Slasher Risk
"Triple Jesus" CD
self-released
Genre: improv, experimental
NYC, USA
Oct 23, 2008 |
Triple Jesus opens with a twenty minute improvised epic,
exposing the listener to the sounds of a guitar chiming through the
cavernous walls of Hell. It is an unsettling experience, but not an
unexpected one from a band named Slasher Risk. The composition
never gets noisy, instead maintaining a heavily echoed, very
meditative approach - it is, at times, even melodic. As the disc wears
on, however, things become less accessible. The second track is
noisier, although the effect itself is more atmospheric than abrasive;
these are the sounds of you running through a castle that is rapidly
disintegrating around you - the piece has a momentum to it that yields
a distinct sense of urgency. The creepy fourth track is perhaps the
most unusual nugget here: it manipulates a strange, ethereal strings
drone to create a truly unsettling mood. On the other hand, the fifth
track is my least favourite. It sounds like a prepubescent garage band
recorded live to boombox; although the execution is certainly more
self-conscious and deliberately noisy, I feel as if I've heard this
formula before. Strangely, the brief sixth track, which follows the
same formula, caught my ears much more agreeably.
Triple Jesus is a remarkably eclectic and principally
enjoyable experimental release. Originally released (with two fewer
tracks) as an LP for the Kass/Jamps label, Abandon Ship has made the
right move in re-releasing this in CDR format. Slasher Risk
deserves to be heard by all followers of the noisy avant-underground.
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[Vitals: 6 tracks, distributed by
the band,
released 2008] |