Catching Up #2
Same day, more stuff.
The World's Most Dangerous Polka Band - Offbeat & Big Time! - DVD
I found out about this DVD from the Minnesota Music Academy, when they decided to give Ruth Adams a lifetime achievement award. This is a great historical piece about the band who has been the house band at Nye's forever. This is the first film for director Sonya "Sonny" Tormoen and while it is not a super documentary, the stories and the premise behind the film make up for how it is pieced together. Kudos to Tormoen for putting together this important piece of local music history.
Huge Rat Attacks - Cougars
Who thought driving rythyms and non audible lyrics could be so cool. With a warble like Jello Biafra without the political message, Huge Rat Attacks makes a huge impression on me. Without the yucky rat comparisons.
Felonious Bosch - New Dark Ages
I really enjoyed Boiled In Lead when I saw them at Cedar Fest years ago. Felonious Bosch has a member or two from that band, and there is a similar styling. They infuse a bit of a modern sound with undercurrents of celtic and other long time ago influences. I'm not schooled at my generalized long time ago influences so to try to be more specific would be me just making stuff up. I think you have to be into this style of music to dig it, I like the ones that sound more like drinking songs like "Drunken Brawl" then the darker ones like "Coopers Attic".
OBCT - You Create Industrial Waste
I was expecting a blast in my face industrial style on the first track, but was suprised by a techno ballad. Track twos "Farts and Beeps" brought my expectations back in check. OBCT fit in that local electropunk scene quite nicely, but seem to stretch out a little more then some of the other bands in that genre. While they do have the in your face, Ministry style tracks the heavy handed beats seem to drift below a wall of sounds and miscellaneous noises. Interesting and worth checking out.
Mighty Fairly - Perfectly Good Airplanes
When I use the term pop music, there can really be a grey area on what it is. Mighty Fairly have such a quirky poppy sound. This is meant in a good way, they know how to write a pop song so it's cool and hip. They remind me a bit of local band Skittish, who also have that gift.
Runlikego - Illustrations From Mars
From the CD cover to the one sheet, I was pretty sure I wasn't going to like Runlikego. They did something very cool though. They only put 3 songs on this release, and put 3 solid songs on the CD. Too many bands thing they have to fill up a CD and mix 3 or 4 good songs with 12 and nobody finds those good songs. Runlikego solved that problem. They won't win any medals for experimentation in their music, but their songs are good enough for me to say they are.
Cwn Annwn - The Method Of Murder
First to get it out of the away - coon-uh-noon is how you pronounce it. I used to be pretty into metal until metal became vocals that were non-understandable. This band which lists on the sheet it sent with the CD, Iron Maiden, Mettalica and some others as their influences weren't wrong. The second track "The Fury" in some parts sounds a little like the Iron Maiden song "Running Free". They did list Dream Theatre as well, but we won't hold that against them. I like the way they took these influences and were able to make it their own. Good metal!
Oh boy, only one more stack and I am caught up, I bet you can't wait to see what is next.
The World's Most Dangerous Polka Band - Offbeat & Big Time! - DVD
I found out about this DVD from the Minnesota Music Academy, when they decided to give Ruth Adams a lifetime achievement award. This is a great historical piece about the band who has been the house band at Nye's forever. This is the first film for director Sonya "Sonny" Tormoen and while it is not a super documentary, the stories and the premise behind the film make up for how it is pieced together. Kudos to Tormoen for putting together this important piece of local music history.
Huge Rat Attacks - Cougars
Who thought driving rythyms and non audible lyrics could be so cool. With a warble like Jello Biafra without the political message, Huge Rat Attacks makes a huge impression on me. Without the yucky rat comparisons.
Felonious Bosch - New Dark Ages
I really enjoyed Boiled In Lead when I saw them at Cedar Fest years ago. Felonious Bosch has a member or two from that band, and there is a similar styling. They infuse a bit of a modern sound with undercurrents of celtic and other long time ago influences. I'm not schooled at my generalized long time ago influences so to try to be more specific would be me just making stuff up. I think you have to be into this style of music to dig it, I like the ones that sound more like drinking songs like "Drunken Brawl" then the darker ones like "Coopers Attic".
OBCT - You Create Industrial Waste
I was expecting a blast in my face industrial style on the first track, but was suprised by a techno ballad. Track twos "Farts and Beeps" brought my expectations back in check. OBCT fit in that local electropunk scene quite nicely, but seem to stretch out a little more then some of the other bands in that genre. While they do have the in your face, Ministry style tracks the heavy handed beats seem to drift below a wall of sounds and miscellaneous noises. Interesting and worth checking out.
Mighty Fairly - Perfectly Good Airplanes
When I use the term pop music, there can really be a grey area on what it is. Mighty Fairly have such a quirky poppy sound. This is meant in a good way, they know how to write a pop song so it's cool and hip. They remind me a bit of local band Skittish, who also have that gift.
Runlikego - Illustrations From Mars
From the CD cover to the one sheet, I was pretty sure I wasn't going to like Runlikego. They did something very cool though. They only put 3 songs on this release, and put 3 solid songs on the CD. Too many bands thing they have to fill up a CD and mix 3 or 4 good songs with 12 and nobody finds those good songs. Runlikego solved that problem. They won't win any medals for experimentation in their music, but their songs are good enough for me to say they are.
Cwn Annwn - The Method Of Murder
First to get it out of the away - coon-uh-noon is how you pronounce it. I used to be pretty into metal until metal became vocals that were non-understandable. This band which lists on the sheet it sent with the CD, Iron Maiden, Mettalica and some others as their influences weren't wrong. The second track "The Fury" in some parts sounds a little like the Iron Maiden song "Running Free". They did list Dream Theatre as well, but we won't hold that against them. I like the way they took these influences and were able to make it their own. Good metal!
Oh boy, only one more stack and I am caught up, I bet you can't wait to see what is next.
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