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10 out of 10
Drill first formed in early 1989 but split in 1994, a reformation around 2005 and here we are today with a new EP. So many dates there I should have a tweed jacket and really be telling you about the fall of the Roman Empire, but that would stop me from letting you know about Drill. I can't say I'm best placed to do that either, they are new to me and I can't help believe its luck that I got this one to review.
This six tack EP is awesome; I should really have my head looked at for not having heard of this band before. If you are a fan of Post-Hardcore bands such as Quicksand, 16, Slint, Ministry, hell even Killing Joke, then just do anything you can to get this EP. A band from Newcastle making clever, edgy and intense five to fifteen minute songs that suck you in to a surreal soundscape of guitar, drums, bass and Slint-like unpredictability; each song leaves you wondering if you should hit the back button or let the next song play.
PitManic sounds like something lifted right off the first Will Haven record, the guitar setting the rhythm, the bass jumping in and out, kick ass drums and the best sounding cymbals you will hear this year, I promise. The vocals somewhat muted but gnarly absolutely perfect as they never overpower the background laid by any instrument.
Diaspora is a fifteen minute epic slice of genius. This well thought out track has done enough by the seven minute mark to let the next song kick in, but Drill aren't finished with you yet there's another seven minutes to go, full of noises not a million miles away from the score of a John Carpenter film and just as hypnotic as the seven minutes before, it's starting to become clear why these guys took three years to get this EP together.
I'm giving these guys a ten, for effort alone but there is so much more to the package.
There may be a few bands out there like them after all Drill were new to me, they are unique as far as I'm concerned and well worth checking out.
Listening to this made me realise that there never was enough bands doing this sort of music in this sort of style, their own way!
Listen: www.myspace.com/drilluk
Tracklist:
1. Plan Dalet
2. PitManic
3. Diaspora
4. Deir yassin
5. PitManic (Stripped Repeats)
6. The Last Taboo of America
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