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katanga. self titled e.p. available online.
"Katanga is a trio from Columbia, South Carolina. This trio plays rock
music. You've probably seen its members in other bands around town over
the years (Brat, Erector Set, Rockefeller Horsecollar), but that is not
important. What is important is the rock (and the way in which it is
delivered to your ears).
Kantanga's music is straight to the point, so I will be too. Caustic
guitars with the slightest tinge of metal erupt over sputtering,
pistol-shot drums while maniacal vocals flay in a guttural rage. Three
songs barely scratch five minutes, which makes this more punk than your
shitty little Jawbreaker cover band ever dreamed of being.
The first few moments of "Minion" recall The Jesus Lizard in its prime.
Michael Jones' growling vocals sound over-driven against Brett Lee's
sharply dissonant guitars. Jones' rants become more aggressive as the
guitars swell. David Robbins' drumming shoulders the cacophonous guitars
succinctly and with ease. The song briefly devolves into a low-end dirge,
dragging its feet in the murky feedback only to bounce back in a surge of
raucous fury.
"Surrender In Under" is probably the most memorable track of this debut.
Jones' vocals have a tainted robotic effect on them, and the multiple
tracks beef up his attack considerably. Six Finger Satellite comes
immediately to mind. Lee's deep, dirty guitars chug without a trace of the
aforementioned band's tacky irony. There is bass guitar, but it's so
low-end that you'd need a booty bass amp to distinguish the notes.
"Devil's Salute" rounds out this short, three-song EP with unrelenting
craze. Speed and feedback are the main ingredients, but, thankfully,
Robbins never resorts to the cliched hardcore drumbeat. The rush of energy
is embodied in piles of distortion, which seem to touch everything but the
sharp crackle of the drums. Just when Jones' agitated voice is about to
burst, a searing guitar effect slices the song in half and blows your hair
back.
Katanga is not about melody or pretty choruses; it doesn't dress the rock
up in short skirts and make it pose. Instead, it's in and out. Much like
a grudge fuck."
-Eric Greenwood,
drawerb.com
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| "The first few moments of "Minion" recall The Jesus Lizard in its prime.
Michael Jones' growling vocals sound over-driven against Brett Lee's
sharply dissonant guitars. Jones' rants become more aggressive as the
guitars swell. David Robbins' drumming shoulders the cacophonous guitars
succinctly and with ease. The song briefly devolves into a low-end dirge,
dragging its feet in the murky feedback only to bounce back in a surge of
raucous fury." -Eric Greenwood, drawerb.com
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CD: Katanga 3 song e.p.
Label: ghengis/fracture
Credits: lee, robbins, jones |
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| ""Surrender In Under" is probably the most memorable track of this debut.
Jones' vocals have a tainted robotic effect on them, and the multiple
tracks beef up his attack considerably. Six Finger Satellite comes
immediately to mind. Lee's deep, dirty guitars chug without a trace of the
aforementioned band's tacky irony. There is bass guitar, but it's so
low-end that you'd need a booty bass amp to distinguish the notes." -Eric Greenwood, drawerb.com
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CD: Katanga 3 song e.p.
Label: ghengis/fracture
Credits: Lee, Robbins, Jones |
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| ""Devil's Salute" rounds out this short, three-song EP with unrelenting
craze. Speed and feedback are the main ingredients, but, thankfully,
Robbins never resorts to the cliched hardcore drumbeat. The rush of energy
is embodied in piles of distortion, which seem to touch everything but the
sharp crackle of the drums. Just when Jones' agitated voice is about to
burst, a searing guitar effect slices the song in half and blows your hair
back." -Eric Greenwood, drawerb.com
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CD: Katanga 3 song e.p.
Label: ghengis/fracture
Credits: Lee, Robbins, Jones |
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