#zot2017
Hey Colossus - The Guillotine (Rocket Recordings, June 02, 2017)
Another little record released during 2017. I'm referring to the latest LP by Hey Colossus, a London sextet that is part of the neo-psychedelic wave of the last decade but whose roots lie in a more complex ground like math-rock, clearly combined with a certain noise component and the usual nods to the wave, an accent that generally never fails for all bands coming from the UK. Released on perhaps the most interesting label (among the most popular, still clearly at an underground level) in the European landscape, Rocket Recordings, the album has a massive and at times winding sound (particularly note the use of bass in "Englishman," "Experts TOll"): in some tracks, the powerful sound of the guitars practically fills every space, leaving no room to breathe except for the voice, usually captivating and where necessary, amplified by the use of distortions and almost theatrical in some interpretations on the edge of the pathetic like the ecstatic noise apotheosis of "Back In The Room" and the noise breaks of "In A COllision." The psychotic chants of "Honest To God" or "Calenture Boy" up to the subtleties of "Potions" and the long session "The Guillotine." Teetering between a '90s aesthetic and Swans attempts, the album actually presents itself as something that can cater to a wide audience. The doubt is whether and how many of those who belong to it will then regard it with the due and requested affection, perhaps precisely due to a certain feeling of it being an album out of time... but this is perhaps a characteristic that emerges from many English groups that are definitely much more banal and less talented (because, let's be honest, these guys are ultimately good) than the colossi.
Hey Colossus - Experts Toll (Track)
Hey Colossus - The Guillotine (Rocket Recordings, June 02, 2017)
Another little record released during 2017. I'm referring to the latest LP by Hey Colossus, a London sextet that is part of the neo-psychedelic wave of the last decade but whose roots lie in a more complex ground like math-rock, clearly combined with a certain noise component and the usual nods to the wave, an accent that generally never fails for all bands coming from the UK. Released on perhaps the most interesting label (among the most popular, still clearly at an underground level) in the European landscape, Rocket Recordings, the album has a massive and at times winding sound (particularly note the use of bass in "Englishman," "Experts TOll"): in some tracks, the powerful sound of the guitars practically fills every space, leaving no room to breathe except for the voice, usually captivating and where necessary, amplified by the use of distortions and almost theatrical in some interpretations on the edge of the pathetic like the ecstatic noise apotheosis of "Back In The Room" and the noise breaks of "In A COllision." The psychotic chants of "Honest To God" or "Calenture Boy" up to the subtleties of "Potions" and the long session "The Guillotine." Teetering between a '90s aesthetic and Swans attempts, the album actually presents itself as something that can cater to a wide audience. The doubt is whether and how many of those who belong to it will then regard it with the due and requested affection, perhaps precisely due to a certain feeling of it being an album out of time... but this is perhaps a characteristic that emerges from many English groups that are definitely much more banal and less talented (because, let's be honest, these guys are ultimately good) than the colossi.
Hey Colossus - Experts Toll (Track)
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