. And as “interesting” is a damn boring word, let me try to explain why. I’m certainly not a specialist in jazz music, so for all you connoisseurs out there, let me know if my impressions …
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Naam – Vow
Mystic tunes welcome the listener to Vow, Naam’s second long player after their debut album in 2009 and their EP in 2012. A mix of psychedelic hard rock and stoner elements create this LP’s character throughout the 11 songs, intros and outros. The title track takes the listener for a ride on a psychedelic wave …
Bosnian Rainbows – Bosnian Rainbows
The Mars Volta are dead, time for Omar Rodriguez Lopez to start another of his numerous personal projects. However, Bosnian Rainbows is a band in which he leaves the foreground to others, first of all Teri Gender Bender from Le Butcherettes, escorted by keyboarder Nicci Kasper and the one-arm drummer-while-keyboarding-with-the-other-one, Deantoni Parks. All together, the …
Trash Monday LXXVII
Epic story. Epic music. Epic costumes. Especially those of the band. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhq1uWY9wHg]
Skincrack – …and Here Comes The Steamroller!
In fact the steamroller comes a little slowly, but those machines aren’t really known for being race cars but for their power. Power is the quality Skincrack want to broadcast with their debut album, although the opener seems to have a few problems, being a more punkish song compared to the coming outbursts that float …
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SADA – All Hail The Beeflords
All Hail The Beeflords is one of those albums that seem to sound exactly like the cover looks like, or the title sounds like. The British quartet provides a dry and riff loving LP with some downs, many ups as well as many ‘Fu Manchesque’ or 90s moments. The short opener already predetermines the direction …
Trash Monday LXXII
Well, I have to admit, I’ve been very lazy for this one and only typed ‘worst music video ever’ into youtube. The result though is stunning once more. I don’t even have a clue who this is, if you know let us know! And you really must watch the guest appearance at 2:09! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EqxOvMIYMU]
Queens Of The Stone Age – …Like Clockwork
As comparisons seem to be inevitable when it comes to QOTSA, let me say it right from the beginning: no, this is nothing like the self titled debut, it’s not Rated R and it surely won’t reach Songs For The Deaf. There will probably never ever be an album like one of those 3 again, take …
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Electric Eye – Pick-up, Lift-off, Space, Time
A nice little piece of psychedelic rock was flying trough space and time and landed on our desk. On the one hand, Electric Eyes’ ingredients are typical for the genre: warped tunes and electronic spacy sequences. On the other, the Norwegians try to build up a hard and progressive groove, which works out most of …
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Cold Fur – Altamont Every Night
Post stoner core rock something everything. It has become a popular sport to categorise certain bands and their musical style. Let’s say Cold Fur just play rough and noisy rock’n’roll, with a front singer shouting along the whole album in like 11 different ways. Melodic guitars and more classic riffs also aren’t missing at all, …