Wildebeest - Wildebeest EP
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Visiting one of the more popular sites on the web with...well, doesn’t matter with what, my attention was altered from my original intentions toward a still of a video posted on the main site. The still pictured a woman with her face painted as if for a war or a ritual of some sorts. Instantaneously, my mind was flooded with connotations of ritual-tribal-dark ambient sounds, which I quite fancy, so with no further ado I clicked ‘play’ and…was proved wrong. The music of Wildebeest (the name of the project) is not ambient of any kind, but something with I’m much more familiar, namely rock.
Ok, maybe not ‘pure’ rock, more of a alternative and/or electronic sort, with a ‘live’ sound production. In the first phase of band’s existence it consisted of Seva Grigoraki and Mariam Zakarian, until the former called it quits about a year ago. Since then, the life force behind the project has been Mariam alone, which apparently has not discourage her, the proof being the band’s first self-titled EP, which I stumbled upon on…one popular website.
From the four tunes on the EP, ‘Red Song’, to which the video has been made, is my favourite, mainly because of the dynamics and catchy melody. The song itself is an invitation by Zakarian, the urban witch/shaman, to come and dance by the fire (probably set in an old barrel), to rid ourselves of the shackles of city-life, to taste the freedom, even if for just the 4.46.
Despite ‘Red Song’ being my favourite, the remaining three songs are not bad at all. For a good start, just like a morning coffee, we get ‘Brick and Slices’, which with the first sip gently tickles the palate, only to reach our stomachs with its full rocking force. The following ‘3AM’ has a similar, light introduction, however the change in dynamics is already noticeable, only to become apparent when we are hit with choppy riffs and faster drum work.
In its first moments, ‘Oceanisk’ is tempting the listener with sounds spinning a vision of latino chillout under a palm tree (yes I know, Wildebeest must love building up suspense), only to transform into a beast, emphasized by aggressive growls and screams of Peter Fogtmann Thomsen. Speaking of vocals, Mariam’s performance (often distorted) are anything but shabby, though I think she is still holding a few aces up her sleeve, and considering she did not receive any professional training in the past (exception: vocal advice during the recording sessions of the EP), she deserves praise nonetheless.
From here on out, I will keep an eye on Wildebeest’s career, hoping that in the near future they will serve us a full album, as without doubt Mariam has an idea for her music, and what seems to be a remarkable amount of luck (see: the story behind the recording of the EP on http://wildebeestband.wordpress.com/).
Good luck and give us more!
P.S. If you wish to support the band, go to http://mariamism.storenvy.com/products/457005-wildebeest-ep-limited-edition-signed-digipak and buy their EP.
Tracklist:
01. Bricks and Slices
02. 3AM
03. Oceanisk
04. Red Song
Ok, maybe not ‘pure’ rock, more of a alternative and/or electronic sort, with a ‘live’ sound production. In the first phase of band’s existence it consisted of Seva Grigoraki and Mariam Zakarian, until the former called it quits about a year ago. Since then, the life force behind the project has been Mariam alone, which apparently has not discourage her, the proof being the band’s first self-titled EP, which I stumbled upon on…one popular website.
From the four tunes on the EP, ‘Red Song’, to which the video has been made, is my favourite, mainly because of the dynamics and catchy melody. The song itself is an invitation by Zakarian, the urban witch/shaman, to come and dance by the fire (probably set in an old barrel), to rid ourselves of the shackles of city-life, to taste the freedom, even if for just the 4.46.
Despite ‘Red Song’ being my favourite, the remaining three songs are not bad at all. For a good start, just like a morning coffee, we get ‘Brick and Slices’, which with the first sip gently tickles the palate, only to reach our stomachs with its full rocking force. The following ‘3AM’ has a similar, light introduction, however the change in dynamics is already noticeable, only to become apparent when we are hit with choppy riffs and faster drum work.
In its first moments, ‘Oceanisk’ is tempting the listener with sounds spinning a vision of latino chillout under a palm tree (yes I know, Wildebeest must love building up suspense), only to transform into a beast, emphasized by aggressive growls and screams of Peter Fogtmann Thomsen. Speaking of vocals, Mariam’s performance (often distorted) are anything but shabby, though I think she is still holding a few aces up her sleeve, and considering she did not receive any professional training in the past (exception: vocal advice during the recording sessions of the EP), she deserves praise nonetheless.
From here on out, I will keep an eye on Wildebeest’s career, hoping that in the near future they will serve us a full album, as without doubt Mariam has an idea for her music, and what seems to be a remarkable amount of luck (see: the story behind the recording of the EP on http://wildebeestband.wordpress.com/).
Good luck and give us more!
P.S. If you wish to support the band, go to http://mariamism.storenvy.com/products/457005-wildebeest-ep-limited-edition-signed-digipak and buy their EP.
Tracklist:
01. Bricks and Slices
02. 3AM
03. Oceanisk
04. Red Song
