ISMATIC GURU – ‘II’
Lo-fi liminal Post Punk weirdness polarity swing from the mad creative forces behind Science Man/Swimming Faith Records and Clump/Steak and Cake records. Razorwire taut, amphetaminic funky, cute little less-than-2 minute post punk no wave numbers dripping with pungent outsider swagger, hopped up on nitrous oxide and god knows what else. Gurning loopy badass crooner vocal commands the routine, a throb of cocky Bass lines saunter and groove beneath tongue lash treble guitars, cumulatively tapping out complex, intricate typewriter riffs and chord girdered to thin metronomic drums riddled with details and danger. Dynamic, melodious, minimalist brilliance. There’s an air of the likes of Minutemen or James chance and the Contortions, though neither of these references truly signposts the weirdo sounds within. Get into it!
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