Review

Recorded live with only a pair of microphones and an old tape machine, this debut from HTRK (pronounced “Hate Rock”) is alarmingly atmospheric; it’s a claustrophobic, immersive experience that is worryingly addictive and somewhat hypnotic. Like My Bloody Valentine with a PIL fixation, or a Big Black record played at the wrong speed, the unrelenting, slow motion drum machine, broken-speaker bass, ethereal guitar and indecipherable vocals come together to create a delightfully murky sonic landscape.

Words_Chris McCorry

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DOWNLOAD: ‘ Look at That Girl’, ‘Look At Her’
FOR FANS OF: Liars, My Bloody Valentine, Throbbing Gristle

Posted on: July 16, 2007