Music Writings by CL

Panic DHH - Panic DHH Album Review, 2004. Full Review, Click Here. Do you have home contents insurance where you live? If you haven't, you really should consider it before putting  'Panic Drives Human Herds'_ into your CD player, as it's guaranteed to completely fuck your stereo up good and proper. You remember the  Pixies / Nirvana's  classic Quiet Loud Quiet Loud formula? Well that's nothing compared to  Panic DHH's  Quiet/Quiet/Quiet FUCKING HELL level of loudness. The 10 tracks that make up this startling debut album all twist and turn at unexpected points, before usually evolving into a maelstrom of pure, unadulurated head-fucking violence. 'Panic Drives Human Herds'  is the first release on  Digital Hardcore Recordings  for some time, and whilst the album retains the same level of experimentalism that has kept label vital, it also marks a major departure of the "classic" DHR sound. Out go the breakbeats, and on  ...

The Faint - Sheffield Octagon, 2004. Full Review, Click Here The Faint Sheffield octagon. Everywhere you look, goths.  This isn't your typical Faint audience, for tonight, the faint are supporting Placebo, (who I would also review, if it weren't for the fact they were unquestionably dull). People were there to jump up and down, how should they react when confronted with keyboards, drum machines, and a mass of solid energy? Well, after the initial confusion passed, the audience really started getting into The Faint.  It's hard not to get into a band that plays with such a huge amount of intensity. It felt as if the band had stolen Leftfield's sound-system, the bass shook you right in the throat with alarming intensity, an intensity that was shared by  vocalist Todd Baechele as he leapt from keyboard to mic and across the stage in a way that made MC Hammer look like he was suffering with arthyritis. Or maybe it was the intensity of the son...