Posted 04 April 2008 - 07:20
Edited by Bad Music For Bad People, 04 April 2008 - 08:25.
Posted 04 April 2008 - 10:36
Posted 07 April 2008 - 16:41
Iako je godinama svirao u nekim od najbučnijih i najodvaljenijih bendova iz Sijetla, od kojih su zasigurno najpoznatiji the A-Frames, multiinstrumentalista, a pre svega bubnjar, Lars Finberg ovim je projektom zakoračio u drugačije, skoro pa pop vode. Jasno da kod ovog izuzetno nadarenog i opičenog muzičara ni pop ne može zvučati uobičajeno, pa je tako uz pevljive refrene i lako pamtljive melodije u muzičkom izrazu ovog benda primetan uticaj post-punka i njujorškog no wavea, što uz obilje distorzije čini njihovu muziku istovremeno plesnom, zabavnom, ali i super zanimljivom jer nikad ne znate što vas čeka u idućoj pesmi, ili čak idućem minutu pesme koju upravo slušate. Svoje rane radove Lars je snimio još krajem devedesetih u spavaćoj sobi na bubnjevima svog petogodišnjeg sina, no tek 2004. izlazi prvi Intelligence album nakon čega potpisuje za legendarnu garažnu etiketu In the Red, za koju objavljuje naredna dva odlično prihvaćena albuma. Poslednji - „Deutoronomy“ - ujedno je i prvo Intelligence izdanje snimljeno izvan Finberhove spavaće sobe, odnosno prvo izdanje snimljeno u pravom studiju i sa pravim producentom. Neki su mu zamerili što je odstupio od svoje ustaljene prakse snimanja pravih malih lo-fi bisera, ali ako nas pitate, bolji uslovi u kojima je taj album nastao nimalo mu nisu naškodili jer su onaj poznati Intelligence šarm i neposrednost i dalje su prisutni. Štaviše, bend na ovom albumu napokon komunicira sa većim brojem pop konzumenata, a to je svakako dobro za njih same pošto im se pruža prilika da prošire priču o Intelligence te i da novostečene poklonike svoje muzike upoznaju sa prethodnim, u lo-fi/noise krugovima vrlo zapaženim opusom. Sam Finberg na vlastitoj myspace stranici Intelligence poluozbiljno opisuje kao thrash-pop i ne možemo a da se uz osmeh ne složimo s tom njegovom umotvorinom.
Inače, Intelligence su već nastupali u Srbiji, krajem aprila 2006, najpre u Suboticu (YU FEST), a potom i u Beogradu (SKC). Beogradski koncert biće održan ponovo u SKC-u u petak, 18. aprila sa početkom od 22 časa. Čast da otvore ponovni nastup ovog talentovanog benda iz Sijetla imaće domaći sastav K-3P Alef iz Beograda.
http://www.myspace.com/theworldisadrag
http://www.intheredr...telligence.html
http://montybuckles....tingthefuzz.mov
http://www.badmusicf...-seattle-wa-usa
Posted 07 April 2008 - 20:53
Posted 07 April 2008 - 22:09
Posted 10 April 2008 - 09:54
promena rasporeda:da, posle par godina opet sampioni trash popa i art punka u gostima.
17. april - zagreb @ teatar &td
18. april - beograd @ skc (karte u pretprodaji najkasnije od srede uvece!!)
19. april - smederevska palanka @ irish pub dr. watson
20. april - skoplje @ castro
21. april - ??
