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░ ██ ██ Artist: UpCDownC ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Calaveras █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2011 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2012-01-17 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Instrumental Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Field Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Mixing elements of both post and stoner rock, █
█ UpCDownC (or to give them their full title █
█ upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start) return with their █
█ 4th album ûCalaveras. The previous four being well █
█ received by critics and fans a like, it would be █
█ damn shame if the latest offering from this 4 █
█ piece (previously 5) from Kent be anything less. █
█ █
█ Thankfully being minus one in number has not █
█ adversely effected another strong effort. Both █
█ life drums and loops drive compliment the song █
█ structures well, and whilst the producton treads █
█ the boundary between under-produced and raw, █
█ thinly at times, it is refreshingly honest. The █
█ swirling synths & arpeggio guitar bring to mind a █
█ piece of apocalyptic science fiction written in █
█ the past but set in the future. A moron might call █
█ it post-futurism û and gritty post-futurism at █
█ that. Like that zone in the crystal maze. If █
█ youÆre into that sort of thing. █
█ █
█ And they will not sit still with an idea. As quick █
█ as one down tempo prog chord pattern settles, itÆs █
█ replaced with a pounding simplistic riff. Because █
█ any one section rarely repeats itself, it can be █
█ tough to really latch onto a song, particularly █
█ during a casual listen. Equally however, itÆs █
█ impossible to get bored when nothing average █
█ outstays itÆs welcome, and anything good leaves █
█ you wanting more. █
█ █
█ æWolves In The WallsÆ is a prime example. █
█ Initially underwhelming, it undergoes a █
█ metamorphosis and becomes an aggressive powerhouse █
█ and probably the standout on the record. ItÆs a █
█ bit like standing in a corridor between Explosions █
█ In The Sky and Kyuss shows. █
█ █
█ At first, itÆs easy to wonder whether they are a █
█ bit confused, or overcomplicating things, but █
█ after a few tracks it becomes apparent that they █
█ know exactly what theyÆre doing and whatÆs more, █
█ UpCDownC are pretty damn good at it. █
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░ 1. Sky Net 1:41 ░
░ 2. Sons of the Desert 4:14 ░
░ 3. Wolves in the Walls 6:52 ░
░ 4. Roman Horses 2:18 ░
░ 5. Monumental Mood Shift 6:59 ░
░ 6. Spectral Fires 1:51 ░
░ 7. Christmas '86 8:48 ░
░ 8. (The Plains) Skeletal 7:39 ░
░ 9. Sky Net (Reprise) 2:40 ░
░ 43:02 ░
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