Newsgroup: it.arti.musica.rock
Titolo: made in mexico

Notevoli.
Gruppo della scuderia Skin Graft che annovera tra le sue fila l'ex Arab On
Radar Jeff Schneider.
Il primo album, Zodiac Zoo, è appena uscito, ai primi ascolti lo definirei
un noise filtrato, morbido, corretto, compresso, non abrasivo (insomma poco
a che vedere con AOR ma anche con Lightning Bolt ed epigoni) con un sentore
evidente di post punk (addirittura i Sonic Youth del primo omonimo EP) o no
wave che accompagna svariati brani, abbastanza lontano dal classicume anni
'90 (ma fanno capolino almeno una volta gli Uzeda), oserei dire anche vicino
a certo "metal indipendente" tanto in auge negli ultimi cinque anni.
Voce (femminile) urlante o declamante, basso pompato e batteria ovattata,
chitarra a ricamare senza infamia e senza lode.
L'album inizia come non te lo aspetteresti.
Dal sito Skin Graft:
Hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, these ex-members of Arab On Radar, La
Machine, and Bossman play music. The kind that inspired Sonic Youth's
Thurston Moore to buy them drinks the last time they played Brooklyn.
Made in Mexico came into existence when Rebecca Mitchell moved to Providence
from Oklahoma and was asked by Dare Matheson and Jon Loper (members of
Providence's psychedelic freak-out ensemble La Machine) to start a band. Jon
recalls that "Rebecca called and asked if I was into the idea of dragging
Jeff Schneider out. Schneider was a guitarist in Arab On Radar. I'd played
with him before so it seemed like a good enough idea to try.
"The beginning rehearsals went strangely at first. Everyone tried their best
to ease the tension by playing music they mutually agreed was good: Captain
Beefheart, Devo, Chrome, Amon Duul II, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks,
Sleetmute/Nightmute - and that's when writing began.
The band debuted before a packed show at the Safari Lounge located in
downtown Providence, with Schneider wielding his trademark Travis Bean
aluminum-necked guitar. As far as the people in attendance were concerned,
everything they loved about these artists was back better than ever. One
sarcastic fan yelled out "Arab On Radar!" Schneider looked out into the
crowd and said, "Made in Mexico!" The fan replied, "It's magic!" and it was
it really was.
Sempre dal sito Skin Graft Jeff Schneider parla dei brani del disco:
...song one begins with a part that is derived from a raga by Ali Akbar
Khan... goes into a raw fugue where the rhythm section is out of time with
the guitar and vocals. The title, "FAREWELL MYTH" which is much like "Give
My Regards to Broadway" ...a goodbye to Sammy and all the boys at the
Shangri-la.
fourth, "CLOCKWORK" ...any hip person living in Brooklyn or L.A. or Mobile
could tell you what is good about this song... we listen to Television and
The Modern Lovers right along with the worst of 'em, except we get something
different out of the whole experience.
song seven is "NAPALM SPRINGS" a freak-out for those of us who like Harry
Pussy and Cock ESP and other folks who see it necessary to vent at times.
Mingus bass, screaming...
next is "FACE OF THE EARTH"... this is an MX-80 Sound song that we covered
because we love it.,
10th is "ULTRAVIOLET ARMS"... Suicide, Amon Duul II, No New York, No Wave in
general... ya know, Mars n' stuff.
last, twelfth... is "BLACK RABBIT" a one way trip to insanity, an orgasm of
sorts, the 21st Century answer to White Rabbit now that we are sure the
world is not going to survive much longer.I hope that's a good enough
answer.
ciao
walter
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in ascolto: calla - collisions


Si, l'ho ascoltato anch'io, davvero interessante.
Se però stai attento, dopo un paio di ascolti ti accorgi che non è poi così 
lontano dagli AOR.
Infatti è praticamente un ibrido tra Arab On Radar e i God is My Co-Pylot. 

 in ascolto: calla - collisions
E questi? Mi tocca ancora fare la vedova del primo omonimo?
Zapru.
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 E questi? Mi tocca ancora fare la vedova del primo omonimo?
Guarda dopo quattro-cinque ascolti mi sembrano definitivamente andati,
quest'album ti fa rimpiangere anche Televise. Gruppo oramai privo di
personalità, si sono definitivamente buttati sulle canzoni e sul revival '80
oggi tanto in voga.
Non riesco a capire come questo possa essere lo stesso gruppo dei primi due
album.
ciao
walter
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in ascolto: crass - penis envy