I've never really gotten excited about or even been the least bit interested in
hardcore. So, it
comes as no surprise that I have a hard time with The Locust. Their completely
unrestrained sort
of electronic hardcore sometimes makes me laugh because it can get kind of absurd (in
the stupid
way). The vocals are screamed with virtually no pronunciation, which I have to
admit, is pretty
amusing and somewhat charming. However, the joke gets old, and their songs don't
grab me.
Now, Arab on Radar on the other hand, are a little more art rock than hardcore
(forgive the
nitpicking please), and I have enjoyed a number of things they've done. However, when
they
removed the bass guitar from their lineup, they focus of the band seemed to get lost
in the mass
of chaos they're so good at creating. It worked pretty well on their new album, but
this 7" shows
why maybe it wasn't such a great move. There are certainly great parts, and some
elements are
reminiscent of great Arab on Radar moments, but overall it leads me to wonder if Arab
on Radar
aren't really the childish group of fools they'd have us believe they are.
This 7" comes in 5 different colors to correspond with a different body fluid
(they're also shaped
like a puddle): white, brown, yellow, green and red. I got the red. So is it
simply a coincidence
that the picture indicating the source of the body fluid is a drawing of a slit
wrist? No, I think
not.
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