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BATTLETORN Burn Fast 7" (Mad At the World) When I listened to this the first time I can't say I realized that they were only two people in the band, doing drums, guitar, and vocals, no bass. Even with this minimalist line-up they make a good amount of noise - thrashy punk rock noise. Or maybe I should say trashy punk rock noise? It's not very fast, but they are pretty loud and rough. These guys certainly don't want to overdo things, this 45 has six tracks and were recorded in two days earlier this year. And while I'm sure that not too much time has been put into the recording, they make it work perfectly and present the band in the way they should be presented. It's messy and chaotic, but good sounding and structured. It's not like I'm incredibly excited about the music, but they do what they do good. If lo-fi, not too lo-fi though, thrashy punk is something that sounds about right for you, Battletorn is a band to check out. [Krogh, May 2006] Mad At the World, PO Box 20227, Tompkins Square Station, NY, NY 10009, USA www.battletorn.net, www.matwrecords.com |
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