Album Review
Koban – “Abject Obsessions” – [Avant]
Kai Sync 6/22/2016 12-inch, A Library
This is gothic post-punk with drum machines, angry synths and lyrical content. This duo from Vancouver with the second album continues the dark post-punk path with manic drum machine patterns, french speaking subtitles, male post-punk angst vocals, dirty synths and angry guitars, borrowing a path into to the darkest corners of the listener’s brain. Post-punk as a movement is a tough choice as any musical paths could be considered cliche, however Koban achieves to carve uniqueness into this 30+ year old genre, mostly thanks to adding energetic complexity and introspection to each song. It also helps to sing parts in French.
you heard it 18 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 804 days ago, Naysayer played Between The Differences
- 1583 days ago, Sid Badguy played Lesser
- 2151 days ago, mouthbreather played Le Cauchemar
- 2152 days ago, Lord Gravestench played Lesser
- 2154 days ago, Droll played This Pursuit
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