South
"Paint the Silence"
review by Ruth
It was innevitable. With everyone from Coldplay to My Vitriol extolling the
virtues
of the eighties pop heydays, the recent destruction of the Hacienda has
innevitably
thrown up nostalgia in it's wake. Paint The Silence echoes the hazy half-light
of
those early mornings where the 24 hour party people became 14 hour bed people,
when E
was good and monkeys ruled the world. I'm not saying that South are merely Stone
Roses
copyists, but the lazy intonation of South's vocals echoes a certain Mr Brown
and his
turn of the decade ilk. And you can't help by hear in the combination of simple
guitar
and the lolling psychadelic bass coiling around the dying seconds a kind of
clubbers
lullaby for Madchester. Add a splash of the Beta Band for a modern twist and
voila!
Unfortunately it has nowhere near the invention of the aforementioned band. A
bit boring,
really.
2.5/5
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Thirst
"Collapse"
(Zip Records)
(Collapse/Rain/Testareone)
Forget about hybrids of rock with hip hop, or house with pop. Imagine what would
happen
if you could combine the dark melody of metallic rock with the glorious noise of
indie,
with just a pinch of US punk, and mix it with the intensity of hardcore. What
the fuck
would you call it? Um... heaven?
This is like Feeder in the way that Eugene Speed aren't. And it's not just the
fact that
they mix the indie side of rock with metal riffs, some quite impressive Les
Claypool-type
bass playing, and furious stickwork that pushes the limits of Moby's world
record. With
Thirst there's a desperate sense of urgency that runs through their music, like
spiked
orange juice, or the feeling when you haven't had a fag break all day, or...
or... Sprinkled
references to Cobain and rock star superstardom aside, this is like nothing
you've ever
heard before. It's backed by a cover of Red Letter Day's "Rain" and
their own walk-on music
"Testareone"... but quite frankly lads, you'll have to do better than
this. It's just not
long enough. Do yourself a favour - don't just get this single, stretch for the
album as
well. Cos there's no way that just these three tracks are going to be a big
enough fix.
4.5/5
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