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Brainkiller: Colourless Green Superheroes

By Vincenzo Roggero
February 26, 2014
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Brainkiller: Colourless Green Superheroes

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 direttamente da un qualche contest canoro, tanghi sintetici, fondali ambient ed elettro-pop fiaccherebbero la resistenza dell'ascoltatore più ben disposto. Ma ((m: Jacob Koller = 16123}}, Brian Allen e Hernan Hecht trovano l'alchimia vincente nella quale batteria, tastiere, trombone ed elettronica funzionano come una piccola orchestra ricca di idee, talvolta appena accennate talvolta pienamente sviluppate, sempre comunque in grado di solleticare il piacere di chi si porge all'ascolto di Colourless Green Superheroes.

Track Listing

The Vindicator Returns; Scribble; Empty Words; Top of the World; Orange Grey Shades; A Piedi Verso Il Sole; Plates; Noodlin; Labratorio; Secret Mission; Otaku Goes to a Rave; Viv; To Be Continued.

Personnel

Brainkiller

band / ensemble / orchestra

Jacob Koller: piano, fender rhodes, tastiere; Brian Allen: trombone, effetti; Hernan Hecht: batteria.

Album information

Title: Colourless Green Superheroes | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: RareNoiseRecords

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Instrument: Band / ensemble / orchestra

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