Laconic Zero
"Tribeca" CD
Handmade
Records
Genre: experimental rock, free
jazz
Norway
Jan 7, 2009 |
How many bands can you name that list bass guitar and Commodore 64 as their
principle instruments? Well, get ready to add a new name to that list,
because aside from some guest guitar on a few tracks, Laconic Zero
sticks to the essentials on Tribeca. The work of Trond Harald Jensen,
Laconic Zero is a bizarre addition to the annals of 8-bit video game
music. More aggressive than some of the bleepier contributors to the
genre, Tribeca relies on clunky beats, distorted bass, and grimy
electronic beep & hum to produce its effect. It's interesting stuff
but it doesn't have the atmosphere or melody to keep you coming back.
Overall, despite some measure of transient novelty
value, Laconic Zero simply doesn't
cut it.
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[Vitals: 19 tracks, distributed by
the
label,
released 2007] |