Maskineri

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艺人: Kaizers Orchestra
语种: 英语
厂牌: None
发行时间: 2008年01月01日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

专辑介绍

by Dave Donnelly

Kaizers Orchestra thrust themselves upon the Scandinavian consciousness in 2001 with their brilliant and inimitable debut record, Ompa Til Du Dør, a startling mix of eastern European folk, beer hall "oom-pa" and latter-era Tom Waits, becoming one of Norway's most popular bands and one of the continent's must-see live acts in the process. Unusually for a band so richly celebrated for their raucous live show, they've decided to tone things down a fraction for their fourth studio effort, entitled Maskineri (that's "machinery" in English). It's not near as immediate as its predecessors, most of all 2005's glam-tinged Maestro, but is no less affecting as a result. Perhaps signalling their intention from the start, opening track "Moment" bristles with festive marimba, the newest instrument in the group's armoury, while one of their defining features- the distinctive oil drum- is used noticeably sparingly. Some tracks are solid links to the past: "Bastard Sønn" could be a straight port from Ompa Til Du Dør; its fluttering trumpets and glammy chord stabs act like a time machine, while the chorus line "eg er din bastard sønn" requires very little in the way of translation. Elsewhere, there are notable innovations in the Kaisers' sound. "9 mm" brims with horror punk-styled electric organ and a disarming call-and-response chorus, while "Den Andre Er Meg" is a first for the band: a duet between frontman Janove Ottesen and a female vocalist, Ragnhild Winterstø Røthing. Yet while these innovations are welcome additions to the Kaizers Orchestra, the songs themselves are slightly weaker those to which we've become accustomed and Maskineri loses steam in its latter stages, despite the best efforts of sparkling closer "Ond Sirkel".