If you like: Dillinger Escape Plan, thrash jazz, blastbeats
Weasel Walter and his platoon of dedicated soldiers return to cut through the bullshit and wage war on the cochleae of the nonbelievers. With some new blood on board (Mick Barr, the mind-melter behind Orthelm), The Flying Luttenbachers have conconted a bitter, complex pill to swallow. Not nearly as slick as their 2002 Troubleman Unlimited release Infection and Decline, Catalysm offers far more dissonance and conceptual composition. Even as the personnel of the band rotates at Weasel’s command, the Luttenbachers continue to function as a living, breathing entity comprised of music school geniuses gone sour. After six exhausting tracks of harsh rhythms and baffling speeds, the record offers an epic moment of reflection with a beautifully arranged rendition of 20th century composer, Olivier Messiaen’s “L’Ascension.” Finally, the punk rockers started listening to classical music!
This brings us to the albums high point, the dual movement, “Regime” finally sees light of day after five years in the making. Over 14 minutes of squealing, interplanetary guitars scattered around a chunky, meandering bass guitar bonanza. There are enough 32nd note fills and double kick sprints to satisfy the most thirsty grindcore addicts and plenty of heavy riffs for the Melvins fan in all of us. Much like 2003’s “Rise of the Iridescent Behemoth” this showstopper could have been released as an album of its own and still been worth the purchase price. Consider Catalysm to be an investment, as they only pressed 500 of these gems, so don’t wait on this one.
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John Delzoppo
To buy: http://nowave.pair.com/luttenbachers/new_contents.html
Label : ugEXPLODE
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This post was written by Denny on August 3, 2006
