Monday, February 14, 2011

Massacre

Massacre are a power trio (drum, guitar, bass) originally playing from 1980 to 1981 and reformed in 1998. During this first period they released one album, "Killing Time", that I like very much.
The album's feeling is somewhat similar to that of early Mr. Bungle and Nuclear Rabbit, although I don't think Massacre influenced them directly. Their sound is very raw and kindof funky, using quirky sounds from the guitar and the bass guitar in a fast rhythmical way. The compositions of their songs are either very strict or very loose - I'm a big fan of both - which keeps their music interesting. Their style was very ahead of their time, in a way that it was very powerful but also in the way their songs were composed. And I think they still managed to put those elements together better than most similar bands today.



16 comments:

  1. their performance is really interesting. thanks for sharing ;)

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  2. i wonder what would happen if someone listen to these song stoned haha

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  3. Some really cool tunes.

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  4. It's a shame when something great is brought to the world, but the world isn't ready for it yet! Nice to see they were able to reform almost 2 decades later when the world was a little bit more prepared for their art.

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  5. Cool songs. I like bones :) Might have to keep an eye out for them next time I'm looking for something to buy.

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  6. wow never really heard of them, they are good!

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  7. sounds good ill be following for sure ;)

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  8. The music was a bit too frantic for me - However I will follow you to see your future updates. Keep this up.

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  9. not exactly my cup of tea. what else you got?

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  10. Not bad. Little crazy, but interesting. Keep it up.

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