Norway's late shoegazers
Serena-Maneesh, fronted by guitarist Emil Nikolaisen, debuted with
Serena-Maneesh (Honey Milk, 2005 - Playlouder, 2006).
The manifesto of their project is best summarized by the epic chords and
tribal beat of Drain Cosmetics, a song that blends
My Bloody Valentine's introverted ecstasy and
the Velvet Underground's pulsing neurosis.
Catatonic whispers float over the driving, syncopated gallop of Selina's Melodie Fountain,
at the end of the hypnotic space-rock jam Candlelighted,
in the first half of the seven-minute Sapphire Eyes (before the guitarist
turns it into a display of post-Hendrix vanity),
At the other extreme the aggressive Beehiver II is sung by
brutal, distorted vocals backed by a primitive rhythmic
attack a` la Chrome and guitar distortions
borrowed from Helios Creed's space jams.
The 12-minute disintegration apogee of Your Blood Is Mine grows as it
flows, like a sped-up version of the Pink Floyd's Astronomy Domine (and then implodes in a delicate piano melody).
Nikolaisen has a knack for captivating guitar riffs (no matter how dejavu)
that he repeats over and over again coupling them with steady drums.
It's a simple strategy, but it has worked wonders since the day that
Bo Diddley invented it in the 1950s.
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