Despite sounding like some gnarled American psychedelic group who've been going for years, Bristol's F*ck Buttons are a fresh-faced young duo, experimenting somewhere within the cracks between noise music and melodic, electronic post-rock to quite electrifying effect. 'Sweet Love For Planet Earth' contrasts twinkling, multitapped music box ditties against a dense, pulsating bassline, slowly escalating and carving out an insistent riff framework over the course of ten minutes or so. It probably wouldn't be too great a stretch to start making some Kevin Shields comparisons. 'Ribs Out' is distinctly less epic sounding, instead knocking out weird ritual chants and percussive experimentation like a wigged-out early Animal Collective. The drone soon returns however, with 'Race You To My Bedroom - Spirit Rise' sounding like Spiritualized being pumped through a bank of fuzz pedals before transferring seamlessly into the four-to-the-floor thump of previous single release, 'Bright Tomorrow', which ably fuses melodic organ developments with strobing, Growing-style antics for a pretty wild trip. The album wraps up nicely with 'Colours Move', which sounds a bit like all the previous tracks playing simultaneously, leaving you with a sprawling African-influenced drone piece that's somewhere between The Lion King and La Monte Young, which is in itself a think of some considerable genius. A brilliant album, worthy of all the hype that will no doubt be lavished upon it in the months to come...
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Despite sounding like some gnarled American psychedelic group who've been going for years, Bristol's F*ck Buttons are a fresh-faced young duo, experimenting somewhere within the cracks between noise music and melodic, electronic post-rock to quite electrifying effect. 'Sweet Love For Planet Earth' contrasts twinkling, multitapped music box ditties against a dense, pulsating bassline, slowly escalating and carving out an insistent riff framework over the course of ten minutes or so. It probably wouldn't be too great a stretch to start making some Kevin Shields comparisons. 'Ribs Out' is distinctly less epic sounding, instead knocking out weird ritual chants and percussive experimentation like a wigged-out early Animal Collective. The drone soon returns however, with 'Race You To My Bedroom - Spirit Rise' sounding like Spiritualized being pumped through a bank of fuzz pedals before transferring seamlessly into the four-to-the-floor thump of previous single release, 'Bright Tomorrow', which ably fuses melodic organ developments with strobing, Growing-style antics for a pretty wild trip. The album wraps up nicely with 'Colours Move', which sounds a bit like all the previous tracks playing simultaneously, leaving you with a sprawling African-influenced drone piece that's somewhere between The Lion King and La Monte Young, which is in itself a think of some considerable genius. A brilliant album, worthy of all the hype that will no doubt be lavished upon it in the months to come...
Despite sounding like some gnarled American psychedelic group who've been going for years, Bristol's F*ck Buttons are a fresh-faced young duo, experimenting somewhere within the cracks between noise music and melodic, electronic post-rock to quite electrifying effect. 'Sweet Love For Planet Earth' contrasts twinkling, multitapped music box ditties against a dense, pulsating bassline, slowly escalating and carving out an insistent riff framework over the course of ten minutes or so. It probably wouldn't be too great a stretch to start making some Kevin Shields comparisons. 'Ribs Out' is distinctly less epic sounding, instead knocking out weird ritual chants and percussive experimentation like a wigged-out early Animal Collective. The drone soon returns however, with 'Race You To My Bedroom - Spirit Rise' sounding like Spiritualized being pumped through a bank of fuzz pedals before transferring seamlessly into the four-to-the-floor thump of previous single release, 'Bright Tomorrow', which ably fuses melodic organ developments with strobing, Growing-style antics for a pretty wild trip. The album wraps up nicely with 'Colours Move', which sounds a bit like all the previous tracks playing simultaneously, leaving you with a sprawling African-influenced drone piece that's somewhere between The Lion King and La Monte Young, which is in itself a think of some considerable genius. A brilliant album, worthy of all the hype that will no doubt be lavished upon it in the months to come...