RE: [kj] NEW : "Hosannas" review on KILLING-JOKE.NET !

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Marc (who really should be packing up and not fucking around on the
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Terrible google translation: 

Initially, in order to remove certain illusions with those which await
one following KILLING JOKE 2003, " Hosannas... " is surprising. Indeed
contrary to " 2003 " which fits in the albums accessible from Killing
Joke (like " Night Time " and " Pandemonium ")," Hosannas ... "would be
classified in the category of the albums reserved for the fans of the
group (" Democracy ", " Extremities ...", " Revelations ").
Why? Firstly the sound. That is rèche as if the group had not wished to
polish it to the extreme. The vocal ones under-are mixed, the battery
seems air, the low one hums (I believe never as well to have realized of
the exceptional play of Raven), and the guitar explodes in all the
directions. One could bring it closer to the so much criticized mixings
of the album " Democracy ".
Geordie drops the riffs abrupt from 2003 to the profit of a more
flexible and more complex play where its guitar breaks with the grace
than one knows to him. This so particular sound and if indentifiable
that it gives the impression to find an old friend.

Jaz does not change to him, it continues on its line of 2003, though one
can feel a growing mysticism giving to his vocal parts a greater
theatrality. It will be noticed that Jaz is erased much more than before
with the profit of the music.
Raven is equal to him even, its the low lines graduated ones make fly
with all the blows and the play of the new beater Ben Calvert
supplements it with wonder.
Let us speak about Ben justemment. What a power! What a rate/rhythm! In
spite of its youth (23 years!), it hammers its futs with a tectonic
striking worthy of the group of which it forms part from now on. Its
play is also marked influences tribales and one can only greet this
small lucky find of Geordie. When with the parts synthés, nothing
special with saying (if not that I forgot the name of the young ptit
which is occupied some), they appear rather discrete throughout the
album, except on " Invocation ".
Let us speak about the pieces hold!
All starts with " This Tribal Antidote ", piece mid-tempo with the
marked accents "Absent Friends". One smells already or the album will
lead us... to a return programmed towards more melody sonorities. This
piece is a wonder and is in my eyes being a traditional future of the
group (though I had thought the same thing of " Savage Freedom " at the
time of "Democracy "). Beautiful introduction...
Then one connects with " Hosannas ..." which violently makes think of a
continuation of the piece " Implant " ("2003"). The rhythmic one packs a
little more, punctuated of station-wagons leaving free course to the
cavernous coldness of the voice of Jaz Coleman always also had. The
melody variations are surprising of control, and one smells oneself very
quickly carried by the long tablecloths of synthé. A traditional future
also, undoubtedly. Then arrives " Invocation ", substitute of "
Communion ", a little longuet on album, but which is likely to make very
badly in introduction in concert (I imagine already Jaz to make his
jumps of 5 cm by taking an air hallucinated the arms in cross lol).
" Implosion " is... monstrous of power. Y' does not have to twist, when
Killing Joke becomes epic one feels very small. It is massive, fast (a
little long is) and the fan with the back which is roughcast when Jaz
howls its " Implosion !". The play of Geordie resembles a little that of
" Seeing Red ", which gives very effective attacks (in spite of the
sound less marked metal).
" Majestic " is one of the heads of work of this album. In made lines
pieces of the album " Extremities ...", with a suspicion of "
Pandemonium " and " Revelation ", it is essential like traditional
unconditional as well by its musical richness as sound. The voice of Jaz
made finally clear there on the verses, which is more than pleasant. The
guitars of Geordie pass from the powerful riff to melodies entêtantes,
and the low one of Raven hums in contact with a rhythmic hybrid between
the battery of Ben and the machines of new synthé (from which the name
always escapes to me but that will return to me).
" Walking with Gods " is the piece dancefloor of the album. I joke of
course, though the "claps" of synthé are a little destabilizing at the
beginning. Environment sinks and dancing which points out pieces like "
Silent Rage " (resulting from the demonstrations 2001), or the best
hours of the period " Pandemonium/Democracy " as Youth released itself
on the techno: -).
" Lightbringer " is powerful, powerful but trèèèèèèèès long (9.38).
The battery is copied on " Pssyche " (I would not be astonished by a
sequence between the two in concert), the voice starts in the " Asteroid
". Not more original than that, it has the merite to move well and to be
teeeeerrrrrriblement entétant like was " Pssyche ". I allow myself the
comparison because even the guitars follow a similar diagram.
" Judas Goat " surprises because it is with counterpoint of "
Lighbringer ". Rhythmic jerked faggot of hitch, of the sounds zarbis
encircling the listener in all the directions (there one sees the job of
synthé!), the voice of Jaz very planing, industrial guitars of Geordie
changing of face according to the parts, an enthralling structure of
piece... Wow... This piece is all bonnement a wonder! With enchainer
after " Beautiful Dead "...
One finishes with " Gratitude " with the slow tempo, logical
continuation with the precedent. Mysterious, planing, one lets oneself
by this long have melopée, ideal conclusion of an album oh how much
surpenant by his musical richness and his succeeded aspect.
I must acknowledge that in spite of the shock with the first listening,
due to this mix so particular, the album turns in loop at home since
yesterday without I sometimes happening at me to weary some. I would say
that this mix are perfect makes some, I do not see how it could have
been of it differently. I admit that the whole misses a little
stereophony and that the levels are odd, therefore better is worth to
await the exit in 2 months to have a precise idea. Lengths of " Hosannas
..." undoubtedly make its force, prohibiting all hits potential,
obliging the listener to traverse the screen of the pieces, to travel in
the démoniaque spirit of this Jaz Coleman, décidemment impressive in its
creative longevity.

Ashkan


(my fav:Rhythmic jerked faggot of hitch)

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