Acid Kola Turbo - EP-1 (2014)
Acid Kola Turbo's first EP brings four
songs to the table to establish the band's sound. They start with
“Look Around”, a groovy little number with some grungy flavor to
it as the guitar dips and crunches. The drumming is tight and clean,
while the vocalist has a good sense of character and pitch-shifting
to his voice. “Start Believing” kicks off with a short audio
sample, then kicks into a groove that immediately put me in mind of
early Electric Wizard, though they soon shifted from there into a
more rock-focused swinging riff, which is then escalated to a cascade
of feedback and keyboards; it's a real face-melter of a track.
“Shame On You” begins with a real Undertow-era
Tool-sounding drum rhythm and crunch riff, then applies heat to make
it boil over, and “Falling” serves as the band's big set-closer,
with 7 minutes of psychedelic grooving twisting through the air.
It's
difficult putting a sense of identity to the album, since each of the
songs is so wildly different from the next, but there's a few things
tying it all together; this group's already excellent at writing
songs, they're inventive, and they bring a great deal of character
out of their instruments. I fully expect to find myself getting a
piece of one of their songs at the back of my mind and having to
listen to the EP still another time, because these tracks are
positively infectious little ear-worms. Hopefully some sharp label
will sign this up for a physical release, but until then, you can
pick up a digital copy at the Acid Kola Turbo's BandCamp. Don't let
this one slip by you!
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; Eternal Elysium, Wicked Lady, Moon Curse, RHINO, Weed
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