Electric Turn To Me - Clouds Move So Fast EP
(No Quarter)
On "Pick Up the Trail," the opening track on this NYC quartet's second EP, German vocalist Silke continues to embody the reincarnated vocal histrionics of Hazel O'Connor and Beki Bondage of the Brit punk movie (Breaking Glass) and band (Vice Squad) respectively, tainted with liberal doses of a punky Toyah (particularly on "20 Eyes in the Car"). Occasionally, her vocals are distressingly overmodulated and poorly recorded (most annoyingly noticeable on "Wrestle With Me Angel"), giving each track a much lower-fi veneer than is necessary. Comparisons with concrete blonde, Johnette Napolitano are also probably inevitable, although Silke is more emotive, even if the songs aren't that catchy. However, the band does provide a suitably, skronky racket behind her. As with most punk bands, seeing is believing, and the emotional breakdown of "Cornelius" probably plays better on stage than on record, and "One Second" is way-too melodramatic without visual reference points. A bonus video track might have helped its cause. The jury is still out on this one; I'd like to hear what they do with a full length before writing them off completely.
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