Black As Chalk “OURO“
Label: MAGIC MILE MUSIC distributed by Made In Germany Music GmbH
Black As Chalk “OURO” – now that’s what I call Independent Rock
Back in the early days of the band the German Visions-Magazine – they knew already: “Many bands play Indie Rock, but only a few do it so well.”
With their fourth full length album Black As Chalk have grown to be a relentless Indie-Powerhouse. Crunchy and fuzzy guitars, snarling bass lines, crushing drums and the recording room as an additional instrument, a fourth dimension, make for an outstanding sonic experience. Hear the forces at work, the performances, straining bodies and materials: buzzing guitar strings, swooshing cymbals, vocal chords hissing through microphones. All together in one room – live. A sonic body doing fine without the piano of the previous albums, working without interruption and stop-on-a-dime precision.
OURO is a hydra – a many headed snake. Great hooks next to reduced and tender passages suddenly burst into hypnotic noise.
Tracklist Digi:
1. Helmet Off 04:06
2. Take My Hand 04:48
3. The Commuter 03:21
4. In This Gloom 08:02
5. Letting Go 01:47
6. Snake Handler 02:44
7. Cleaning Squad 04:34
8. Own 03:14
9. Tearjerker 01:55
10. O 02:41
11. Line 41 03:56
CD total: 41:13
Tracklist Vinyl:
Seite A:
1. Helmet Off 04:06
2. Take My Hand 04:48
3. The Commuter 03:21
4. In This Gloom 08:02
Seite B:
1. Letting Go 01:47
2. Snake Handler 02:44
3. Cleaning Squad 04:34
4. Own 03:14
5. Tearjerker 01:55
6. O 02:41
7. Line 41 03:56
CD total: 41:13