Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (2007)

25 01 2007

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When I was getting inside this world of indie music, one of the first bands I like the most were Of Montreal, with his psychedelic dance party style they got me instantly. “Dance party” like Scissor Sister (saving differences) but in a indie kind of way. Psycho is the best word that defines their style.

The Sunlandic Twins, the only album that I’ve heard (people say Satanic Panic in the Attic is the best album) included great songs such as Requiem For O.M.M.2 (an anthem for me), The Party’s Crashing Us, Forecast Fascist Future and Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Game, that made me bought the album immediately, for that reason my expectations on their new album were bigger.

With Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, they present themselves with the same sound, in order to satisfy the fans, not to explore new directions. Their assertive first single Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse is a instantaneous hit, it doesn’t seem that have passed two years since the last record.

Their usual loops, the claps of hands and the real/virtual falsetto of Kevin Barnes doesn’t make me think this is a better album compared to their previous works, nonetheless it’s a perfect complement to Sunlandic Twins (even though the songs are very linear…. Except for the 12 minutes song (exhausting)

Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse Freaky Video

Long live to the band…. Of course….
Transcendental????…. Just in their genre.

Recommended Songs:
Suffer For Fashion
Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
She’s a Rejector
A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger
Gronlandic Edit

Cheers,
Yiyo

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Cuando me adentraba a este mundo de música indie rara que casi nadie escucha, al menos en Venezuela… Una de las primeras bandas a la que le agarré el gusto rápidamente fue Of Montreal, que con su nota psicodélica “dance party” fue el gancho perfecto para que me enviciara. Es un “dance party” pero en una línea distinta a la que ofrece Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem y afines, tampoco es changa, precisamente psicodelia es la palabra que mejor define su estilo….. (vamos a ver, son los Scissor Sister indie salvando diferencias obvias)

The Sunlandic Twins, el único disco que he escuchado de ellos (dicen que Satanic Panic in the Attic es mejor) contó con grandes canciones como Requiem For O.M.M.2 (corta, agradable… para mi HIMNO en mayúscula sostenida), The Party’s Crashing Us, Forecast Fascist Future y Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games que hicieron que comprara el CD inmediatamente, es por ello que para su nuevo álbum había cierta expectativa de mi parte en corroborar si hay vida en esto de las bandas indies.

Con Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, se presentan con el mismo sonido y con la intención de satisfacer a los fans más allá de querer explorar nuevas direcciones. Su acertado primer single Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse es un hit instantáneo que no me hace suponer que desde The Sunlandic Twins a este disco hayan pasado ya 2 años.

Sus característicos loops, las palmadas y los falsettos inconfundibles de Kevin Barnes no me hacen afirmar que sea un disco superior a los anteriores, pero tampoco retroceden, es más tratan de “jugar” con una canción de 12 minutos que para ser sinceros cansa. A pesar que no cuenten con tantas singles “hits” o porque quizás tiendan a sonar muy lineales. (sin que esto fuese algo malo en este caso), Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, sigue siendo un buen complemento del Sunlandic Twins.

Of Montreal - Requiem For O.M.M.2

Larga vida, claro que si (al menos para este servidor)…. trascendentales?? lastimosamente sólo dentro de su género.

Canciones Recomendadas:
Suffer For Fashion
Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
She’s a Rejector
A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger
Gronlandic Edit

Saludos,
Yiyo


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3 responses to “Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (2007)”

25 01 2007
Listen_Thinker (16:55:02) :

el de inles primero?? : o

25 01 2007
Yiyo (21:49:51) :

manipulando al lector… je!!!

13 02 2007
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