Deerhoof Holdy Paws CD

 a kick to the face...an imprint of a Deerhoof...
ah, the initial introduction to this band for me. I have now since blatantly shown my addictive affection towards Deerhoof by collecting (almost) the entirety of their studio outputs. However, when I first obtained this, I was thrown in a bizarre world of childish twinkle and devastating clamor. A group with a penchant for lurching grooves that sort of spattered, but flowed, and an odd interest in the melodic match up of vocalist's Satomi, a high squeak, to that of single note guitar lines and keyboards. There is another element to that spare match up. The choice of notes and the space between the strum of chords and the splattering rhythms causes this very unique syncopation that reminds me very much of a classical-like compositional structuring. Yet, somewhere in there floats a no-wave sonic flavoring that just mauls at the face with audible shattering and a jazz approach underneath somewhere (I can't pin it directly, though that's deerhoof). A band with so many flavors, you're wondering if your taste buds are indecisive. From sounds that could come out of bands like Unwound and Polvo, to arrangements akin to sophisticated musical scholars, and a pinch of knitting factory noise (that good ole' downtown new york)-we're talkin' DNA sound scraping. Deerhoof merges a pool of styles and moods for some of the most successful and passionate music I've heard. A very recommended sophomore effort that allows exploration of their career to only progress from here (as it has).
Submitted by eer_kandy (Madison, WI, USA)
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