http://www.myspace.com/theworldisadrag
http://www.kissnrun....gencemusic.html
http://www.kissnrun.com/press.html
http://www.kissnrun....einterview.html
Posted 10 April 2008 - 10:40
Posted 10 April 2008 - 10:46
the intelligence - 'dating cops'
Posted 15 April 2008 - 21:57
Given that Lars Finberg quit the A Frames to concentrate on the Intelligence, and that Deuteronomy is the first Intelligence album to be recorded in an honest-to-goodness studio with a producer, Finberg could be accused of taking his music seriously. However, listening to Deuteronomy proves this isn't the case -- the ever-so-slightly cleaner sonics just make it a clearer glimpse into Finberg's frenetic imagination. On "Moon Beeps," gurgling keyboards give way to gargantuan riffs with a dynamic impact that wouldn't have been possible on previous Intelligence albums. Other than that, however, Finberg's approach hasn't really changed significantly since Boredom and Terror (like that album, Deuteronomy is the work of Finberg alone), but that's a good thing. The Intelligence's melodies are so immediate, so relentless, they'd be jingles if they weren't drenched in prickly distortion and gooey, swampy reverb and sung by what sounds like a pissed-off android. Unlike the buzzsaw thrills of Boredom and Terror and Icky Baby, on Deuteronomy Finberg slows the tempo down just a little bit and gets a lot more eclectic. "Dating Cops" stomps in on a sped-up riff nicked from the Peter Gunn or Dragnet theme songs; "Rooms & Bags" sways and shuffles like cyber-rockabilly in a jukebox from the future; and "Outer Echelon"'s herky-jerky new wave could be a transmission from The Forbidden Zone. The Intelligence's music has never been as gleefully, unrepentantly weird as it is on Deuteronomy -- even compared to his In the Red compadres, Finberg's vision is pretty out-there, and delivered with a campy sense of fun that has been beaten out of much experimental and underground music. What to make of a frat-rock stomp with lyrics that go "I don't want to be destroyed/All I want is to lay on this block of ice"? It's probably best just to enjoy the sonic fun house that it -- and the rest of Deuteronomy -- provides.
As a title for the Intelligence's third album, Deuteronomy hints that it's time to lay down some laws in frontman Lars Finberg's recurring dystopian mayhem. Most notable for contributing vitriolic vocals to post-apocalyptic fetishists the A-Frames, the multi-instrumentalist Finberg has quit his job as doomsday herald to devote undivided attention towards Intelligence, which had previously subsisted on scrappy home recordings and spotty touring. Recorded in an actual studio, Deuteronomy's easily Finberg's tidiest, most civilized work, and it even retains most of his signature post-punk bile. Whereas his previous catalog glorified a cinematic, Terminator-like take on the future, here he's channeling something more like Total Recall or "Futurama"-- society's not succumbing to chaos, but it's rife with some pretty fucked up elements.
Finberg's clearly earned his lambskin from the school of asshole rock, and recent tour dates with the Fall have only amplified his Mark E. Smith malaise. Deuteronomy's filled with uncharacteristically catchy songs for Finberg, many of them reminiscent of the Fall circa Grotesque (After the Gramme), the Cramps' mutant rockabilly, or Brainiac's surf cyborg wipeout. However, despite an array of ear-grabbing instrumentation and Finberg's frugal use of yelling and screaming, the vocals make a concerted effort not to touch upon any accessible melodies. The easy-going ditty "Tubes", for example, bops along an organ vamp copping "96 Tears", but instead of climaxing at a hummable chorus, the song peaks with Finberg shrieking a nasally "Fuck!"
Oddly enough, Finberg cites the Zombies and Bee Gees as Deuteronomy's key influences, a statement that initially sounds ridiculous until you realize how loose and playful the album is in relation to earlier works. "Secret Signals" begins like so much garden variety post-punk getting exorcised these days-- the drums/bass/guitar arrangement sterile and predictable, the rhythm stubbornly four-on-the-floor-- but then Finberg unleashes a bluesy, chopped-up chorus that's probably his best approximation of a song like "Care of Cell 44"'s complex chord changes. Some tracks here, when stripped of their strident noise rock exterior, even resemble some of rock's earliest and kookiest personalities. The eerie haunted house organ on "Block of Ice" and "How to Improve Your Hearing Without Listening"-- coupled with Finberg's crazed howls-- channels Screamin' Jay Hawkins, while the cosmic surf riffs on "Our Solar System" and "The Outer Echelon" recall so many 60s sci-fi program themes.
Despite the newfound color in his songwriting, Finberg's still pissed off as ever. Unlike previous releases, though, Deuteronomy doesn't feel like one homogeneous rant, but rather a newly reformed psychopath hesitantly giving society a second chance. His scowl's always been equal parts tongue-in-cheek and fury, but Finberg really sounds like he's having fun here and, when the rhythm moves him, sexy to boot. Rising from the ashes of Finberg's apocalyptic oeuvre, the revamped Intelligence has become the best display of the journeyman's talents to date, worthy of being elevated from pet project to full-time gig.
Posted 18 April 2008 - 00:57
( nije yucky, vec kashlje)
Posted 18 April 2008 - 07:10
