Play 90 second soundbite of 'Grace Of A Chainsaw Part 2' @ 'CD quality'
Opening with the short but sweet 'Grace Of A Chainsaw Part 1', 1877 set out their stall in no uncertain terms. As they crack open the door to their musical world there's just enough space allowed to be able to see what's coming and tempt the listener in. Once inside, 'Grace Of A Chainsaw Part 2' takes off into a spacey journey of big, heady riffs set against infectious, sympathetic rolling percussion and pulse-like bass work. It's a crackin' little piece that works beautifully. 'Lies, Lies, Lies' is a dark sounding work that features vocals for the first time. It's somewhat early Hawkwind in feel; experimentally juxtaposed heavy guitar riffs and somewhat eerie, loose sounding vox driven by more of the same flourishes of hypnotic rhythm work - this is a real grower. The final track 'Youth In Asia' (great title!!) is more of the Hawkwind type thing as the synths kick up an ion-wind backdrop for the other instruments to react to and with. All-in-all '...The 1657 Demonstrations' is a pretty cool trip; plenty of aural stimulation - an addictive electro-rock cocktail full of bite-sized chunks of space-dust that collide with the receptors and leave little impressions behind.
If I'm gonna criticise 1877 at all it would be to simply say that they sent me absolutely no info or contact details. Now that's no way to entice promoters into working with them - must do better in the paperwork stakes guys!!
1877 sound as though they'd be an awesome live outfit; I can easily visualise a massed floor of loony dancing and flailing arms as their followers lose themselves amidst the sonic vibes and trance inducing rhythms. Pretty cool stuff really - possibly lacking just a bit of true originality but impressive nonetheless. '...The 1657 Demonstrations' is sure to earn this gifted quartet plenty of work - without doubt, the student element will go for this big-style.
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