rhythm of cruelty

  At this point this german expressionist, magical realism inspired memory will only place them with local familiar bands at Burlington, far earlier than this post for it. . I bought their record. They are from Canada. They are fast,  bassy....its the bass that is the lean and bouncy cardio engine. The voice has this distant all over impression,  almost breathy. If earlier perhaps this post would also include an impression of the audience that night. And now now the official story will for sure have this Mexican noir, David Lynchian vibe. Its a tall order yes, but it can be done. RoC is just dark and grey enough for it, and unpretentious, at ease around a grey urban landscape.  Bright, sunny and cheery and energetic like say Mates Of State is not what Rhythm Of Cruelty do. Same forward-leaning urgency but the tires are made to run on different terrain. Like a bouncy death rock track. Brandi Strauss is the voice and plays bass.

I already like hearing bass. I think its the best fucking instrument ever. Its the foundation, its the axe chopping down a path. One looks powerful when wielding it. And here you see Brandi building this foundation, playing this pulse. Hmmm, I don't actually recall a drummer for this. It was Ms Brandi and someone else.  It has its goth spooky engine down. And Ms Brandi doing it without even the black nail polish. Her voice can at once sound very present or very distant. It guides the feeling of wonder which can take flight and observe fast, or stroll and take its time like that. And its grey, its nasty, its Ghost Adventures with a fucking go cart and cameras.  I say gothic, and grey. It's the spookiness that does not take itself that seriously. Its dark-casual. Here comes Ms Brandi without even black nail polish.
Zig