Death From Above 1979
What would you get if you took Lightning Bolt and added a healthy dose of disco/party music? I'm pretty sure it would sound something like canadian duo Death From Above 1979. The music is loud, the music is fast, yet if you were hyped up on caffeine or some other performance enhancing drug, you would probably get the urge to shake your booty on the dance floor like the party-hound that you are. The group might be obsessed by broken relationships in their lyrics, but the music comes off as anything but sad or depressing. Sure it's aggressive, but there is also something cathartic about it which transcends it's subject matter.
I wasn't sure about the group at first. I loved the band name, the cover disgusted me (pastel pink background with the duo adorned with elephant trunks. Hmm ok!), but after reading some reviews, I decided to order it regardless, after a failed attempt at ordering it through Amazon's marketplace, I found a double CD version in a local music store. It took a few listens before I really started enjoying the music for what it was. I was expecting something more experimental and extremely heavy. The heaviness was there, but the party atmosphere caught me off-guard and needed some getting used to. Which I eventually did and it's been a favorite album to put on whenever I feel a bit under the weather and need a booster. It's saddening to find out that the group has now split up leaving behind this one and only album. Bassist Keeler is now concentrating his efforts on his dance music project MSTRKRFT which, although very different, still manages to keep the spirit alive.
You're A Woman, I'm A MachineLabel: Last Gang Records/679 Recordings Release: 2004 Format: 2CD Cat. no: 679 100CDX/5046-77368-5 |
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