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TETSUO - LACKOFKNOWLEDGEEFFECTSMANSABILITYTORUN
(THREE TRACK EP / UNSIGNED / CONTACT - TETSUOTHEBAND@UBOOT.COM)
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WAY TOO MUCH CONFIDENCE FOR A DEBUT, 'LACKOFKNOWLEDGE..' IS THREE TRACKS OF INSANE INFLUENCE-BENDING GENIUS. THE 5-MINUTE OPENER 'ALGEBRA OF NEED' IS BRILLIANT AS IS THE MUCH DIFFERENT 'PAPER PLANES', BUT ITS ON THIRD AND FINAL TRACK 'ALGEBRA OF NEED' THAT THE BAND SHOW THEMSELVES OFF BEST. ITS THE SOUND OF A BAND PLAYING LOUD MUSIC WHILST SOUNDING COMPLETELY IN CONTROL, SOMETHING WHICH THEIR MORE MAINSTREAM ALLIES FAIL WITH MISERABLY.



THE CUT - THE CUT
(FIVE TRACK EP / UNSIGNED / CONTACT - OFFICIAL SITE)
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AFTER A SERIES OF LOW-KEY DEMOS RELEASED BY THE BAND, THEIR DEBUT 'PROPER' IS WORTH THE WAIT. WITHIN THE FIVE TRACKS CONTAINED, 'THE CUT' MAKE THEMSELVES SOUND LIKE THE COOLEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND YOU'VE NEVER HEARD. FOR EXAMPLE, 'THE FIGHT' IS THE SOUND OF T-REX STAPLED ONTO A JESUS AND MARY CHAIN RECORD. THE FIVE TRACKS HERE COVER ALMOST FORTY YEARS, GENRE WISE, IN WHAT TO OTHER ROCK BANDS IN WALES IS THE NEW BLUEPRINT FOR 'HOW TO DO IT PROPERLY'.



STELLASTARR* - SOMEWHERE ACROSS FOREVER
(2 TRACK SINGLE / 20-20 RECORDS / CONTACT - OFFICIAL SITE)
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QUITE POSSIBLY 'SINGLE OF THE YEAR'. ANOTHER BAND FROM NY YES, BUT WHEN THE MUSIC IS AS EXCITING AS THIS - WHO CARES? BOTH TRACKS HERE 'SOMEHERE ACROSS FOREVER' AND ITS B-SIDE 'NO WEATHER' ARE THE SOUND OF A BAND WHO WILL VERY SOON BE HUGE AND ON THE COVER OF EVERY MAGAZINE THAT CLAIMS TO BE THE VOICE OF MUSIC. DAMN THEM. BOTH TRACKS ARE NOT TOO FAR FROM THE LEGENDARY DYNAMICS LAST SEEN WHEN FRANK BLACK SPLIT THE PIXIES. NOT BAD THEN.

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