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These chipmunks know how to make my ears prick up. They come at you like an angry stepchild, creating a ruckus that sounds pretty good. They remind me of The Stooges or the Nation of Ulysses in their intensity. But like David Copperfield (the magician, not the Dickensian fuck) they have a few tricks up there sleeves. They introduce a few flavours that sit well on the musical shelf. It goes well Goblin at one point before going all punk again. Its garage rock Jim, but not as we know it. It also has the most badass, pimp-looking muthacrusha on the sleeve. Well worth a purchase...
The Sunglasses EP finds Montreal's leather clad, psych delinquents Grand Trine injecting the energy of rock with the liberating sonic adventurism of the avant-garde. They do it with violence, piss, life, bleakness and primitivism. And they do it well. Led by agitated frontman Tobias Rochman (formerly of Be Bad) and featuring free jazz sax player Cabral Jacobs, this 5 song EP captures that primal four-on-the-floor frenzy epitomized by proto-punk outfits like the Stooges, MC5, Electric Eels, and early Velvet Underground, bands that lit the spark for the initial punk movement. Grand Trine have been riding a hot streak that shows no sign of letting up. This 12" is easily the next best thing to watching these guys bleed it out in some sweaty Montreal loft. Grab a copy while you can. Recorded by Graham Van Pelt (Think About Life/Miracle Fortress) and David Bryant (Godspeed! You Black Emperor) on 2-inch tape. Mastered by Seth Smith (Dog Day). Edition of 600.
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