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Trio
de Vancouver, 1 garçon et deux filles. Les Random Cuts viennent de sortir une
série de eps 2 titres assez originaux cet été. Le visuel des pochettes, fait
par leur chanteur Justin (personnage très actif à Vancouver), est assez
dadaïste et très coloré. Les eps sont eux aussi colorés. La présentation est
donc soignée et originale. Un bon point...La musique est aussi variée, colorée
et très surprenante. Étonnement, les Random Cuts croisent des influences
casse-gueule, qui posent une super mélodie, un sens de l'harmonie et en même
temps pètent tout, déconstruisent tout sans excès en deux minutes. Rat capacity
est un morceau qui reprend les traces nerveuses de Nirvana, avec des
intonations à la Corbain. Les influences sont tracées entre Nirvana, Mudhoney,
la destruction wagnérienne de Flipper (à noter la réédition de tout flipper y
compris le génial gone fishin') et l'univers renfermé (presque autiste) des
Wipers. Surprenant car les Random Cuts ont laissé tombé le côté surproduit pour
faire trois eps qui se complètent sans violence et sans chocs bien que les
paroles soient assez sombres (Jail stripes) et que la tension soit
bien contenue. 3 eps, 6 titres qui croisent grunge, rock et post-punk...qui
font faire des dégâts. À croire que les vagues sonores de San Francisco,
Portland et Seattle viennent de frapper de plein fouet Vancouver en été 2009.
(à l'intérieur des eps, un code est disponible pour télécharger les
morceaux...bonne initiative!) -Fab tigan (02/09/2009)
The Random Cuts are a
trio from Vancouver who have recently released a quite original series of two-song
singles this summer. The artwork in the
inserts, made by the singer, Justin (an active member of the Vancouver scene),
are rather Dadaist and very colourful, as are the singles themselves. A solid mark for careful and original
presentation … The music itself is also varied, colourful, and very
surprising. Astonishingly, the Random
Cuts mix their influences with abandon, producing a strong melody and harmonious quality while
breaking them down, deconstructing them all without
pedantry in two minute tracks. Rat Capacity is a track that takes up
the nervy traces of
Nirvana, with Cobain style intonations.
[Within the singles can be found] the influence of Nirvana, Mudhoney,
the Wagnerian destructiveness of Flipper (take heed of the re-release of Flipper’s entire back catalogue
including the superb Gone Fishin’)
and the claustrophobic, almost autistic universe of The Wipers. Surprisingly, The Random Cuts have foregone
the generic to produce three EPs that combine tension and dark lyrics (Jail Stripes) without resorting to
[simplistic?] violence and shock. 3 EPs,
6 songs crossing grunge, rock, and post-rock that will do some damage; just
imagine soundwaves from San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle crashing over
Vancouver in the summer of 2009. (Inside
the EPs is a code for downloading the tracks … great idea!) -Fab tigan (02/09/2009)
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B.
Lines est une ligne de bus à Vancouver...et sûrement le meilleur groupe punk de
la ville ! La pochette est nulle, simple presque simpliste. Mais attention, le
ep est un petit bijou avec 6 titres vraiment carton dans la veine des Career
Suicide, du premier ep des Vicious Cycles, des Statues etc. Du punk rock
nihiliste qui remet le tic tac à zéro de la scène punk de Vancouver et surtout
fout le feu à la sécheuse...avec beaucoup d'humour. Ce groupe ne sortira pas
sur Sudden death records. C'est sûr mais on s'en fout : Brûlez vos
idoles et sautez dans le bus ! J'attends le lp avec grande
impatience...(à l'intérieur du ep, un code est disponible pour télécharger les
morceaux...bonne initiative!) -Fab tigan (02/09/2009)
The B-Line is a bus
route in Vancouver, and the B-Lines are certainly the best punk band in that
town. The insert is bland/basic, simple
almost simplistic/minimalist. Looks are
deceiving,
though, as this EP is a little gem with 6 tracks in the vein of Career Suicide,
the first EP of Vicious Cycles, of the Statues, etc. The band returns to the nihilism of
Vancouver’s early punk scene and sets fire to its remains … with a lot of humour. This band will never appear on Sudden Death
Records; true, but who gives a fuck.
Burn your idols and jump on the bus!
I await the LP with great impatience.
(Inside the EPs is a code for downloading the tracks … great idea!) -Fab tigan (02/09/2009)
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DISCORDER September 2009
Riff Raff
Speaking of fast and fleeting, blink and you'll miss the B-Lines EP come at you like a horde of pesky mosquitoes lookin' for blood. Singer Ryan Dyck has been known to draw some of his own whilst the band plays its Killed By Death Records-styled punk mess--and who better to satisfy the needs of an A.D.D. generation than these fine gents. Barely two minute blasts of songs about failed relationships, corporate stiffs and death by household appliance, I heard the Urinals, Dead Milkmen and early Rip Off Records in among brother Bruce Dyck's herky-jerky drumming of "Leaving", "Busy Man" and "Crazy Glue", but somehow it sticks together with Adam Fothergill's sturdy bass anchor and Scotty Colin's punchy and punctuated guitar bursts--like on "Social Retard", a song that definitely won't make the request list at the PTA dance. Political correctness be damned, the B-Lines are poised to take on all comers with label honcho Sean Nominal sparing no expense (and no trees apparently) as this release comes equipped with digital download coupons, as if your attention span is going to be better off downloading a megabyte the size of a speck of dust. Meh, who am I to stand in the way of progress? Just go get this record already. And while you're at it, score yourself ex-Mutators Justin Gradin's new combo Random Cuts on the aforementioned label. Not as noisy and discordant as his prior project, Gradin's got a brand new bag of tricks that lay somewhere between the post-punk-isms of Wire and the new-school proto pop of their contemporaries Defektors (particularly on "Rat Capacity", but "Destroyed" also displays some chops that fans of some of of the current crop of In The Red Records groups like The Intelligence may agree with). Apparently two more singles are hot off the press and ready to go, so you'll probably see more ink being spilled on this group in the future. -Bryce Dunn
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