Band : An Albatross
Album : Blessphemy (Of the Peace-Beast Feastgiver and the Bear Warp Kumite)
Release Year : 2006
Genre : Experimental / Psychadelic / Noisecore
Release Year : 2006
Genre : Experimental / Psychadelic / Noisecore
Tracklist :
1.In the Court of the Bear King
2.Lysergically Yours, My Psychadelic Bride
3.Dimensional Gymnastics
4.Trust the Sun, The Symphonic Sunrise
5.Divine Birthrite (Maiden Voyage of the Grape Ape)
6.I) Behold the Light:
7.II) Profane Illumination
8.III) The Illumination of the Nation
9.Tossin' and Turnin' All Night
10.Hairobics
11.The Ballad of the Electric Coyote
12.I Will Swim into the Lazer Eye
13.Feastgiver
14.Cosmic Gypsy
15.Sacred Geometry
16.Death Rides a Brown Horse
17.Stormbringer
18.The Eyes of the Jaguar
2.Lysergically Yours, My Psychadelic Bride
3.Dimensional Gymnastics
4.Trust the Sun, The Symphonic Sunrise
5.Divine Birthrite (Maiden Voyage of the Grape Ape)
6.I) Behold the Light:
7.II) Profane Illumination
8.III) The Illumination of the Nation
9.Tossin' and Turnin' All Night
10.Hairobics
11.The Ballad of the Electric Coyote
12.I Will Swim into the Lazer Eye
13.Feastgiver
14.Cosmic Gypsy
15.Sacred Geometry
16.Death Rides a Brown Horse
17.Stormbringer
18.The Eyes of the Jaguar
If the album's title wasn't a clear give away, like most of the newer style of grind bands that have emerged over the last few years, An Albatross do not take themselves seriously. At all. But then again how could a Grindcore band who's distinguishing feature is the circus merry-go-round style organ that is showcased in nearly every song take themselves seriously in the first place? That being said, Blessphemy is a fun album. With its swirling “Flight of the Bumblebee” guitars, carnival romp derived organ, danceable drumming, and undecipherable screeching An Albatross have created a chaotic mess of an album that somehow, despite all the odds, works.
Even though the album as a whole works, there are some tracks that, despite their short running lengths, are just a chore to listen to. The most egregious of these is Sacred Geometry. Clocking in at almost four minutes long, it is one of the longer tracks on the album and it truly works to its detriment. The song remains stagnant and the 30 second bridge of static doesn't help to break up the monotony, it only ups the annoyance factor by multiples. Luckily these songs are lumped together on the latter half of the album so they are not detrimental to the frenzied pace that drives the first half of Blessphemy.
An Albatross is a band best received in short doses and the second half of the album is testament to this. The second half of the album just lacks the “umph” and creativity that is found on the preceding half. The ideas and main goals of the songs are the same but by the time that the second half rolls around it begins to sound derivative. The schizophrenic pace at which the first ten or so tracks develop is also lacking resulting in a repetitive mess that will garner a few welcomed presses of the fast forward button.
With Blessphemy...of the Peace Beast Feastgiver and the Bear Warp Kumite An Albatross have created a drug induced cavalcade of avant-garde Grindcore that, when its successful, displays a band that are willing to be fun, inventive and who live and die by the term SNAFU (Situation Normal: All ***ed Up). Luckily when it counts An Albatross are, for the most part, “on”.
Even though the album as a whole works, there are some tracks that, despite their short running lengths, are just a chore to listen to. The most egregious of these is Sacred Geometry. Clocking in at almost four minutes long, it is one of the longer tracks on the album and it truly works to its detriment. The song remains stagnant and the 30 second bridge of static doesn't help to break up the monotony, it only ups the annoyance factor by multiples. Luckily these songs are lumped together on the latter half of the album so they are not detrimental to the frenzied pace that drives the first half of Blessphemy.
An Albatross is a band best received in short doses and the second half of the album is testament to this. The second half of the album just lacks the “umph” and creativity that is found on the preceding half. The ideas and main goals of the songs are the same but by the time that the second half rolls around it begins to sound derivative. The schizophrenic pace at which the first ten or so tracks develop is also lacking resulting in a repetitive mess that will garner a few welcomed presses of the fast forward button.
With Blessphemy...of the Peace Beast Feastgiver and the Bear Warp Kumite An Albatross have created a drug induced cavalcade of avant-garde Grindcore that, when its successful, displays a band that are willing to be fun, inventive and who live and die by the term SNAFU (Situation Normal: All ***ed Up). Luckily when it counts An Albatross are, for the most part, “on”.
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