![]() ![]() Of course, given the swath of ideas presented throughout these hefty 60 minutes, not everything will land. Seriously, dEUS - at times a generic Alternative Rock band with forward-flashes of 2000's Indie Rock and Pop Punk - was capable of this? Lavish and varied in all possible dimensions - be it aggressive to soft ('A Shocking Lack Thereof' to 'Serpentine'), somber to humorous ('Gimme The Heat' to 'Supermarketsong'), textbook to outrageous ('Disappointed In The Sun' to 'Theme From Turnpike') - In A Bar, Under The Sea is a fantastic epic that showcases just how talented and audacious dEUS were. Suffice to say, having heard Worst Case Scenario and bits of The Ideal Crash, I was not expecting the sheer ambition and creativity of In A Bar, Under The Sea. THE DISCLOSED TABLOID OF AN OMNIPRESENT BAR-HOPPER Those assimilate to quite the Scandinavian style though, kinda like a Paavoharju's Yhä hämärää for Rock, not Folk. Essentially, moments of elusive grandeur emerge on nearly every song 'Valorians' and 'Tzar Morei' being my two favorites, but the patterns, sounds, and tones repeat themselves throughout. There's rarely a lull here, which sounds like a compliment - and, by and large, it is - but that makes the individual identities of Ujubasajuba's songs suspect. Heavy Psych and Atmospheric Sludge Metal round out the edges. Every song here takes Shoegaze to monumental heights, merging those pleasant walls of sound with developing instrumental structures akin to Progressive Rock or even Post-Rock if it weren't so obtuse. But what Kairon IRSE!'s Ujubasajuba lacks in originality, it makes up for in sheer talent and composition. One wouldn't normally associate 2014 with Shoegaze, a niche Rock genre if there ever was one and one essentially burnt out by the turn of the century. The band is heading for an extensive Finnish tour in February, and live appearances abroad are to be expected as well.Ĭover art by Olli Kiviluoto.CONVERTING SNOW TO ENERGY IN THE HARSH NORDIC WINTERS Svart Records is set to release both Ruination and the group's first album Ujubasajuba on February 3, 2017, on CD/2LP/Digital. "Juho shared our vision of how the album should sound", comments guitarist Niko Lehdontie, "but he also gave us a much needed outside view of the proceedings." Ruination was recorded in the summer of 2016 at Tonehaven Studios producer Juho Vanhanen (Oranssi Pazuzu, Grave Pleasures) at the helm and Tom Brooke recording and mixing. ![]() On Ruination the curiously named quartet heads further, beyond the point of no return, into their own world of sound, where power chords, arpeggios and quirky vocal harmonies flow. Though often bundled with the shoegazer movement, Kairon IRSE!'s music has since the beginning been a rare bird inside the scene: it rings out with a different tone, and already on the first album the influence of classic progressive rock was evident. ![]() Whereas the debut album was largely born out of improvisation and jam sessions, Ruination is the fruit of two years of careful composing and arranging work, taking control of the chaos. The band describe their music as an appreciation of the ideas and overall mentality of experimental pop musicians of the 60s and 70s, combined with a modern approach and original musical vision. Titled Ruination, the album will be released by Svart Records in February 2017 on CD, double LP and digital. Since then the band has performed at various large festivals and meticulously written the new album. Despite the lack of a physical release the album found itself on many a best albums of the year -list in 2014. Debut album Ujubasajuba already knocked the planet off its orbit, even though it was done as a DIY Bandcamp release. Progressive shoegazing? Music of the outer spheres? An irrevocably mentally unstable Gentle Giant and a severely alcoholic Todd Rundgren having a love child which, after being adopted to Russia, finds himself performing a rock opera in the Ural Mountains? It is typical of the human mind to try and classify things, but when confronted with Kairon IRSE!, many are at a loss for words.īehind the moniker Kairon IRSE! there are four inner space travelers from western Finland.
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