ARTIST: Mahogany Throttle
TITLE: Traverse
LABEL: Soutrane Records
GENRE: Instrumental Rock
BITRATE: 209kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 36m total
RELEASE DATE: 2003-00-00
RIP DATE: 2007-08-19
Track List
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1. Traverse 5:08
2. Bird Industry 4:46
3. Having Trouble Walking 2:46
4. A Standard Nice Room 2:10
5. In The Future 4:23
6. Modern Desings for Hardship 3:31
7. Above Mean Terrain 7:13
8. 72 Spectacular Sound Effects 6:54
Release Notes:
This speedy guitar-twanging trio from Milwaukee are melodic enough to avoid some
of the math-rock pitfalls. In other words, they don't sound like science nerds
playing Black Sabbath's "Wheels Of Confusion". Still, the lunge and swerve of
their music have an undeniably familiar quality. For all the concentrated
fretboard activity, they sound like a drummer's outfit, with plenty of
opportunity for flamboyant fills and rugged displays of stamina. The guitarist
tends to follow the drummer's lead, shadowing his rhythms with riffs and
melodies. The balance leans more towards considered playing than high speed
bluster but it's not enough to prevent this from running to a standstill,
particularly as Mahogany Throttle aren't able to resolve how to play freeform
music within such tight, self-imposed restraints.