Lucertulas
"Tragol de Rova" CD
Robotradio
Records
Genre: post-hardcore, math-rock,
noise
Aug 11 2008 |
Angular, noisy, and dense, Tragol de Rova rocks like a brick
to the face, jerking along in a haze of flailing time signatures,
heavy guitars, and exuberant vocals. At twenty-six minutes, this one
zips by quite quickly but it certainly leaves a mark. Lucertulas
is an Italian trio that cross-breeds noise
with math-rock and post-hardcore to produce an utterly pulverizing
sonic experience – in fact, this is more or less no-wave of the finest
order, but matched with a rhythmic complexity that isn’t so
commonplace in the genre. Information about the band is sparse,
although that seems to add to the mystique; whether it’s rhythmic
chaos in the vein of a more artsy Blood Brothers (“Partum,” “Tintinnio”)
or more atmospheric noise (“6,” “On Rough Sea”), Tragol de Rova’s
eight tracks exude coolness. And, hell, they even manage to make the
thing somewhat melodic – not in a hum-in-the-shower sense, but more in
an I-can-dig-it-but-my-neighbours-sure-can’t kind of way. Take a
gander at the electrifying “7” to see the band at their most
accessible. Tragol de Rova is a fun ride, but an intense one to
be sure; migraine sufferers need not apply.
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Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 8 tracks, distributed by
the
label,
released 2008] |