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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
GENGHIS TRO)))NNNNNNN, 14 Jan 2006
What can you say?
These guys are truely masters.They seemlessly blend Grind-Core, Blast Beats, Synthpop and Ambient into this 15 minute EP.
It sounds weird, but it really does go well. I wouldn't know who to recommend this too really.
Fans of Thrones, Day late??
Fans of Lightning Bolt?? There is an MP3 at the Crucial Blast website, if that helps.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best 8 quid I've spent in ages!!! Buy this and their new album too!, 8 Jun 2006
Wow. Now this has to be one of the most diverse things I've ever heard.
Like many music fans, I find genres irritating. It seems as though every new band these days has a genre unto itself and yet tragically, beyond the marketing rhetoric and metaphors, genres offer the only way to find the kind of stuff you like. For instance, if all metal was just known as metal, Deicide fans could end up buying Funeral For A Friend or vice versa! Genres define our choices like it or not.
Genghis Tron however, are a little different. This is because Genghis Tron don't play within a genre at all. They don't even fuse two together and call it something daft like electro-grind. Sure, you could pick out defining features such as grindcore, thrash, electronica, mathcore, glitch, synthpop.
But Genghis Tron are not just a grindcore band with keyboards. They sit within their own niche that doesn't have a name because this kind of thing's never been done before. There are bands which do the separate bits of it; The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Locust, New Order, Aphex Twin.
But rather than making it sound as though all these styles are jostling for priority, they are integrated seemlessly and unpredictably. There are periods of relative ambience where a guitar onslaught feels imminent (because that's what a predictable band would do) yet no onslaught occurs; at least not when you expect it to anyway. If at all...
And when it does come, it isn't just heard-it-all-before blast beats with no melody; there's a massive variety in pace, groove and dynamics. This is grindcore the way the mighty Nasum did it - progressively and intelligently.
With Cloak of Love, Genghis Tron are a genre-defying marvel. How they manage to make such an impact in under 15 minutes is mind-boggling. Hopefully this impact will be maintained when they unleash their first full length album, Dead Mountain Mouth on 12th June 2006. Don't be put off by the number of tracks to cost ratio; if you like your music to be cutting edge, this really is worth every penny!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The EP of the decade., 2 Dec 2005
It's amazing how addictive this terrific blend of hip-hop and grind-core is. It would be best to label it as techno-core.
I've never listened to an EP so much in my like.
Track 2, Arms, is by far the stand out piece.
Well worth a listen for those who like screaming vocals, heavy riffs,leads reminiscent of bands like SiKth and Killswitch Engage, and relentless beats.
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