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Breather
Resist
Charmer
(Jade Tree)
When you look back a few years, it is not hard to see how hardcore
and heavy music has changed in leaps rather than skips. You
look at how style, both musically and aesthetically has changed
and it is almost too much to comprehend when looking at things
on a larger scale. Granted, bands like Earth Crisis and Strife
have very little in common with bands of today like Atreyu and
Eighteen Visions besides some general similarities, but at the
same time, hardcore thrives with an undercurrent of independent
bands that are making sure you can still do things the old fashioned
way.
Breather Resist exist in that fertile music community of Louisville,
Kentucky; where great bands such as Slint, Falling Forward,
Endpoint and Elliot have all called home. Some having created
some of the most passionate, diverse music around. Breather
Resist themselves have a rich history for being a relatively
new band. It is not every day that Jade Tree decides to release
a stereotypically “heavy” release, but this band
obviously sparked their interest; boasting members of The National
Acrobat and Black Cross (not to mention the devastating music
that they create).
This band just does everything right, from their look to their
songs it how it all cohesively comes together in a manner that
many bands only wish they could duplicate. With this full length,
Breather Resist have created one of the best, if not the best,
hardcore records to come out this year. Ugly, desperate and
pulverizing, Charmer showcases that even songs that
are loud and distorted can be pieced together to make songs
rather than noise; which is what most would characterize this
as. It hits hard, leaves a mark and would make bands like Deadguy
even reconsider reforming to tour with this powerhouse. If you
yearn for the days of bands booking their own tours and making
enough money to get back out on the road, then listen to only
one record this year: Charmer.
Reviewed by
Ray Harkins
September 20th, 2004 |
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