No Tech Tuesday. Techno Tuesday? Techno Tuesday!
Which basically means another song from French one-man-army The Algorithm, because that's all the electronic-type stuff I've been listening to lately. Sorry, no super obscure trance-house-drum-and-bass today, just the tasty peanut butter cup of electronic music and metal mashed together. This time around I'm going with "Logic Bomb", from Remi's 2012 debut LP Polymorphic Code. Bust out your glow sticks and crank it.
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Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Sunday, 19 October 2014
Saturday: Raunchy - Truth Taker
I'm not normally a big fan of mixing electronic and/or pop influences into my metal or metalcore. Don't get me wrong, those kinds of cocktails can definitely be done right (I like some stuff by The Algorithm, for example) but most of the time that's just not really my cup of tea. Basically, I got into heavy music because I didn't really care for those genres.
But dammit, sometimes somebody comes along and makes me go, "OK, now that could change my mind". Today (or yesterday...) it's Danish band Raunchy that's got me rethinking my stance on bouncy, bassy choruses with dancey-sounding synths. What is it about their latest single "Truth Taker", from the upcoming Vices.Virtues.Visions., that has me hooked? Some fucking meaty metalcore riffing, that's what.
It's not really anything I haven't heard before, which is why I'm not completely blown out of the water or anything, but "Truth Taker" has some punchy, heavy riffs that speak directly to that reptilian part of your brain that controls head-banging and foot-tapping. I can picture even the proggiest, most pretentious of metal pedants nod their heads both in time and in approval. If it's enough to warm the cockles of our cynical hearts, it should be enough to get you moving for a few minutes at least.
But dammit, sometimes somebody comes along and makes me go, "OK, now that could change my mind". Today (or yesterday...) it's Danish band Raunchy that's got me rethinking my stance on bouncy, bassy choruses with dancey-sounding synths. What is it about their latest single "Truth Taker", from the upcoming Vices.Virtues.Visions., that has me hooked? Some fucking meaty metalcore riffing, that's what.
It's not really anything I haven't heard before, which is why I'm not completely blown out of the water or anything, but "Truth Taker" has some punchy, heavy riffs that speak directly to that reptilian part of your brain that controls head-banging and foot-tapping. I can picture even the proggiest, most pretentious of metal pedants nod their heads both in time and in approval. If it's enough to warm the cockles of our cynical hearts, it should be enough to get you moving for a few minutes at least.
Tuesday, 5 August 2014
Visions - Korma
British tech-core band Visions have had a lot of obstacles thrown at them in the last couple of years, including at least one line-up change and the collapse of their label Myriad Records, but perseverance is the name of the game for these underdogs.
I've featured these guys a couple of times before, mounting troubles and all, and it's nice to be able to pick another one of their songs without the impetus being some drama or other. Perhaps the best part, though, is that the band has obligingly put out a new song, so I can recommend you check out their very latest.
The song in question is called "Korma", and its got some big riffing and some big vocals. Since the band's drumming position is still vacant, they had a little help on this track from one Mike Malyan, whose name you could certainly be forgiven for being familiar with: Mike is not only the current skinsman for his fellow Brits in Monuments, he's also part-time live and touring beatmaster for French electro-metal project The Algorithm.
Mike's confident style and overall chops are right at home in Visions, and while I have no idea whether A) this is a permanent line-up arrangement, or B) this track represents work on a new album, I will be so bold as to say that this particular collaboration results in a solid slice of aggressive energy. Think later-catalogue Finch done just a little more metal, and you'll be ready to have a go at "Korma".
I've featured these guys a couple of times before, mounting troubles and all, and it's nice to be able to pick another one of their songs without the impetus being some drama or other. Perhaps the best part, though, is that the band has obligingly put out a new song, so I can recommend you check out their very latest.
The song in question is called "Korma", and its got some big riffing and some big vocals. Since the band's drumming position is still vacant, they had a little help on this track from one Mike Malyan, whose name you could certainly be forgiven for being familiar with: Mike is not only the current skinsman for his fellow Brits in Monuments, he's also part-time live and touring beatmaster for French electro-metal project The Algorithm.
Mike's confident style and overall chops are right at home in Visions, and while I have no idea whether A) this is a permanent line-up arrangement, or B) this track represents work on a new album, I will be so bold as to say that this particular collaboration results in a solid slice of aggressive energy. Think later-catalogue Finch done just a little more metal, and you'll be ready to have a go at "Korma".
