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  • From: redhatnooblet <pwnt AT dook.edu>
  • To: ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: Snatches of Pink
  • Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:03:20 -0500

andy.fekete AT na.biomerieux.com wrote:
> Anyone who cares:
>
> Snatches of Pink will be playing this Thursday, November 17th at 9pm
> at Slim's Downtown, 227 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh NC
>
> "Arrogant, excessive and beautiful."
> - Magnet review of Snatches of Pink live
>
> Independent Weekly review:
>
> "Stag"
> Snatches of Pink
> (MoRisen Records)
> By Chris Parker.
>
> What is the sound of creeping decay? Resembling
> the last gasp of a battered liver so debauched
> and dissipated that it can barely gather the
> strength to spit out a final fuck you, Snatches'
> decadent rock reaches its apogee on Stag.
>
> One can hear the influence of Royal Trux in the
> desiccated, distortion-ridden Stonesy crawl,
> which threatens at times to collapse into chaos.
> There's some great tunes here, such as "Snakes,"
> whose riff recalls the Stones' "Rocks Off," but
> they are nearly overburdened with the weight of
> Rank's peculiar aesthetic, enveloping everything
> in a veneer of grime.
>
> At times they're refracting the sound through
> stoner rock instead of glam (as on the spacey
> "Painted Gun"). The dark, echo-y sound, unusual
> panning of sounds and distant vocals all coalesce
> in a dire, despondent quality that infects the
> entire album. It's a little dispiriting at first,
> but there's an undeniable energy about this, and
> like a lover's quirks, accepting the built-in
> dysfunction opens up a whole new universe, that
> --even if a little odd--is full of Keith Richards-
> inspired, drugged-out rawk.
>
> Smile at Snatches at http://www.snatchesofpink.com.
>
sweet thnx




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