love of diagrams - mosaic
April 14th 2007 13:57
that love for this sound is exactly what i get when i listen to the new album from love of diagrams, 'mosaic', out now through matador records. the album blasts out with this 'rock as' drum beat, muted guitar riff, then this pounding bass engulfs the entire sound and takes it to a new place. the initial vocal is done by luke horton, and i would be lying if i said that there isn't a hint of thurston moore present from his harmonic tone. luke's sound is then complimented by the introduction of antonia sellbach's vocals. the overall sound is one that is reflective of the 'no wave' scene that emerged from new york in the late 70s and early 80, hence the sonic youth aural reference. however this is like sonic youth met peter hook of joy division fame, mixed it with some swervedriver, and re invented the way out sound for now.
songs such as 'form and function' allow the band to set a pace that is maintained through out the entire album, and 'pace or the patience' are a tribute to 'de-constructivism' within this current sound. are we 4/4? or 3/4? - just roll with it and see where the groove takes you! with no direct chord structure as such present, tracks like 'at 100%' are permissible with a more rhizomic attitude to be taken by the listener. if that sounds like it doesn't work, you have to hear it in all it's non anecdotal glory. if groove is your thing, then you just can't go past the all out sympathy of 'trouble' with multi rhythms coming from bass, guitar, drums, and two sources of vocal.
the lyrical approach is one that also interests me on this album. it is obvious that they are evicting the author and allowing the audience to decide where the narrative goes. the band present more of an array of themes to the listener as opposed to telling them how the story goes, simply put as a creative gap.
it has been six years since their conception and four years since this melbourne gem's first ep release 'the target is you'. but the wait is finally over for their first full length release, and is definitely worth a listen, if not an addition to the cd collection. they also have a rather dynamic live show to add some flavour to the mix.
image courtesy of www.loveofdiagrams.com
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Comment by Nickoftime's Sanity Corner
Take care,
Nick
Comment by Jonathon
Anthroblogogy
thanks for dropping by. yeah this album has really caught my eye/ear, and am pleased to pass it on to as many as possible. i am also pleased that they come from my home town of melbourne, so it is a double bunger for me...
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Comment by Jonathon
Anthroblogogy
thanks, they also have a sound that i can groove to, in a off-beat kind of way. i dig them catz... when did melbourne implode with this sound? i have never noticed it until now. and i'm not even in the country!
Comment by Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
this sounds interesting.... i need to be on another computer to listen as the sound is not working on this one... look forward to hearing it
ash