Thursday, 5 June 2014
The Algorithm - Octopus4
Last night's epic number by nearly nameless band ██████ may well have left you a little drained, especially if you had the good sense to turn it up loud and stick it out for the whole thing. To that end, I have a bit of a change of pace for you tonight.
I've written about electro-instrumental outfit The Algorithm before, when I got into their first LP Polymorphic Code, but it's time to feature the work of Remi Gallego once again, this time to commemorate the recent release of sophomore disc Octopus4.
The sound is familiar this time out -- bloopy, glitchy, replete with and peppered with wub -- but with less focus on big, djenty riffs and more on ambiance and variety. A perfect example is tonight's song, title track "Octopus4", which rolls merrily along its techno-metal path for most of its nine-minute duration before taking an abrupt turn down mellow jazz keyboard avenue for the last couple of minutes.
It's a jarring transition, rather than being a fluidly unnoticeable one, but I still dig the fact that Remi is branching out, if only a little. If electronic music of any stripe is your thing, and even if it isn't, you should at least see what The Algorithm is all about. Some of the beats alone are worth the price of admission.
I've written about electro-instrumental outfit The Algorithm before, when I got into their first LP Polymorphic Code, but it's time to feature the work of Remi Gallego once again, this time to commemorate the recent release of sophomore disc Octopus4.
The sound is familiar this time out -- bloopy, glitchy, replete with and peppered with wub -- but with less focus on big, djenty riffs and more on ambiance and variety. A perfect example is tonight's song, title track "Octopus4", which rolls merrily along its techno-metal path for most of its nine-minute duration before taking an abrupt turn down mellow jazz keyboard avenue for the last couple of minutes.
It's a jarring transition, rather than being a fluidly unnoticeable one, but I still dig the fact that Remi is branching out, if only a little. If electronic music of any stripe is your thing, and even if it isn't, you should at least see what The Algorithm is all about. Some of the beats alone are worth the price of admission.
Sunday, 23 March 2014
The Algorithm - Warp Gate Exploit
French beat purveyors The Algorithm have just announced both a new album (Octopus4, due in June) and a Kickstarter to fund a PvP space combat game, for which the band will be providing the soundtrack.
The game doesn't really excite me -- it looks interesting enough, just not my cup of tea -- but I'll certainly take some new Algorithm material. I've never been a huge fan of what I will, perhaps ignorantly, label techno, but something about The Algorithm's 2012 disc Polymorphic Code tickles me just right. Check out "Warp Gate Exploit" and then head over to Kickstarter to check out all the spacefaring goodness.
The game doesn't really excite me -- it looks interesting enough, just not my cup of tea -- but I'll certainly take some new Algorithm material. I've never been a huge fan of what I will, perhaps ignorantly, label techno, but something about The Algorithm's 2012 disc Polymorphic Code tickles me just right. Check out "Warp Gate Exploit" and then head over to Kickstarter to check out all the spacefaring goodness.
Friday, 17 January 2014
Thursday: The Algorithm - trojans
For a long time I was kinda reluctant to really give The Algorithm's Polymorphic Code a chance. I'd heard of the band before, and heard a few snippets here and there, but felt no interest in picking up a copy of the album or even giving it a full listen-through because electronic/techno-type music has never been my thing.
But, as you may or may not know (or care), I got a few things super cheap during the Basick Records Boxing Day fire sale and one of those purchases was a copy of Polymorphic Code so I could finally give it a shot. And while it's not my favourite record ever or anything, I am enjoying it more than I though I would.
Tracks like today's song "Trojans" are more than the sum of their electro-metal parts. The formula's not that complicated: there are some heavy elements, like the guitars and some of the drums, that are a little djenty, and there are a lot more electronic elements, blooping and stuttering frenetically away atop the electro-dance beats. Everything combines to form something tasty and groovy, something that's got a lot more going on than simple genre-mashing.
But, as you may or may not know (or care), I got a few things super cheap during the Basick Records Boxing Day fire sale and one of those purchases was a copy of Polymorphic Code so I could finally give it a shot. And while it's not my favourite record ever or anything, I am enjoying it more than I though I would.
Tracks like today's song "Trojans" are more than the sum of their electro-metal parts. The formula's not that complicated: there are some heavy elements, like the guitars and some of the drums, that are a little djenty, and there are a lot more electronic elements, blooping and stuttering frenetically away atop the electro-dance beats. Everything combines to form something tasty and groovy, something that's got a lot more going on than simple genre-mashing.
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