Kill The Dandies - I Saw White Fields
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Kill The Dandies! describe their music as a psychodelic-garage-punk mixture on their facebook profile. Yet, it is not a sufficient way of characterizing their sound. They are capable of blending the 60's rock with a cult hammond in the vanguard, they use analogue synthesizers while their guitarist, Richard Fischer, extracts alternately melodic and harsh riffs from his instrument. We also have The Wild West here, created by the drums of Vratislav Plachet and the maracas of Hank J. Manchini. KTD! cannot be reproached with a regressive approach whatsoever; interesting vocal arrangements, the combination of the old and new things comprised an exotic dish, perhaps slightly more difficult to digest and percept musically, yet still absorbing.
In April 201o Kill The Dandies! released their debut record, I Saw White Fields, on their own label. The first piece, Fuzz'N'Shake perfectly conveys teh atmosphere of the album. It is untamed, griping, crazy. A hint of rockabilly, a bit of Surfrock. Heavy guitars, loud drums - a good introduction is fundamental. Shooby and Sand bring to mind a party on a Californian beach, which impression is broken and distorted by subtle, a bit bizzare female vocals, which rings a bell and had me impressed that I have heard similar way of singing earlier. The riddile got solved during Don't Let Me Fade Away and She Walks Down Town. The comparison with Shonen Knife is inevitable. Hangover Love is an anthem to the rockstars of the 60's and 70's, who would write touching songs about love and seek for relief and let off steam in the sinful corners of the city, wake up hungovered, rinking indigested alcohol. Instrumental Mohawk is a captivating accent, it takes us to the world of the Wild West for a moment. Morover, the track constitutes an element that divides the record into two parts, a listener gets an impression that the first one was treated in a bit tongue-in-cheek manner by the band, while the second part was approached to in more serious fashion. I Don't Wanna Die has something straight from a classic horror, it maunders, creates somewaht a pschedelic atmosphere, full of ertoicism; the idea of duo was definitely a good decision. Drug Me constitutes a continuation of the previous piece of music, with a bigger dose of grotesque and action. The labored atmosphere is cleared up by a song named Girl Next Door, whereas the release ends with verve and vivacity by means of I want It. To my point of view, Kill Me should have been placed a bit earlier, perhaps after Mohawk, as the style of both tracks complement each other perfectly.
I Saw White Fields is a surprising album. While listening to this release, we are able to look back on the history of rock, comparision between the classics are drawn regardless of our will. I cannot reproach them with repeatability. Moreover, the album is outstandingly diversified, Kill The Dandies! play with various genres, styles, allegedly nothing matches anything, yet the record makes a whole. It may not appear as a concept album, still I Saw White Fields is very close to it. I recommend the record to all who likes playing with conventions, looking for new sonic experiences, but also to a group of patient listeners who tend to drill the music; the others may simply give it up.
Tracklist:
1) Fuzz "N" Shake
2) Shooby
3) Hangover Love
4) Don't Let Me Fade Away
5) She Walks Down Town
6) Sand
7) Mohawk
8) I Don't Wanna Die
9) Drug Me
10) Girl Next Door
11) I Want It
12) Kill Me
In April 201o Kill The Dandies! released their debut record, I Saw White Fields, on their own label. The first piece, Fuzz'N'Shake perfectly conveys teh atmosphere of the album. It is untamed, griping, crazy. A hint of rockabilly, a bit of Surfrock. Heavy guitars, loud drums - a good introduction is fundamental. Shooby and Sand bring to mind a party on a Californian beach, which impression is broken and distorted by subtle, a bit bizzare female vocals, which rings a bell and had me impressed that I have heard similar way of singing earlier. The riddile got solved during Don't Let Me Fade Away and She Walks Down Town. The comparison with Shonen Knife is inevitable. Hangover Love is an anthem to the rockstars of the 60's and 70's, who would write touching songs about love and seek for relief and let off steam in the sinful corners of the city, wake up hungovered, rinking indigested alcohol. Instrumental Mohawk is a captivating accent, it takes us to the world of the Wild West for a moment. Morover, the track constitutes an element that divides the record into two parts, a listener gets an impression that the first one was treated in a bit tongue-in-cheek manner by the band, while the second part was approached to in more serious fashion. I Don't Wanna Die has something straight from a classic horror, it maunders, creates somewaht a pschedelic atmosphere, full of ertoicism; the idea of duo was definitely a good decision. Drug Me constitutes a continuation of the previous piece of music, with a bigger dose of grotesque and action. The labored atmosphere is cleared up by a song named Girl Next Door, whereas the release ends with verve and vivacity by means of I want It. To my point of view, Kill Me should have been placed a bit earlier, perhaps after Mohawk, as the style of both tracks complement each other perfectly.
I Saw White Fields is a surprising album. While listening to this release, we are able to look back on the history of rock, comparision between the classics are drawn regardless of our will. I cannot reproach them with repeatability. Moreover, the album is outstandingly diversified, Kill The Dandies! play with various genres, styles, allegedly nothing matches anything, yet the record makes a whole. It may not appear as a concept album, still I Saw White Fields is very close to it. I recommend the record to all who likes playing with conventions, looking for new sonic experiences, but also to a group of patient listeners who tend to drill the music; the others may simply give it up.
Tracklist:
1) Fuzz "N" Shake
2) Shooby
3) Hangover Love
4) Don't Let Me Fade Away
5) She Walks Down Town
6) Sand
7) Mohawk
8) I Don't Wanna Die
9) Drug Me
10) Girl Next Door
11) I Want It
12) Kill Me
