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Brainkiller: Colourless Green Superheroes

Read "Colourless Green Superheroes" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
February 26, 2014

Al secondo album dopo il pirotecnico debutto di The Infiltration, il trio denominato Brainkiller colpisce ancora (in senso figurato, s'intende...) licenziando un album che definisce ulteriormente la loro schizofrenica e multicolore visione musicale. Colourless Green Superheroes, è un frullatore dove tutto è concesso, dove gli ingredienti base--il gusto per l'improvvisazione del jazz, l'energia epidermica e immediata del rock--trovano effetti imprevedibili con reagenti a volte improbabili. Cori angelici da lounge-music, batteria con effetto campionamento, melodie che sembrano arrivare ...

Album Review

Brainkiller: Colourless Green Superheroes

Read "Colourless Green Superheroes" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
July 7, 2013

RareNoise Records has made a cottage industry of attracting talent that not only doesn't color within the lines, but erases the lines altogether. Brainkiller is no exception to this approach. Comprised of the unlikely assembly of keyboards (Jacob Koller), trombone (Brian Allen), and drums (Hernan Hecht), Brainkiller floats down the same river navigated recently by Berserk! and Slobber Pup to a musical place that can only be described as a crime scene, but in a good way. ...

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Album Review

Brainkiller: The Inﬁltration

Read "The Inﬁltration" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
June 27, 2011

With a name like Brainkiller, it's easy to imagine a punk band thrashing the noise to a frenzied crowd of head-bangers. While the idea is not entirely a stretch in terms of The Inﬁltration's energy, there are clear differences: first, instead of the usual guitar or piano-led ensemble, there's an uncommon trio of trombone, keys, and drums; second, these seasoned musicians can deliver diversity, from avant-gardism and electronic exploitation to workings that are imaginative and progressive. Brass ...