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Stalins of Sound – Tank Tracks

Review

Stalins of Sound

Tank Tracks

Genre
CD
Label
Slovenly Recordings
Datum
18.05.2014
Autor
King Kraut
7 /10
After all the Hitler and Nazi references in the names of punk bands have lost their shock value through overuse, another bloodthirsty dictator must take their place. At least no one is expecting soft pop now, and so it kicks off in the first tracks of STALINS OF SOUND without regard for losses. Crunchy lo-fi guitars scream against an overdriven voice, which is all very punk and feels raw, threatening, and unrefined. Only the drum machine gets drowned out in the noise; a humanoid drummer, who rocks out with the same obsession as the rest of the band, could have given it an extra boost. Did you have him sent off to Siberia or what? But I suppose I'm reactionary in my views anyway; drum machines destroy jobs, and only SCHNUR or KNORKATOR are allowed to do that.
Throughout the 9 tracks, the mechanical beat gradually comes more to the fore from about the second half, and there is a throttling of aggression in favor of synth trash with lots of bleeps and gurgles straight outta Space Invaders. This creates the variety to keep the not even 25 minutes from becoming dull, although I would have liked to see an escalation of the alienated outburst of anger from the beginning of the album. I like the San Diego combo best when they are minimalist, just blasting out the noise and moving on.
It should be noted that beneath the frayed sound guise, there are well-written, to-the-point pieces, which is what makes this music work in my opinion and gnaws its way into the brain through the ears. If Comrade Stalin only knew!

Fun Fact: The album title and artwork refer to a shooting spree with a stolen tank, in 1995, in the hometown of the STALINS.

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