Release
date: June 20th 2016. Label: Self Released. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Dead
Letters – Tracklisting
1.Serpents
Tonque 05:14
2.Selina
Kyle 03:46
3.Clique
Show 01:59
4.Dead
Letters 05:38
5.Sightless
God 04:12
6.Loss
Of Control 01:31
Band Members
Legion - Guitar
Paisley - Bass
Cutter - Drums
Band Members
Legion - Guitar
Paisley - Bass
Cutter - Drums
Review:
Tripping
The Mechanism are a very hard band to describe. Parts Doom Metal,
Sludge, Noise Rock and moments of pure Rock and Roll fury. Put all
this together and you have a recipe for one kick-ass band with a
great sound of their own. Heavy distorted guitars with intense vocals
make Tripping The Mechanism one of the most refreshing sounds I've
heard this year.
Their
new release – Dead Letters – is a blast from start to finish with
moments of heavy guitars merging the thin line between Doom, Sludge
and Noise Rock. If you're a fan of Kylesa then you should check this
band out as they have a similar sound but still creating their own
identity.
Opening
track – Serpents Tonque – sees Tripping The Mechanism create a
nightmarish sound where the riffs
are drenched in Doom/Sludge Metal gloomy atmospherics and the vocals
add a sinister edge that wouldn't go amiss from a Neurosis record.
Second
track – Selina Kyle – is a very different affair compared to the
first track as the band offer a punk/rock and roll sound merged with
psychedelic sludge rock riffs. It still maintains a heavy gloomy
atmosphere but this song is so damn catchy at times you would be
forgiven to think you were listening to a more commercial based band.
It's perhaps my fave song on the album as it's a daring song
especially with the delivery of the music and sublime vocals.
Third
track – Clique Show – sees the band offer a more
proto-punk/sludge rock sound and it has a very raw psychedelic sound.
I think this track offers perhaps the best representation on what
Tripping The Mechanism would sound on the live stage.
Fourth
track – Dead Letters – is a more slow-paced affair as the
pounding drums and sultry vocals take their time in creating a
despairing doom and almost occult based atmosphere. Tripping The
Mechanism soon return to their heavier sounds for perhaps the EP's heaviest track. It's quite a depressing track but one that shows the
true power of Tripping The Mechanism's heavy distorted sound.
The
final two tracks Sightless God and Loss Of Control offer more moments
of heavy bleak nightmarish sounds. Dead Letters will leave you in a
daze as it's quite a daring and challenging record to listen to. It
sounds superb from start to finish which isn't surprising since you
have Brad Boatright mastering this. You also have Philip Cope from
Kylesa producing and co-engineering and mixing with Jay Matheson.
Top-notch talent who definitely know a thing or two.
Tripping The Mechanism mean
serious fucking business with Dead Letters. Check this EP out as it's
a refreshing and quite often depressing release though it's one you
will be listening to over and over again. Excellent and Highly
Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
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