Crystal Antlers - Ep

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Artist: Crystal Antlers
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2008-10-07
Music Label: Touch & Go Records
Soundtracks:

Until The Sun Dies (Part 2)
Vexation
A Thousand Eyes
The Owl
Arcturus
Parting Song For the Torn Sky

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Music Review: manufactured artifact
Rating: 3 Stars

By all reports an exciting live band, Crystal Antlers may falter a bit on record. The Blue Cheer/Les Savy Fav comparisons leveled by reviewers from Amazon to Pitchfork suggest a mind-melting pot of psych influences boiling over with post-punk -- and without a doubt there is no fear of volume, distortion, or noise freakouts here. Comparisons conjured in my mind, however, are Hawkwind and early Monster Magnet (think the "25......Tab" EP).

What the Crystal Antlers' EP lacks is adequate breathing space, either in the mix or in the delivery. I'd like to see the singer (especially) and the drummer express more dynamic range. Upon first listen, it seems like one long muddy jam, and only later do the songs really emerge on their own. There's promise shown here, but it needs to develop. I'm more than willing to consume my new artists raw and go out on a limb to hear something new, so I'm not entirely put off by uniformly loud textures, but I feel a lot of the reviews of the "best new artist" variety are overstated. This has been done before, and although it's a committed genre pastiche by (apparently) true believers of the scorched-by-the-stars variety, I wish it would simmer a bit in spots instead of constantly boiling.

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An Ep full of swirling guitars, dramatic organ clamor, and relentless blending of influences ranging from cinematic psych tonoisy soul punk.

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