Cellos / Not Of – Split (No List Records/Harbour House)
There’s something about split
releases that restores a little faith in humanity. It’s not all about the race
to the top, trampling down the competition and damn the torpedoes - instead
they’re all about cooperation, scene building and leg ups. I like ‘em a lot.
So, what we have here is a
four-track EP featuring two tracks apiece from Cellos and Not Of. Cellos come
from Windsor, Ontario; a city on the Detroit River that’s prone to flooding and
warm summer nights – thanks, Google – and when it comes to making cars, it’s
the Canadian equivalent of Detroit, the city on the opposite side of the river.
Anyhow, let’s take a break from lessons to talk about the band. Cellos are a
trio – guitar/vocals, bass, drums – and they make a helluva noise. Opening cut
‘Blight’ is simply astonishing. Like a slap to face and a follow up one-two,
they scream, grind, thrash and trash there way through ninety seconds of pure earhole
bliss. Lovely. Their second track ‘Head To Stone’ pummels away like Killing
Joke in a bad mood. Not too shoddy at all.
Back to the classroom. Not Of are
a two-piece (guitar, drums, both members handle vocals) from Toronto, which is
where my cousin lives, though he’s a big Coldplay fan, so probably wont have
discovered them. They too seem wholly enamoured with the concept of noise as
entertainment, though they seem keener on the whole tune thing. This isn’t
necessarily a bad thing, and their opening track ‘Tectonic Plates’ plugs
straight into that part of the brain that recognises patterns and gains instant
approval. They conclude with ‘Invitation’, another pop/noise cacophony that
hits the sweet spot.
Well done, everyone.
Tunney
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