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Colour Haze Ewige Blumenkraft
Colour Haze Ewige Blumenkraft
28 dec 08
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Well, in my opinion, even "monothematicity" should be considered "relatively": it’s a bit inherent to the genre itself, resting, say, on the obsessive repetition of riffs, or on a certain monolithic sound and distortions. In fact, I believe it can be said that CH have introduced new elements in this respect: I’m thinking of a track like 2-7, which seems like a nursery rhyme, with the voice softly whispered, or the silly groove of Where The Skies End, or that unhealthy tendency towards instrumental jamming or the freakish cut of many tracks. At least until "Colour Haze," I think the elements suitable for varying the sound were present. If, on the other hand, we talk about the latest releases, I must say that they lack a bit of shine. I’ll add one last thing and then I’ll stop rambling about this band, as I fear I’ve already bored the whole site: another merit that, in my opinion, should be recognized to CH is that they have proposed music with a rather high technical profile. I don't think I'm saying something outlandish by stating that stoner, in itself, is not exactly a genre for virtuosos: the very fact that the rhythmic base of many groups is essentially a reinterpretation of the early Iommi says a lot. The music of Koglek and company, on the other hand, has as an indispensable prerequisite a remarkable command of the craft. For example, I absolutely love how Eddie Glass sounds (he's shamelessly Hendrixian!) from Nebula (who aren’t strictly stoner, by the way), but it’s a “different” way of playing. I don’t know how to put it: Glass is sinful, the kind of guy who wants to take his guitar to bed and perform circus tricks with it. Koglek is a romantic, someone who seems to want to court the guitar and have fun with it. And let’s not even talk about the rhythm section... second only to that of Jex Thoth! :DDD
Colour Haze Ewige Blumenkraft
Colour Haze Ewige Blumenkraft
28 dec 08
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Absolutely! I think you perfectly nailed one of the most used compositional approaches by Koglek: it starts with a small, sometimes tiny, guitar phrase that is looped almost endlessly, with continuous, tiny variations, developing into a crescendo. I don’t know if it can be considered a confirmation of what you’re saying, but the fact is that the last two releases of the band ("Tempel" and "All") are starting to show a slowdown in terms of creativity and inventiveness. Not that they are bad albums, heavens no. "Tempel" is a good work, just a bit too "stuck" on a single scheme that seems to apply to all the songs. In the last one, a wider instrumentation was used, which includes, for example, the sitar; too bad the result, on the whole, turns out to be a bit hard to digest, dragging on a bit too long. Let’s say that after a series of steadily improving releases, there has come a kind of feeling of "excessive predictability" in the solutions and compositional choices. As for the Homme vs Koglek discussion: I’m on the side that tends to keep the two bands separate. Also because I believe that the roles played by Homme in Kyuss and by Koglek in Colour Haze are not at all comparable: from what I've read, Homme was more of a sidekick or, in any case, he was simply one of the four members of Kyuss. Stefan, on the contrary, is the undisputed maximo leader of the Munich trio. The more time passes, the more it seems to me that Kyuss and Colour Haze have less and less in common: it’s as if the same ingredients (clearly referring to the guitar sounds and riffing) are used in completely different contexts. Even the psychedelic element, for example, while in Kyuss it was considered under the desert-lsysergic-visionary profile, in CH it seems to have a more freak and distinctly seventies touch, less "sick" and more epic-romantic-"sonofaflower"... then again, maybe I haven’t understood a damn thing about either of them, huh!:DD
Colour Haze Ewige Blumenkraft
Colour Haze Ewige Blumenkraft
28 dec 08
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mmm... to be honest, it doesn’t seem to me that Colour Haze have ever been much associated with the "kraut" scene on these pages. Stefan himself, in the five questions I posed to him a few months ago, excluded that kraut had any particular influence on the band’s sound. Of course, given that they are a German band, and moreover titled their masterpiece "Los Sounds Des Kraut," the word "kraut" comes up, but it’s more of a nominal association that really has little to do with the musical aspect. I believe the merit of Colour Haze has been to take inspiration from Kyuss-like stoner and reshape it by incorporating a more complex guitar approach, certainly indebted to the style of Hendrix and Jerry Garcia. In fact, they have breathed new life into a genre—stoner—in which bands were starting to become truly one a copy of the other. They are among the few who, while maintaining the distortions à la Homme, have a style that is immediately recognizable: jammoso, psychedelic, ultrawattoso, but extremely refined in terms of songwriting. Tracks like Love, Overriding, or House Of Rushammon, I would say, are remarkable examples of compositional abilities well above average. And, for goodness' sake, I’m the first to admit that I am one of the main promoters of the hype you mention! :)))
