Shit
and Shine are known for their brutal attacks on the senses. Yep, there’s plenty
of noise. Dollops of it are thrown on top of each other. ‘Jream Baby Jream’ is
a bit of a more, dare I say it, conventional approach to what they usually do.
Keep in mind this is in comparison with their nauseatingly loud discography,
not in comparison with other actual bands. In fact what differentiates this
from most of their output are the many stylistic detours they follow down on
these 7 tracks (I call it six; the 30 second intro doesn’t count for me).
‘Dinner with my Girlfriend’ pursues their
interest in lumbering, crushing dubstep. In many ways it feels like a logical
progression from their ‘Bass Puppy’ EP from 2010. The air siren-like guitars
that soar above the horrible, near-broken beat, is quite excellent. There are
many weird, virtually pointless samples woven into these songs. What’s shocking
though is the title track ‘Jream Baby Jream’. Is this the dream of Shit and
Shine? It is downright tender, oddly sweet. Usually their music comes nowhere
near this level of gentleness. Even the muttered nonsense that counts as
singing is touching. I’m happy to see they’ve been willing to go outside of
their comfort zone on this track. The results are worth the detour from their
usual genre of distorted, shrill feedback.
‘Woodpecker’ confirms they still
bring the noise. Oh man, it is even more of an assault after such a mellow
track. ‘Rodeo Girls’ shows they still possess their sarcastic sense of humor. A
dumb as hell disco beat leads guitars increasing and decreasing in volume. It
reminds me of a giant sonic funhouse. Even the little pauses they take are
absurd. What’s amazing is no matter how loud or disjointed the piece gets this
idiotic beat keeps on coming through.
I
am a bit surprised by the direction they take. This makes me happy. I like the
fact that Shit and Shine can vary their methods. Shit and Shine makes the some
of the loudest, most acid-damaged music I can possibly imagine.
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