Monday, 14 January 2008The Guessmen - Black Balloons on Co-Lab records The Guessmen Black Balloons / Death By A Thousand Lashes Co-Lab records Quantity Pressed: 500 Release Date: 28th Feb 2008 The Guessmen and their self described 'deviant pop' is as ominous as the black balloons and cheery rainbow on their 7 inch sleeve suggest. This is set for release soon, and you can get a preview on their myspace. The underlying beat of 'Black Balloons' is built on a distorted crunchy sample clanking away, a dark electronic melody and distorted vocals creep over this dance club feel soundtrack that kicks in right away. But they aren't trying to make you move as much as possibly scare you with far off screams in this kind of nightmare rave-scape. It reminds me of when Killing Joke or Ministry crossed that techno-line and industrial acts of the late 90's went in search of a dance hit. There's nothing wrong with having these dance floor ambitions and I suspect that there is a carnival show to accompany this dance horror show, you would get more than a few guys standing at their laptops. They incorporate the usual BPM's but with the sinister turned up to 11. The track finally just devolves into complete electronic meltdown and maybe they are playing with that expectation, the club hit that's full of not club sounds. The B-Side 'Death by a Thousand Lashes' follows with the beats, slowly building on each other, looming with deconstructed electronics, pittering away, their dying output. The fun doesn't stop as There's a kind of fun house feel to the sounds, but it's the kind of sideshow that will actually hurt you if you think you know what you're getting into. Jason Dean Labels: carnival, co-lab records, deviant pop, electronic, killing joke, ministry, sideshow, the guessmen
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