German duo Dyse already have a strong for their intense live shows and non stop performances (with over 300 gigs and counting) their sound is reminiscent of that oddball sound that culminated in the early nineties with bands such as Refused, Fugazi and Mr Bungle all finding fame and there are certainly traces of their wackiness on show here.
Lieder Sind Bruder Der Revolution (Songs Are Brothers Of The Revolution) bases it's sound around bone crunching riffs that lie on the verge somewhere in between jazz and punk rock, strange time signatures, stop start verse and choruses and the occasional trumpet. It's a sound that can be vaguely categorized in one of the many sub genre's that hang around these sort of bands
Tracks such as 'Festung' and 'Treppe' are both great examples of a band that has worked hard on refining a sound that has all the traits of hardcore but still satisfy the listener with ridiculously catchy riffs and choruses. It took me a little while to get my head round Dyse at first, it's been quite a while since I have heard a band playing heavy 'arty' rock that hasn't sounded purely formulaic but given time to explore the album a bit more and get over the initial hit of the first couple tracks you discover a band that are actually doing something a little different and by the time you've exhaustingly made your way to the latter half of the album, most notably the 6.45 minute 'Supermachineeyeon' I found myself engulfed in the eccentric and twisted sound.
I have always been a fan of this sort of straight forward 'in your face' rock, the album has a very raw, live feel to it and I can only imagine these guys will have a very intense live show, I only hope they get over here at some point so that I can sample the wonders of a Dyse gig.
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