Joe Jacobs aka Vlantis is an extraordinary musician, who is intended to play up an idiosyncratic pop concept based on electro-clash, 8-bit pop/chiptune, electronic indie, even the kind of vibraphone sustained post-rock a la Mice Parade and The Dylan Group. Let`s listen to a handful of albums by Jacobs to get some evidence about his diverse sonic dodges and preferations.
The 5-track EP issued under the Rack & Ruin is full of Japanese girl pop-esque harshness and hardcore-alike dense madness in which straightforward guitars are mixed with striking synths and stomping rhythm machines sometimes reminiscent of Elastica and Le Tigre. Impetuous and catchy call-and-responses, sometimes primitive, the other times over to be flourished into lush explosions. An impressive attack indeed.
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