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Now we have the Hanged Up newie on cd and vinyl. As is the incestuous nature of these mysterious canadians, I'd bet me bottom teeth there's some folks from GYBE featured on this rather lovely record. Old Too Pure faves Long Fin Killie spring to mind immediately as do the 'Speed themselves. Kicker In Tow is very percussive and powerful, but much more stripped down than the aforementioned collective, you've got mournful viola and lots of drums and symbals all rolled into a cohesive and very enjoyable post rocky stew. On Constellation rekkids from Japan....Oh hang on!....Hangedup explodes on this follow-up to their self-titled debut (cst016). On this second full-length, they prove themselves one of the most powerful, hypnotic and relentless duos currently mining the subterrain of instrumental avant rock. Genevieve Heistek's amplified viola screams through a propulsive blend of drones and doublestops, while Eric Craven's drumming spurts and hisses like an ornate, early-industrial steam engine. Both players also bring some great free/improvisational explorations to the table, always with a raw, restless punk rock heart. These are work songs, fight songs, songs brimming with life and shot through with melodic influences drawn from various folk traditions. The crashing force of their live performances has been expertly captured on this new album, once again recorded at the mighty Hotel2Tango by Efrim. Hangedup has hit the tape hot and hard, forging songs like galvanised steel. Every drum pushes air, every string buzzes and pulses with a saturated vibrancy. You can almost feel the wind in your hair as Hangedup gallops through the nine pieces lined up here. Yes, we're breathless. We hope every fan of direct, unmediated, visceral punk experimentation will be too. Hangedup are a tremendous, tumultuous duo -- one of the most exciting Montreal bands to capture our ears and get our blood pressure rising in the last couple of years.
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