NASDAQ
/ MOTHERTRUCKER split 12” (DAQTRUCK) review
Well
how's this for a monumental line-up for a split record?
Manchester-based NASDAQ's EP 'AGM / Fourth Quarter Slump' blew me
(and pretty much anyone else that listened to it) away when it got
released a few years back, and Stourbridge-based MOTHERTRUCKER have
been consistently putting out colossal stuff for as long as I can
remember. So NASDAQ only have one track on here but it's about
fifteen minutes worth of instrumental magic that drifts in and out of
huge riffs, sweeping highs, technical funky beats, and ambient
interludes. They're very very good at building momentum, playing a
similar rhythm for a good few minutes at a time, but working in
subtle intricacies on each instrument, giving you plenty of time to
get into the groove of each section before it falls away into new
territory. Nestled in amongst the longer parts of this tune, there's
an absolutely killer riff at about 8:50 in, which is made all the
more special for its short length, and is worth replaying the whole
song back for. I'm always amazed at the dynamism and contrast in
highs and lows that they manage to create with just one guitar.
Awesome stuff. MOTHERTRUCKER are another great band for dynamics, but
focussing a little more on the heavier side of things, with the kind
of cathartic riffs that only a band that has been going for over ten
years can forge. Both of their songs on this half of the split are
dark, sludgey, post-metal affairs, that contrast the heavy textures
of metallic riffing with delayed, stoner leads, which break into
atmospheric, spacey interludes, before caving back into some more
monumental riffs and sweeping melodies; a contrast that's emphasised
by some careful and effective song structuring, and some really
killer drumming that's all at once solid and pounding, and tight and
technical. An atmospheric yet crushing listen. Definitely a split to
pick up for fans of amazing prog / stoner / post-metal heaviness.
This split is coming out next year I believe, so the best way to keep up to date with its release would be to follow the guys on the ol' Facebook:
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