volcano!
Early in my college radio days, I had a serious progressive rock tendency. Even now, there are traces of it in the vinyl section of my record collection - Henry Cow, Camberwell Now, Etron Fou Leloublan and lots of Fred Frith. However as my soujourn in college radio progressed, I discovered that rocking out to rock music was more fun than thinking to rock music. I now realize that part of my education resulted in me being less intellectual but better company at parties.
Based on Pitchfork’s coverage this week and my old prog leanings, I downloaded volcano!’s Beautiful Seizure from iTunes and have completely enjoyed it. It’s not a terribly accessible record - it’s progressive, arty indie rock. However, I’m a sucker for wild stylistic variations as well as the minimalist vibe of the record. volcano! is just three members - guitar, drums and bass/keyboards - and they work the power trio connections breathtakingly. There’s very little overtracking and when there is, it’s because the combination of bass and keyboards is mandatory - essential for the song to work. I can’t find any free tracks, but you can stream Apple or a Gun (my favorite) from the band’s website.
And yes, it would go along nicely with that old Unrest album. That’s two tracks down out of thirty for my show this Saturday.
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