Album Type: Full Length
Date Released:
13/9/2014
Label: Self Release
‘Missiles’
CD/DD track listing:
1). Lost in
Space (03:49)
2). Bird
Watcher (04:51)
3). Unsound
Mind (05:35)
4). Hellbender
(04:20)
5). Mighty
Sound (06:39)
6). Obeah
(05:07)
7). Missiles
(06:06)
8). Machete
(00:59)
Bio:
Disastroid is
three guys from San Francisco. They play heavy music that's influenced by
sludgy bands like Melvins and Harvey Milk, stoner bands like QOTSA and Fu
Manchu, and the more raw jittery vibe of bands like Drive Like Jehu, Fugazi,
and Jesus Lizard. There's some math rock in there too, but don't get too
stressed out about it.
The
Band:
Enver Koneya |
Guitar/Vocals
Travis
Williams | Bass
Braden McGraw
| Drums
Review:
Disastroid
(n): A mammoth sized asteroid, chased by flames as it tears it’s way through
the atmosphere, causing irreparable damage upon impact.
I
received Disastroid’s newest album, 'Missiles' in the mail this week and
though I had never heard of the band, their name immediately piqued my
curiosity. So I put the record on. And again, and again, and now I’m a few days
down the road and when I look around my house I see there’s nothing left
standing. My chairs have been reduced to kindling, my ceiling decided to let
itself go, I thought I had two cats but I only count one, and there’s a flame
about the size of a pilot light burning in my left speaker.
Its
not that 'Missiles' is particularly heavy, it’s just that it comes out of
nowhere and when it hits, it hits hard. The first song, 'Lost In Space' opens
the album with a lazy, gentle melody. In retrospect, that little piece is much
more the calm before the storm rather than an introduction and within moments
the nervous, jumpy chug of the band takes center stage. For the next 45 minutes
Disastroid goes on a ride with choppy rhythms and unconventional melodies,
using a stoner stomp and a love for 90s rock as a vehicle to do so.
By
the time the third track comes around, 'Unsound Mind' there’s a sense of familiarity that washes
over. It is like the feeling you get when driving your dream car for the first
time. Yeah, you know how to drive, but once you hit the highway and that Camaro
handles better than your girlfriend, you feel at ease despite the break-neck
speed you’ve hit. Then Enver belts “try to make me feel the same as you, crazy
people call you crazy, too,” and you know you’ll be all right.
So
how did my house end up in shambles? Well, its just that kind of album. 'Hellbender' is an invitation to throw things like chairs and tables around.
The chorus in 'Mighty Road' had me on a mission trying to find out just how
loud my speakers could go. 'Missiles' has a particular swing that matched the
to and fro of my swinging ceiling lamp and damn if I could’t resist hanging off
it. The album’s closer has a grungy punk urgency to it, but it clocking in at
under a minute made me want more Disastroid, so I started the whole thing over
again.
Words by: Victor Van
Ommen
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