SWALLOWS NEST - Swallows Nest
Fast music and intense
emotional outflows are welcomed and praised in the underground’s spectrum. No
matter the short duration of the song, the emotions that prevail tend to
overlast its clocking time. This is what happens with Swallows Nest's final
release. After collaborating in splits with bands such as Snag and Crowning,
this band from Dunedin in New Zealand brings up this fiery combo of 4 powerful
songs.
A very dynamic duo of vocals
by Dave Norman and Lana Arun carry the songs and gives them a different edge
and approach to screamo as a genre. The melodies are both technical and addicting
with free-flowing riffing that also bears an unpredictable element, since there
is a lot of progression and variation within the riff’s sctructure.
It’s a very passionate kind of
screamo with some progressive elements that stand out and carry different types
of emotions and moods.
Swallows Nest will be touring europe this summer
alongside their fellow band Crowning.
мятеж – Riot/Mutiny
An intense yet deep excursion
into the domains of powerviolence and emoviolence that is the combination of
the talents of two musicians, Chris Story (member of Yaphet Kotto, Makara and
The Anasazi) and Dave Norman (member of Swallows Nest, Apostles of Eris and The
world that summer). Chris Story plays all instruments and Dave Norman provides
the vocals. The release is composed of two songs, June and July, life over die
and Sectumpsempra.
June and July, life over die
opens up in a grandiose way with fast vocals and riffing and then turns itself
into more atmospheric passages reminiscent of post-rock sensitivities, this
balance between agressiveness and introspection works really well within the
song, making it more progressive and somewhat unpredictable.
Sectumpsempra opens up with a
quote from the movie Liar, Liar and soon blossoms into a bombastic melody that has
some strong grindcore leanings, that blasting beggining is soon intertwined
with semi-acoustic passages that are accompanied by low-fi screaming.
This short release may be of
interest to those that seek a sound that is both brutal and instrospective.
VALTIEL- Human Error
From Seattle (USA) comes this
fresh new band that just released their debut LP, Human Error. Featuring members
from Save Bandit, Ketamine Cat, Itemfinder and Counter/Balance, the band
manages to create a sound that is enthralling and based upon several influences
ranging from post-hardcore, punk, extreme metal and screamo.
The release is composed of 5
mighty songs that may atest to the notion that mixing several genres can be a
fruitful endeavour.
The first song starts off
with a soundclip from the movie Cube and then blast us off into infinity with
raging drums, frantic riffs and passionate raspy vocals that sometimes blossoms
into mathcore moments. The first song is just a taste and introduction to the beautiful
chaos that follows.
Valtiel comes across
as a very adventurous band that is not afraid to tackle several genres creating
a bombastic and thrilling release that will appeal to some of the fans of more extreme
music.
All the records are available at Zegema Beach's bandcamp and online store.
TEXT: CLÁUDIA ZAFRE