The Pop Open Group E: VIOLENCE

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

POW! WHAM! This week's group is VIOLENCE themed. Who will be KNOCKED OUT COLD and who will rise BAYING above the BLOODY FRAY? You will decide!

Get the tracks streamed here: http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/07/pop-open-week-7/ or download a zip of them all (37 Mb!) here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4ngg69

Usual rules apply - voting closes next Monday (12 noon) - reveals on Thursday.

[Poll #1026961]

Thanks to this week's players - jel_bugle, katstevens, lisa_go_blind, skillextric and...me!

And also - what would YOU have selected?

Comments

[mackromackro.livejournal.com]

Violence One: warped tech house that's one of many, like Black Strobe, that owes a lot to Front 242/EBM. Oooo Cyburrrrrrr.

Violence Two: Fist City! Well, this definitely wins for most thematic. Not something that's the best of it genre though, although I'm surprised I haven't heard many hard rock cover versions of this yet.

Violence Three: If this is the 'band' I think it is, 'they' were the first band I ever saw in Seattle! Talk about the hardest working man in show business, having to weld all of that and make it a show! Musically, he/they didn't much for me, so this is the first audio-only experience I have with this artist. That is, if I'm right. That said, everyone should see this act live at least once! (Again, if I'm right)

Violence Four: The virtual electronic onomatopoeia of the beginning beats certainly fits thematically. I was disillusioned with the soft layered synths later, until they built, then I really enjoyed this.

Violence Five: This is certainly energetic, and big-beaty.. the county thing could be curtailed a bit, and not sure where the theme comes in. Maybe after the reveal?

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Good songs all 'around, although there are two clear standouts. I voted for them already.

[mackromackro.livejournal.com]

Well known choice: *easy* D.A.F. "Der Mussolini"

Not so well known choice: Karp "We Ate Sand" (or "How Si Si How")