Mccowen, John / Solo Contra
| Album: | Solo Contra | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Mccowen, John | Added: | Dec 2017 | |
| Label: | International Anthem Recording Co. | |||
Album Review
BravoMarco
Reviewed 2017-12-19
Reviewed 2017-12-19
John McCowen
Solo Contra
(International Anthem)
Reviewed by BravoMarco
Move over bassy cello, it’s time for the contrabass clarinet to get down there amongst the weeds. Out of Chicago, John McCowen, has a background in the hardcore scene & you can just about hear these influences shining through on this release. Experiment with an avant-garde industrial flavour. Played a stunning set at the 2016 KZSU Day of Noise extravaganza, alongside, other notable Bay Area residents, Jacob Felix Heule & Aurora Josephson
Like: Hellvete for the heavy industrial & Gregg Skloff for the lighter deep bass sounds
All three are very good.
No FCC’s (Instrumentals)
1) Fur Korv (5.01) Low murmurings in this atmospheric bleak sound-scape.
2) Chopper HD (5.29) Intimidating & caustic, this is hardcore without the screaming – experimental style.
3) Berths 1-3 (16.35) This captures the previous two & puts them together for a proper amount of time. Slow & seductive to begin & then gradually building to an eerie high-pitched onslaught.
Solo Contra
(International Anthem)
Reviewed by BravoMarco
Move over bassy cello, it’s time for the contrabass clarinet to get down there amongst the weeds. Out of Chicago, John McCowen, has a background in the hardcore scene & you can just about hear these influences shining through on this release. Experiment with an avant-garde industrial flavour. Played a stunning set at the 2016 KZSU Day of Noise extravaganza, alongside, other notable Bay Area residents, Jacob Felix Heule & Aurora Josephson
Like: Hellvete for the heavy industrial & Gregg Skloff for the lighter deep bass sounds
All three are very good.
No FCC’s (Instrumentals)
1) Fur Korv (5.01) Low murmurings in this atmospheric bleak sound-scape.
2) Chopper HD (5.29) Intimidating & caustic, this is hardcore without the screaming – experimental style.
3) Berths 1-3 (16.35) This captures the previous two & puts them together for a proper amount of time. Slow & seductive to begin & then gradually building to an eerie high-pitched onslaught.
Track Listing
| 1. | Fur Kov | 2. | Chopper Hd | |||
| 3. | Berths 1-3 | |||||