Wow! Part Chimp are loud, in fact the only way you can possibly listen to this album is with the volume up so high the neighbours phone the police (possibly what my neighbours are doing as I write this.)
Thriller, Part Chimp's third studio album is a hit of no nonsense noise with a haze frantic sludgy guitars and heavy basslines but the real selling point is beneath the layers and layers of finger tapping and distortion each song is actually pretty catchy, it's an album I can listen to over and over again and find new parts every time I do.
Signed to the ever popular Rock Action (Mogwai's record label) who also put out Errors and Envy, Part Chimp are made up of members from a number of cult bands including Ikara Cult, Ligament and Sawyer and can now boast a pretty sizeable cult following themselves built up from their extensive touring from the last two albums and a live show like no other.
There are some absolute class moments on Thriller, one ofthe highlights is the move from the pummelling of track two 'FFFFF' straight into the dirgy, riff heavy 'Dirty Sun,' two brilliant tracks seemingly merging into one. There isn't really a break in the noise until the six minute 'Tomorrow Midnite' which builds up slowly but the calm doesn't last for long.
Part Chimp are a very rare breed, it's great to hear an album as heavy as this played so creatively.
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