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| 1. Autochrome |
| 2. Teslabeat |
| 3. Million Volt Light |
| 4. Jungle Planet |
| 5. Space Walking |
| 6. Metallurge |
| 7. Desmond Leslie |
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Format:Audio CD
Spider and the Flies project involves Rhys Webb and Tom Cowan,from Southend heroes The Horrors. I always loved this band from the very first moment; anything they do is exciting and this experiemental piece of modern art is another way they tell me they're the best British band since ages. I think Rhys and Tom form the basement in Horrors music and this record confirms my theory: the sound is strong, it's built up with an intelligent use of keyboards and machines; you could think it may sound cold and poor. Instead they're quite able to communicate feelings and sensations with their music and I can't really tell what's my favourite song on this record. I can only recommend it
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So, 'Spider' is Spider Webb of the Horrors; his Flies would appear to be an intimate collection of synthesizers, if this release is anything to go by. `Million Volt Light' opens with a speeding, bleepy loop that increases the bpm to drone-level before breaking into a delicate but echo-y rise and fall rhythm. A distorted keyboard dances atop this knob twiddling throughout. A second keyboard strain continues the keyboard concentration, this time recalling Alton Tower's Haunted House theme music, which loiters apparition-like above the synthed beats.
`Jungle Planet' is more goth-like and returns Spider to familiar hunting grounds with an 80s, snare-heavy beat similar to Bauhaus' In the Flat Field, surely a bible for his career to date. This track breaks into furious and scratchy, industrial techno-like instrumentalism. The greatest problem though is here like elsewhere, as soon as the track gets anywhere, it finishes unceremoniously. It might have been better recording without track breaks to get the impression of coherency.
`Space Walking' is like Vitalic but darker. This is less OK Cowboy, and more `Hello, Rentboy'. It sees squelchy synths play with Dr. Who aping overlay, but ultimately it's unexciting, despite the laser gunfight that distracts the ears.
`Metallurge' is a bizarre confrontation of Looney Tunes characters conducted in a Berlin techno factory, an Acme crash here, a dumbbell to the skull there and farting synths all the while. `Desmond Leslie' sounds entirely like being on a launch pad for some space mission, all noise and no tune. `Teslabeat' is a near-danceable, Trojan-ska-like shuffle like listening to a quality house party through a nearly soundproof wall; such is the muffle on offer.
Final track `Autochrome' is a sinister-house belter, which chases a synthy squeal around the menacing beats and would not be out of place on a Blade [1998] soundtrack, if the vampires liked low-grade MDMA as well as blood.
`Jungle Planet' is more goth-like and returns Spider to familiar hunting grounds with an 80s, snare-heavy beat similar to Bauhaus' In the Flat Field, surely a bible for his career to date. This track breaks into furious and scratchy, industrial techno-like instrumentalism. The greatest problem though is here like elsewhere, as soon as the track gets anywhere, it finishes unceremoniously. It might have been better recording without track breaks to get the impression of coherency.
`Space Walking' is like Vitalic but darker. This is less OK Cowboy, and more `Hello, Rentboy'. It sees squelchy synths play with Dr. Who aping overlay, but ultimately it's unexciting, despite the laser gunfight that distracts the ears.
`Metallurge' is a bizarre confrontation of Looney Tunes characters conducted in a Berlin techno factory, an Acme crash here, a dumbbell to the skull there and farting synths all the while. `Desmond Leslie' sounds entirely like being on a launch pad for some space mission, all noise and no tune. `Teslabeat' is a near-danceable, Trojan-ska-like shuffle like listening to a quality house party through a nearly soundproof wall; such is the muffle on offer.
Final track `Autochrome' is a sinister-house belter, which chases a synthy squeal around the menacing beats and would not be out of place on a Blade [1998] soundtrack, if the vampires liked low-grade MDMA as well as blood.
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Beautiful noise
20 Aug 2011
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a side project of Tom from The Horrors. Very melodic synth noodling. Harkening back to bands like Suicide. Not just noise but fully developed musical adventures. Highly recommended for those who enjoy this style of music.
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