new CD reviews<\/p>\n
by Kent Manthie<\/p>\n
UBZORB (s\/t) (Cordhead Recordings)
\nOne cool tune on this record is track 5: \u201cSize Mick\u201d, the chorus: \u201cSeismic waves and Cosmic Rays\/destroy the maze\u2026\u201d Cool, huh, so California. Apocalyptic visions of a California bursting at the seams, earthquakes, fire, death, destruction \u2013 constant reference to May 15\u2026something bad is going to happen then, probably in 2012.
\nIn this sort of esoteric, ethereal vein, UBZORB have come out with a self-titled CD, on Cordhead Recordings, a wonderful delight. The songs are all, at an average of 5 minutes, hypnotic jams; a dance-y beat keeps time throughout, intermingled with real drums, which adds more of a humanistic touch. Also, instead of just a modern-day equivalent of a Mellotron, they have actual instruments, a sitar, violins, etc. all played by someone called Rama. Then there is the Voice, the icing, as it were, on top of the synergy of the rest of the music. Dorian, that\u2019s what she calls herself, this woman who brings the music to life with that voice of hers.
\nAll in all a tight album; it probably will creep into some clubs here and there, albeit in remixed form; I would bet on it. Some of the better cuts include the aforementioned \u201cSize Mick\u201d, \u201cZeus Magnet\u201d and \u201cFogdom\u201d. There\u2019s even an interesting cover of \u201cBizarre Love Triangle\u201d, seemingly altered to appear more of one who\u2019s in love, rather than one who\u2019s jaded and doesn\u2019t give a damn anymore.
\nCheck out more about the band by going straight to their website: (http:\/\/www.ubzorb.com or http:\/\/www.cordhead.com) -KM.<\/p>\n
Wolfgang Bang: \u201cWhat Are You Going to DO?\u201d (ESM)
\n What you get here is a record of medium-core punk. Not too bad, not terrible. It\u2019s all right, they have a style of their own and they write original sounding tunes: these are very important attributes in today\u2019s rock music scene. But I\u2019ll tell you this: it\u2019s 100 times better than anything by any of those pretend punk bands like Green Day, who just came to mind first (here\u2019s a clue: if they have a publicist they\u2019re not a punk band). If I were a teenager, I\u2019d probably keep this in my CD pack or else I\u2019d put it in my library on my laptop and rotate it on my MP3 player every other day or something, as it is, I can dig it all right, it\u2019s no super-thrill, like I said, but \u201cHey, Hey, Hey\u201d is a decent tune, \u201cGlue Afternoon\u201d is kinda catchy and the closer, \u201cDirty Feet\u201d doesn\u2019t stink. I can see that they like their gigs as musicians and they enjoy playing; if you enjoy doing something, if you give a shit about it, eventually you\u2019ll hone your style until it is just right. No matter what they say, not a single A&R guy or any record label exec knows how to direct your band\u2019s sound better than you. Remember that & good music has the potential to result. (http:\/\/www.wolfgangbang.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
new CD reviews by Kent Manthie UBZORB (s\/t) (Cordhead Recordings) One cool tune on this record is track 5: \u201cSize Mick\u201d, the chorus: \u201cSeismic waves and Cosmic Rays\/destroy the maze\u2026\u201d Cool, huh, so California. Apocalyptic visions of a California bursting at the seams, earthquakes, fire, death, destruction \u2013 constant reference to May 15\u2026something bad is going to happen then, probably […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[85],"class_list":["post-142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive","tag-cd-reviews"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4530,"url":"https:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2011\/04\/17\/the-dark-meadow-alliance\/","url_meta":{"origin":142,"position":0},"title":"cd review: i Am Esper, Glowing Valleys","author":"Kent","date":"April 17, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"[cd review]i Am Esper, Glowing ValleysTHE DARK MEADOW ALLIANCE, part one Dark Meadow Recordings, 2011 Reviewed by Kent Manthie Since the middle part of this decade, Justin Palmieri has been working hard under the pseudonym, \u201cEsper\u201d. 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