Monday, March 3, 2008

Yellow Swans- Bring the Neon War Home


This is the debut album (2003) from Portland band Yellow Swans. Based around electronic experimentation and manipulation of guitar feedback and distortion the band creates a dense backdrop peppered with click and glitches. The opener, Police eternity, immediately jumps into dark thrashing guitars mixed with dumpster lid drums.

One thing I was surprised about this album is the variation from song to song. Beginning with hollow screams mixed with synthetic beats the album also explores sparser, extensive terrain with (Untitled). It is common for experimental noise groups to forget rhythmic beat in the hope to achieve a unique sound.. The highlight of the album is Neon War. The song is driven by a constant rhythm that does not restrict its development instead guiding it into ever darker and heavier territory.

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