Several times I’ve written reviews where there is absolutely no extra info to use to write something, To tell a bit about the background, the origin of the compositions, little personal things about the artists, the label or whatever. In those situations, we – reviewers – do our research by Googling, a little journey of exploration. In other situations, we get a proper info sheet with the above-mentioned information, which in all honesty, takes the Googling away from the task list mostly and mainly guides us in the proper direction to write something nice and – most important – to the point. And then there are the info-sheets which I read and of which I think “WTF”. This album came with a proper info sheet, but it was so out of my comfort zone I just didn’t understand it. So I hope I’ve said the right things *insert angelic smiley*
Escupemetralla is a two-man project from Barcelona, and this album is a homage to Pink Floyd, or, well, it’s inspired by Pink Floyd, or, well … It is influenced by Pink Floyd or .. something like that. As they did earlier with, for example, Deep Purple (“López on the water”), so … I have no clue. But, yes, there are moments when I hear some influences of Pink Floyd from the ‘Relics’ album (an album I appreciate quite a lot), albeit with a certain organ sound or a structure from the composition. Nothing too heavily influenced, more in the way of “They have definitely listened to Pink Floyd while doing ‘shrooms at some point, and they wanted to do something with the trip”.
Music-wise, it’s a very okay album; it’s not too weird for normal people, yet weird enough for people like you and me. But the titles are on a whole different level. Dadaism and LSD, shake ’em up with a steady dose of absinth, pour it on ice, twist on top, salted rim. You’ll get the album title “Cold Grey Void Electrically Operated by Mantis-Eyed Humans” and tracks like “Ravens Are all Watching from a Painting by Dalí”, “Several Specimens of Ruminant Animals with Large Udders Chewing Grass in a Cambridge Meadow”, and “Careful with Eugenics, Axel”. What do we get in the end: Twelve tracks, 70 minutes total or good trippy industrial-influenced music with unpronounceable titles? You might want to try something if you also listen to ‘normal’ music or – in this case – Pink Floyd. My favourite track: is “The Splashing of the Kingfisher”.
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