Parts & Labor / Tyondai Braxton
"Rise, Rise, Rise" split CD
Narnack
Records
Genres: math rock, experimental rock
Narnack Records
381 Broadway
4th Floor #3
New York, NY
10013
Jan 12 - 18 2004 |
Who
doesn't lap this shit up?
Experimental math rock chaos, sometimes explosive and melodic in
nature, and other times moody and cinematic, is what both Parts
& Labor and Tyondai Braxton specialize in - the latter
considerably more eclectic in nature - and though their styles are
very dissimilar, there is enough conjunction between the two to lend Rise,
Rise, Rise a solid, enjoyable flow. Elements of drone rock,
noise rock, and straight up indie rock are all present in the
mix.
Parts & Labor starts things off in full blast, attacking
the listener's ears with seven fiery tracks. You can hear Faraquet,
Hella, and even The Blood Brothers in the mix.
"Days in Thirds" and "Jurassic Technology" are
pure P&L... gritty guitar chords and frantic percussion
mingle explosively, vocals nowhere in sight. The latter's melody
is played on bagpipes, an intriguing and surprisingly effective
idea. "The Endless Air Show," meanwhile, is vocal-led
indie rock song that's melodically simple and yet still quite
infectious. This is endlessly entertaining stuff. Parts
& Labor know what they're doing, and you just gotta dig it.
Tyondai Braxton is immediately more avant-garde than his
split-mate. "Stand There," his first and most
accessible track, is a bizarre, minor-key song with creepy vocals and
a tense rhythm - think Deerhoof melody with Jawbox
presentation. The other two tracks, meanwhile, are slower, much
more experimental numbers, filled with electronic experiments and
eerie, minor-key "melodies" that wouldn't be out of place in
anti-folk territory. The final piece is an interesting slice of
pseudo-classical musique.
Rise, Rise, Rise is a very interesting, very enjoyable, and
interminably entertaining disc. It isn't hard to see either (or
both) of these acts becoming the next hip thing.
87%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 10 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |
