- Punk rock
- Indie rock
- Riot grrrl
- Angst rock
- Alternative rock
- Post-punk
Comment: Gomme
comes out of France by playing rough punk rock/post-punk/alternative
rock. It can be considered riot grrrl because the combo embraces
three women (Betsy, Lauren, and Hannah). Hopefully I can describe
them as women. Maybe I am a chauvinist schwein because of employing
this word. However, I really hope I am not. I like many moments
within this 10-track outing. There is a German sung composition
Gott
ist Tot. It is obviously a reference to Friedrich Nietzsche
although I am quite sure today Nietzsche would have said today Gott
ist nicht tot because the recent society and weltanschauung is not a
place to foster genuine heroes. The recent human being is way too
weak and fragile and enslaved by machines he/she has him/herself
created. Because of being so weak and fragile and practising a
parasitic lifestyle he/she cannot consider him/herself a God. It
comes the time when we need the genuine God more than we have ever
needed. Secondly there is a powerful cover song of Kate Bush`s
Wuthering Heights. I like the trio`s straightforward gear
mostly played on a guitar, a bass, and the drums (at times the instruments are accompanied by synthesised sounds either). At times the tuning of the guitars is
turned down and thereby emitting sounds out there of coming very
close to doom rock riffs. At times the guitars are changed into cellophane tuning and millennium-ending anxiety thereby getting an alternative rock combo a la Sonic Youth. I can say Gomme rock very well though the
favourite female rock combo of mine is still Electrelane. The issue
is a part of the discographies of such labels as Moncul, and Black
Totem Records.
