Hey Colossus - The Guillotine flac album

The Guillotine ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, Red). The Guillotine ‎(8xFile, MP3, Album, 320).

The Guillotine, 2017. Honest To God, 04:54. Back In the Room, 07:07. Calenture Boy, 04:51.

The first thing that strikes me, as it usually does on Hey Colossus records, is the rhythm section. The bass, drums and rhythm guitars on The Guillotine form an astonishing bedrock for each track, their grooves chasm-deep and their details – pushes, pauses, fills and twists – are never less than expertly measured. Englishman, the album’s second single, is a case in point: if one were feeling little unkind, it could be argued that this track never really goes anywhere, plodding through a series of engaging but le textures before grinding – and grinding is a particularly pertinent adverb with which to describe this band’s aural manner – to a sharp halt. Yet it’s that plod (more of a stalk, to be honest) that carries it; Hey Colossus build grooves in which I could live for months. For me, then, that the band don’t seem satisfied to join me in that rhythmic cocoon is a bit of a shame.

Hey Colossus have been experimenting with each new release, and The Guillotine is no exception. These recordings are crisper and more lyric-driven then their feedback-heavy past. To the record’s simultaneous likeability and demise, the process has become a little transparent. There are amazing songs on The Guillotine, but much of the fire of the band’s earlier work is missing.

The Guillotine (2017). Hey Colossus - The Guillotine. Bitrate (quality): 192256320.

CD - Rocket, Rocket Recordings 115CD).

Дата релиза: 2017-06-02.

In The Guillotine Hey Colossus have hit a new peak just when it felt like there was no higher for them to climb. Patrick Clarke explores a ferocious call to arms and a militant articulation of turbulent times. One would be forgiven for thinking that 2015 was the year in which Hey Colossus reached an unmatchable zenith