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1/12/2019

Two Lane Phonebooth – Twisted Rebar (2008)




  • Alternative rock 
  • Indie rock 
  • Art rock 
  • Avant-rock 
  • Experimental rock 
  • Avant-prog 
  • RIO 
  • Techno rock 
  • Yacht pop
  • Electronic 
  • DIY

Comment: I guess it happened a bit more than 10 years ago when I had discovered that artist at Lastfm. I like the artist's laconic outlook by sharing his music through his own website (8 albums in total). Even the most sustainable music platforms like Bandcamp, and Soundcloud are put aside. Because of that it can be said TLP is a genuine indie artist by his attitude and format but not in that way only. By listening to this 14-notch release one can hear cutting-edge touch in the music. Basically it is a cohesive, galvanised rock sound based on guitars, drums and electronic keyboards. As the title hints at the issue it is twisted but fortunately it is not an avant-garde for its own sake. Yeah, it embraces uncanny samples, loops, some tracks like Loud Boat, and You The Serpents Made with offbeat, a bit jazzy glimpses as if something coming out from between yacht pop and Frank Zappa. Rumbling Platform is more Zappa than Zappa himself used to be. Amazing avant-prog/noise rock. All You Need Is Blood is an excellent example of integrated techno rock. Obviously it is tautological to add all the tracks are created with a tongue-in-cheek attitude. By contemporaneous artists I would like to compare the artist with Ariel Pink, similarly to the Californian DIY legend I hear those timeless laid-back sparkles in the music. It would sound a bit in a freaky way but this sound would have been ideal for a recent Ariel Pink. What else could be added but listen to this singular one and the other seven ones as well. Simply great.