Review: Lozen - Enemies Against Power
Label: Australian Cattle God
Released: May 15, 2007
Lozen, a two-piece from Tacoma, Washington, take their name from an female Apache warrior and prophet. The name fits, because the music is simple, making a visceral connection more akin to prophecy than science. Enemies Against Power doesn't rely on complex rhythms or highly technical playing. Instead it sticks to simple riffs and pace changes. The result though is anything but dull.
Over the course of seven tracks that stretch to almost 50 minutes, Justine Valdez's plodding drums drive its meandering pace. Hozoji Matheson's guitar work is heavy, overdriven and often phased for great psychedelic effect. At the emotional peaks, her riffs are reminiscent of Greg Ginn's work on Black Flag instrumentals of the mid-80s, only simplified. The rest of the time she chugs along in the basic, yet moving stoner tradition. Her vocals are rich, but disturbing, occasionally straying into Perry Farrell's twisted trippiness.
The overall effect is a dark, tribal album. It isn't the type of thing that becomes a steady diet, but it will definitely find its times for those of us who need a break from the shiny, happy sheen of pop music.
Rating: 7/10
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posted by bob_vinyl at 6:30 PM
4 Comments:
Hmmmm... dark, riff-heavy rock? Sounds like the Stones.
Very funny, but they're not like the Stones. If they were, they'd have gotten a 1/10.
that's almost like Bat For Lashes minus the metal element
Just search for their myspace page and listen to unspeakable truths, that's all the convincing I needed.
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