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Pelican's Metamorphism is a Virtue of Modern Progressionnew
On the surface, the Chicago band appears to play instrumental rock, but even that's subverted by its utter progression and attention to dynamics. Think of it like heavy rock for outer space -- otherworldly headbanging music.
East Bay Express |
Nick Schwab |
10-21-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: What We All Come to Need, Pelican
Jucifer's Use of Extremes is Inherent to its Wholenew
Major stylistic shifts are abound in just about all of this two-piece act's recordings. The music suddenly shifts from the calm and free-flowing melody of shoegaze to the harsh brutality of noise or metal. But it always feels as if this dynamism has a rationale.
East Bay Express |
Nick Schwab |
09-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: L'autrichienne, Jucifer