Fates Warning A Pleasant Shade Of Grey
Fates Warning A Pleasant Shade Of Grey
28 dec 08
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Dear xyz, there's no need to get angry! If the careless reviewer forgot to include the release year of an album, just click on the artist's name to access their profile. There you’ll find the entire discography as it appears in the musicbrainz archive. By clicking on the album you’re interested in, you'll be informed about the tracklist, the duration of the songs, and, indeed, the release year. As for the issue with your personal profile regarding that mysterious "dot," I swear I have no idea what you're talking about. If it's something serious, feel free to write to staff@debaser.it. There's no point in sending me a private message because it won't get notified to me anyway. Bye bye! ;)
Fates Warning A Pleasant Shade Of Grey
Fates Warning A Pleasant Shade Of Grey
28 dec 08
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Your Excellency Messer Carrozze, I must say, when you come out with certain comments that in two lines summarize the entire Bartle-thought, it is like an epiphany for me. Truly beautiful comment of yours!
Fatso Jetson Cruel & Delicious
Fatso Jetson Cruel & Delicious
28 dec 08
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I confess I needed a refresher: I really didn’t have strong memories of this album! After listening to it a couple of times, it seemed like a good record, maybe a bit too "arranged." Anyway, a nice proposal: this is a band that deserves more visibility on these pages. I’ll take these days to refresh my memory of their discography. Well done!
Graveyard Graveyard
Graveyard Graveyard
27 dec 08
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@Sfascia: and I thought you had definitively repudiated the sacred siderurgical fire! Well, but that's also "nostalgia effect," right?!? @Dissonance: look, I think Euphoria has been the album I listened to the most this summer: I found everything I wanted to hear at that particular moment and in that particular situation. However, being a more "intimate" album, it seems to me that it needs the right "mood" to be truly appreciated. This one, on the other hand, with its more classic and purely rock style, has been accompanying me since last spring when I bought it for a mere ten euros! :)) Let's say that, in my personal ranking of "albums that were already old," Graveyard takes the first prize. :))
Graveyard Graveyard
Graveyard Graveyard
27 dec 08
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@Odra: thank you so much... your comment really makes me happy, but it also embarrasses me a bit! :) Unfortunately, I have less and less time to dedicate to reviews: I accumulate ideas and thoughts for weeks, and as soon as I have half a day free, I try to make sense of it all. To be honest, the result doesn’t always satisfy me, but at least I can talk about the albums I like! @Terry: thanks for deciding not to mess with my plumage... would you like some cheese?!? ;)
Robert Johnson King of the Delta Blues Singers, Volume 2
Robert Johnson King of the Delta Blues Singers, Volume 2
27 dec 08
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No, no!!! I didn't do anything!! The "credit" should be equally shared between those who gave the okay and those who worked hard to write and edit this review. I can, at most, just go along with the string of 5s and insist on the "De-EnC'E'clopedia of guitarists": imagine that, a brief bio-discography for every guitarist, an analysis of their style with references to the most significant tracks, and information on their gear. It would be awesome for me!
Graveyard Graveyard
Graveyard Graveyard
27 dec 08
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@Ole: indeed, this Cope thing has left me rather perplexed. Besides the fact that he’s not exactly my "referenced music critic", I really would have never thought that Jex Thot could please him. Bah! I'm increasingly convinced that too many krauts in '71 have somewhat scrambled his brain. @michoos: lately, there’s a nice revivalist rock scene in Sweden: a handful of bands that really capture every aspect of the golden age of rock. I don't know if the game can last much longer. Personally, I fear that sooner or later, people (myself included :)) will get tired of listening to records that seem like they were released thirty years ago. However, some releases are really worth a listen…
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