Three
Second Kiss – Tastyville (Africantape)
For “Tastyville”, Three Second Kiss’ sixth album
since 1996, drummer Sacha Tilotta assumes the recording / mixing role, a
position previously occupied by Shellac’s Steve Albini and Ian Burgess
(producer of Shellac, Jawbox and Cows) amongst others.
Musically the Italian trio (Massimo Mosca - bass and
vocals, Sergio Carlini – guitar, alongside drummer Tilotta) occupies a space
somewhere amid post hardcore, post grunge, math rock and minimalist rock. The
bass and drums groove with a formidable, yet controlled, force that is
challenged by psychedelic and abstract guitar work. The vocals do however have
to vie for space and the gritty, tormented, hallucinatory concepts are a little
overwhelmed.
In a nutshell “Tastyville” is muscular, irregular yet
tightly syncopated. Three Second Kiss play All Tomorrow’s Parties’ “The
Nightmare before Christmas” (30th November – 2nd December) alongside Shellac,
Wire, Mission of Burma to name but few.
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