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01 - Intro 02 - Stone age 03 - Back to the basic 04 - Bait 05 - Strike back 06 - Easy 07 - Dis off 08 - Drain 09 - Breaks and comes 10 - Sabbath 11 - Figure it out – extended mix – 12 - Cynically 13 - I see you but you don't see me 14 - Ladder |
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SBK have never been a group to stick to one sound on an album, and Red Flash is typically varied in musical style, pace and mood. Every time you think you've got the album sussed, something comes from way off left field and leaves you astounded. The album begins with the minimalist beeps of "Intro," before dropping us into the Chemical Brothers like "Stone age" - an uplifting mix of pounding drums, repeating keyboards, and positive shout outs for us to get our groove on. It's a great start to the album, and you can't help but get caught up in the whole dance anthem vibe. They follow with "Back to the basic" which - with its fast and furious tempo, attitude filled raps, and rocking guitar riffs - sounds like it should be the B-Side to the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage." The next few songs jump between the electronica of "Strike back" and "Sabbath," the electroclash of "Bait" and "Dis off," and the insanely groovy guitar driven funk of "Easy." Then, at the halfway mark, there is a dramatic change in mood, with the haunting post-rock sound of "Drain." The soft, almost apologetic, tone of the vocals, and slow accompanying piano are a complete contrast to everything that has come before it, and the good-time feeling of the previous songs disappears as a result. Fortunately, "Breaks and comes" is a more pleasant and laid back track, with harps and crooning vocals, and things become more positive again, before we are then hit by the full intensity of "Figure it out – extended mix – ," a fast moving dance floor anthem, which is followed in turn by the soothing ambient sound of "Cynically." "I see you but you don't see me" is different again from all that has preceded it. In essence it's a guitar driven piece of dark indie-rock. It starts off slow and soft, but as the song progresses the music builds up in both tempo and heaviness, the vocals get louder, and by the end it's a full blown slab of angst ridden rock. The final song on the album, "Ladder," is a melancholy mix of piano, faint electronic vocals, and haunting ambient soundscapes. It's incredibly sad, and it sounds like the vocalist Shigeo is saying goodbye to a loved one "…I just want to thank you for being with me… just want to say thank you… just want to hold your hand… it is time to go…" Overall, Red Flash is a great album, with an amazing range of sounds, styles, and moods. At times it's hard, almost impossible, to believe that the songs on this album are all by the same band, but somehow they do all fit together. SBK have created a real emotional roller coaster of an album, full of highs and lows. By the time you've finished listening to it, you can't help but feel somehow touched by the experience. |
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