Gonstermachers, The
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| Jan 2007
Reviews
Sadie O.
Reviewed 2007-02-05
Reviewed 2007-02-05
Gonstermachers, The – The Gonstermachers
Reviewed by Sadie O., 1/29/07
Deep South Blues as processed through dark and disturbed imaginings. There are scary, scary things in those swamps! Think Th’Legendary Shack Shakers, but with more blues and less punk. Then quake, little mortals, and fear the darkness.
No FCCs. Two stars is excellent, 3 stars is disturbingly so.
1. ***slow, loose slide, oddball percussion, dark sounding lyrics, wailing. Gnarly!
2. ***downtempo snakey crawl, groovy bongos, creepy yet loveable.
3. **slightly downtempo rockin’ instrumental shuffle with harmonica, builds energy throughout.
4. **uptempo stomp with slide and handclaps, manic harmonica. Gospel for diseased minds. Modulates until you can’t stand it.
5. ***slow, freaky, oddball percussion, processed and strange vocals HELP ME I’M REALLY SCARED!!
6. **uptempo jitterbug bop with harmonica, only a little deranged. Extremely soft bass solo halfway through.
7. **starts with barroom noises, then great little midtempo syncopated cakewalk, extremely familiar tune.
8. **slow march, should be a bit uplifting, but it really feels like spiders.
9. ***very slow bluesy stroll, zombie dance party.
10. **extremely slow, starts with harmonized “yeah yeah yeah”, then long slow crawl through the blues classic, with harmonica. This is NOT the Cab Calloway version! There is a hearse in the middle of this thing. Mommy!!!
Reviewed by Sadie O., 1/29/07
Deep South Blues as processed through dark and disturbed imaginings. There are scary, scary things in those swamps! Think Th’Legendary Shack Shakers, but with more blues and less punk. Then quake, little mortals, and fear the darkness.
No FCCs. Two stars is excellent, 3 stars is disturbingly so.
1. ***slow, loose slide, oddball percussion, dark sounding lyrics, wailing. Gnarly!
2. ***downtempo snakey crawl, groovy bongos, creepy yet loveable.
3. **slightly downtempo rockin’ instrumental shuffle with harmonica, builds energy throughout.
4. **uptempo stomp with slide and handclaps, manic harmonica. Gospel for diseased minds. Modulates until you can’t stand it.
5. ***slow, freaky, oddball percussion, processed and strange vocals HELP ME I’M REALLY SCARED!!
6. **uptempo jitterbug bop with harmonica, only a little deranged. Extremely soft bass solo halfway through.
7. **starts with barroom noises, then great little midtempo syncopated cakewalk, extremely familiar tune.
8. **slow march, should be a bit uplifting, but it really feels like spiders.
9. ***very slow bluesy stroll, zombie dance party.
10. **extremely slow, starts with harmonized “yeah yeah yeah”, then long slow crawl through the blues classic, with harmonica. This is NOT the Cab Calloway version! There is a hearse in the middle of this thing. Mommy!!!
Recent airplay
Danse Les Macher
Happy Hour — Feb 27, 2007
Left Handed Man
Headcleaner — Feb 26, 2007
Gasstationchickendinnerromance
New World Disorder — Feb 17, 2007
Cool Down Here
press and release — Feb 17, 2007
My Sister She's Not A Dollar
public noize racket — Feb 15, 2007
My Sister She's Not A Dollar, Danse Les Macher
New World Disorder — Feb 10, 2007
Charting
2007-02-04 — 2007-04-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 25 | 1 |
| Mar 4 | 2 |
| Feb 25 | 1 |
| Feb 18 | 3 |
| Feb 11 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Night Sam Cooke Died | ||
| 2. | My Sister She's Not A Dollar | ||
| 3. | Danse Les Macher | ||
| 4. | Cool Down Here | ||
| 5. | Left Handed Man | ||
| 6. | Lowdown On The Blowdown | ||
| 7. | Danse Les Negres | ||
| 8. | Saint Sebastian | ||
| 9. | Gasstationchickendinnerromance | ||
| 10. | Saint James Infirmary |