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Bloodsport - Goodbye To The Holy Mountain
By Chris Weaver
(06/04/09)
Halifax's Bloodsport are a fairly recent addition to the Haligonian music scene, making unpretentious rock music under pretentious titles. Their debut 7" EP, Goodbye to the
Holy Mountain, was recently released on From Here To There Records.
The record has been described elsewhere as "shoegaze for punks", clocking in at twelve-and-a-half minutes of music- the sort Halifax hasn't produced in a good while. With
twenty seconds of feedback kicking us off, "Photos From My Last Trip To Salem" gives a grungy vibe not so much reminiscent of the Seattle scene back in the day, but could
certainly draw a comparison to East Coast heroes Eric's Trip. I could create some wild and pretentious genre for them, like "melodic grunge-revival" or "flannelcore", but I won't.
"Swallowing Werewolves", on the B-side, is a great track, sounding like an unconventional, polygamous marriage between Eric's Trip, Boxer the Horse, and Thom Yorke. Go figure, right? But it works, to great effect, and it might just be my choice cut from the record.
Closing off the album is something a little more mellow, and the first time we hear bassist Tara Thorne sing backup to Matt Charlton's vocals, with "Japanese Democracy". Their voices complement each other well, in a manner very suited to the music. It's an altogether ace record, and from what I've heard and read, I can't wait to see these guys live.
You can catch Bloodsport at Sappyfest in Sackville, NB, from July 31st to August 2nd, and they can be found at myspace.com/ianfraserpresentsbloodsport.
Related links:
+ Bloodsport's MySpace
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Chris Weaver is a devourer of music originally from Saint John but now based in Sackville, NB. He is an on-again off-again blogger and avid concert-goer who may as
well have the salt air of the Bay of Fundy running through his veins (if air in one's veins wouldn't kill a man). He can be heard on
CHMA 106.9FM in Sackville.
