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The London-based Klaxons debuted with the singles
Gravity's Rainbow (2006) and Atlantis to Interzone (2006),
later included in their album
Myths of the Near Future (2007). Unfortunately, the album is quite a
monotonous experience, trying
to bridge the gap between Brit-pop
(Golden Skans,
Forgotten Works)
and Madchester rave
(Atlantis to Interzone)
via trite revisions of the past.
At their most self-indulgent, Two Receivers is a tedious pop melody wrapped in a Pet Shop Boys-like atmosphere over a robust beat.
However, Totem on the Timeline sharpens its fangs with
aggressive pounding guitars.
The booming and crunchy production of Surfing the Void (Polydor, 2010)
enables Jamie Reynolds's vocals to sound more authentic. The album is a
schizophrenic experience, with the catchy and bouncy
Echoes and The Same Space
harking back to the hypercharged dance-rock of their debut
and other songs hinting at a revision of British
prog-rock: Surfing The Void boasts dissonant clangor and a limping litany,
Venusia a cosmic psychedelic organ,
Extra Astronomical a chaotic funk-rock a lot closer to
Korn than to
Stone Roses,
Even the dance numbers reveal suspicious undercurrents, whether
the alienated overtones of Valley Of The Calm Trees or
the ominous mood of Twin Flames or the
Doors-ian Future Memories,
thus
lending credibility to a future as a brainy prog-rock outfit is
Jamie Reynolds' bass playing, one of the most distinctive of his generation.
For the time being, Klaxons remain a wildly over-rated British next big thing.
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