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Kartta - Demo Recordings (Myspace)
Debutant frontman, Phillip Quirie mentioned to me that he had a another project. I was expecting more ambient melodies and calm acoustic strummings. The sound of Kartta couldn't have been any more far removed and unexpected. Here is what I discovered...
Stabbing guitar melodies,
swishing lead guitar lines. I'm mentally jumping around and it's only a
matter of time before the cerebral becomes the visceral bodily kick
that puts me in motion. Slick lush bass lines, kicking drums and that's
my cue, I'm out of the chair like I've just scored a last minute cup
final goal. This is arms flailing, smiles aloft, high voltage amplified
fucking happiness. My faith in Indie Pop has been restored, resovled
and reignited. This is the sound of Kartta…
"Henri Got Cancer"
is the lovable jittery angsty son of Boyracer. Thrashing hooks, fey
vocal lines and skeletal molten riffs. Joyously distorted guitars
explode and writhe in ecstasy, bringing in the MASSIVE chorus.
Influenced by Henry Miller's "Tropic Of Cancer," this song is the
musical equivalent of the novel's youthful sexual energy and exuberance
but is also tinged with enough clandestine melancholy to make you feel
satisfied but slightly unclean. 10/10
"Left Avenue" jangles
like McCarthy and has that raw home recorded feel of early Hood. More
doses of melancholic uplifting indie pop. For music to reminisce by, see "Oh
puzzled heart, where have you left me?" 7/10
"The Year aside"
is a stripped down, laid bare, open hearted musical confession. The
track is the sound of a person falling apart losing cohesion
and a sense of self. Suddenly, it all gains clarity and the track comes
together, making a stand and fighting back, whilst juggling the pieces
and making sense of it all once again. 8/10
Kartta have
supported the likes of The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit.
Despite supporting higher profile acts, Phillip explained to me that
due to the bands location (Aberdeen) and the members living far apart,
"We will never get signed." This saddens me, as anyone who listens to
this band and compares them with the mundane and stagnant post
Libertines drawl can only make one huge angry assumption; this band
should fucking HUGE!!!
Kartta Myspace
Nicky
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