The first release by
Psychotica Records, a very small
Italian indie who appear to like noise,
Logan's debut is
a clash of shouty
ATDI style presentation and heavily accented
English vocals. Opening track, '
No Tools Part 1', sets
the mood with its choppy guitar line, stuttering drums, and feedback
and bass breakdowns. It segues into
'No Tools Part 2',
which is less intense but somewhat too drawn out. Following this
is,
'The Girls Song (that had a zoo)'. Strange title, less
strange song, opening with a cross of
Placebo-esque cutting
guitars and a
RATM bass stomp. This too blends into the
next track,
'Listen Bastard', which brings more instrument
abuse and more twists and turns than your average Olympic slalom.
Logan probably enjoyed performing this album more than any audience
would enjoy listening to it. There are plenty of ideas being bandied
about but often the structure seems to degenerate into a psychotic
jam session rather than anything particularly engaging. Musical
heaves and flurries which are obviously designed to be dramatic,
more often result in total disengagement with the listener.
Sounding like the backing track to a cheap made-for-TV action
film doesn't help either.
Interesting in the same way John Peel's average show
is. Different, yes, but you don't actually want to listen
to most of it.