“Trier” by Kyoto Kyoto sounds like someone wound up one of those recent UK post-punk bands and sped up its trajectory with Wire-like nervy intensity. It seethes with energy and it sounds like it is going to come off the rails but the precision of the rhythm is hidden with bursts of noise and furious arpeggios that dissolve a third of the way through the song to give way to a rapid bass line that pulses in a repeated pattern joined by guitar and drums in a tight pattern while vocals seem to chant with an urgent message like it’s all riding headlong to a mysterious destination. At times it sounds like Hella and a hyperkinetic version of Yes newly inspired by the likes of black midi and drawing some inspiration by Carl Orff with an update on a bit of Carmina Burana. Orchestral math rock with the art punk sensibilities of a current post-punk band that didn’t get the memo that it needed to sound like something in any current trend in that style of music. Listen to “Trier” (as in Lars von Trier? Who can say?) on Spotify and connect with Kyoto Kyoto at the links provided.
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