The way the guitar distorts and rings out throughout Sandkamper’s “Ohne Erinnerung” is reminiscent of the grit, shimmer, melodic weightiness and energy of Les Thugs in the late 90s. In particular the song “Magic Hour” from that band’s 1998 album Nineteen Something. But it also buzzes and hums in a way more suggestive of a rooting in heavy metal like early Smashing Pumpkins the way the melody floats with an unexpected elegance given how the tone is almost cutting. The minor chord progressions and fiery drive and the way the song seems to have a dynamic of everything coming crashing down in a way that bears some comparison with Failure as well. But the guitar solo toward the end of the song is like something out of 1970s heavy metal in that it is a display of technical prowess but it also serves the song and what it’s about, in this case “friendship and dementia,” and the spirit of triumphing over what ails you even if the best you can hope for is leading as good a life as you can with the time you have left. Listen to “Ohne Erinnerung” on Bandcamp and follow Sandkamper at the links below.
soundcloud.com/sandkamper
twitter.com/sandkamper
facebook.com/sandkamper
instagram.com/mauriziomenendez
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