Sunburned Hand of the Man
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Apr 1, 2006
@ Casa Del Popolo
part of April 2006 update
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Wow, what an April Fool's Day... the opening acts were kind of a
blur as we were in and out (the first band - a rock act with a strange
lead singer - was pretty decent, while the parts of the third act
seemed to wear out their welcome), but when 1:30 or so rolled around
we were ready for some Sunburned Hand of the Man. These guys
play music that can only be described as extremely fucked up. Either
they're rocking it hard with crushing riffs, barrages of noise,
feedback galore, and manic percussion, or they slow things down for
expansive, brilliant psych-cum-avant-cum-what-the-fuck shit. Their
first piece was probably my favourite; it really tore the Casa apart,
sustaining a destructive climax for far longer than anyone else would
expect. This venue was perfect for this type of act; small, awkward,
and cramped, it made the whole experience that bit more in-your-face.
I seem to have a memory of a band member singing at length into a mic
stand with no mic at some point, but at this point I can't remember
what was real and what wasn't... Matt Shimmer |