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Nicht verpassen! | 50 – 41 | 40 – 31 | 30 – 21 | 20 – 11 | 10 bis 01 | Die EP [mehr…]
Nicht verpassen! | 50 – 41 | 40 – 31 | 30 – 21 | 20 – 11 | 10 bis 01 | Die EP [mehr…]
Nicht verpassen! | 50 - 41 | 40 - 31 | 30 - 21 | 20 - 11 | 10 bis 01 | Die EP [mehr…]
Two years after the very elaborate triumph march 'The Octopus', Sel Balamir and Amplifier followed up with the silence after the storm 'Echo Street'. The band's impressive wall of sound-spacerock on their fourth album grants a clearer view onto Balamir's 60esque songwriting, allowing Amplifier to wrench new facets from their anachronistic Prog: 'Echo Street' is a nostaligic, for the most part relaxed and cautious record, containing some of Amplifier's strongest songs ever with 'Where the River Goes', 'Paris in the Spring' or 'Mary Rose'. With the following 'Sunrise' EP being at least on the same level, the upcoming 'Mystoria' can be awaited eagerly. To shorten the time until it's release, Sel Balamir brings the HeavyPop Advent calender 2013 to an end with a list of his favourite records of this past year.
One thing Duane Denison definitely did not experience in 2013 was boredom. There was the (once again) reunion of noiserock-overlords The Jesus Lizard or the foundation of supergroup The Unsamble (featuring Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten and Silver Jews' Brian Kotzur) – but first and foremost there was 'Oddfellows', the might-as-well-be comeback and possibly best work by the even superer group Tomahawk. And thanks to Denison's varied choices for his records of the year and the HeavyPop Advent calendar, there's no place for boredom here, either.
Eines gleich vorweg: Ich hasse Weihnachten. Für mich ist es die schlimmste Zeit des Jahres. Kälte, dem Wahnsinn nahe, konsumierende Menschenmassen in Straßenbahn und an den Kassen, Glühwein- und Punschstände ( mir ist bis zum heutigen Tag unklar, wieso jemand freiwillig in der Kälte steht und dabei warmen, picksüßen Alkohol in sich schütten will) und ökologisch sinnbefreite Weihnachtsdekoration überall. Christkindl- bzw. Weihnachtsmärkte sind für mich eine der grausamsten Erfindungen der Menschheitsgeschichte, vielleicht noch getoppt von Wham's 'Last Christmas'. Womit wir auch schon beim Thema wären: Weihnachtsmusik.
No offense to all the other playgrounds Justin Pearson takes part in – but Retox is most likely the straight up best band in a pool of never dissapointing projects the 38 year old has been a member of since 'New Erections' were, well, erected. The extra portion of kicking rock moments not only suits the grindcore-dervish remarkably well, combined with the stunning guitar-work by Michael Crain it also takes care of making songs like 'Soviet Reunion' or 'Greasy Palm' surefire genre-hits on 'YPLL'. On day 20 of the HeavyPop Advent calendar, Pearson tells us about his favourite records of this past year 2013.
Nichts gegen all die anderen Spielwiesen des Justin Pearson - aber Retox ist mutmaßlich die beste unter all den niemals enttäuschenden Bands, bei denen der 38 jährige seit 'New Errections' seine Finger im Spiel hat. Die zusätzliche Schippe an kickendem Rock steht dem Grindcorederwisch jedenfalls nicht nur hervorragend, sondern bescherte 'YPLL' neben der umwerfenden Gitarrenarbeit von Michael Crain dazu auch potentielle Genre-Hitgranaten ala 'Soviet Reunion' oder 'Greasy Palm'. Richtig explosiv im Live-Gewand. Im 20. Artikelfenster des Heavypop Adeventskalender klärt Pearson über seine Platten des Jahres auf.
Day 18 of the HeavyPop Advent calendar brings us France's most intense band. Usually friends of rapid-fire releases (three and a half records over the course of five years) Lyon's Celeste took nearly three years to meticulously craft their Opus Magnum 'Animale(s)', and every second of work shows on their pitch-black conceptual work of art. Never before did Celeste sound more detailed, more coherent – in short: better. It was hard to imagine after the already outstanding 'Morte(s) Nee(s)', but Celeste outdid themselves again.
The first Melt-Banana album after six years – furthermore the first album as duo with synthetic Bass- and Drumtracks – could have been anticipated with mixed feelings. And singer Yasuko and genius Guitarist Agata? Release 'Fetch' one of their best albums so far, a Melt-Banana fireworks extravaganza, with the only downside being that the next album may again be away half a decade. On day 17 of the HeavyPop Advent calender the Japanese cult outfit tells us about their favourite records of 2013 – and beyond.
