Mares Of Thrace - The Moulting - review
Mares Of Thrace - The Moulting - review
Tracklist
01. Harsh Tutelage Of The Waltzing Kodiak02. Mandible
03. Rawcake
04. General Sherman
05. Perseid
06. Oatmeal And Pornography
07. Venison
08. Calcium Channels
09. The Arch
10. Opportunist
A review by
Doc G. July 20, 2010
Ok, not exactly what one could consider straight-up doom, more of a strange amalgamation of sludge, experimental, and punk. Of course, with a band name sitting on the pretentious side, the experimental really goes without saying.
Now, when we're talking experimental, we're not talking about that inaccessible pointless garbage that boasts your masturbatory snobbery. You know that stack of "experimental" metal CDs - or more likely cassette tapes - you leave lying around nonchalantly so when your friends come over you can strike up a conversation, hoping to inadvertently explain how you're better than them? The ones you never actually listen to? Yeah, those, we know about your little facade. Point being, this isn't one of those. No overindulgent extended atmospheric passages, and no non-existent "time signatures" the band presumably crafted for years, but was actually the result of an attempt to record while drunk (yeah, we know about that ploy as well.)
But enough about what this album isn't, and more about what this album is. It's actually a fine balance incorporating punk-esque raw aggression, sludgy grooves, contrasted with little jagged bits to keep things interesting. The best way to describe this album would be to take those weird sharp stops and halts from Made Out Of Babies (or any Julie Christmas project for that matter), and combine them with the heavy grooves of Bison B.C.. In fact, that's almost a perfect description of The Moulting. The entire review up to that statement has been entirely useless.
Aside from the apparent Julie Christmas worship, Mares Of Thrace put out a very solid debut, worthy of attention. Bravo. Bravo.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 8 |
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Will check it out.
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Just checked it out and nice indeed. Another sludge band consisting of just a guitar and drums, just like Sardonis and Black Cobra.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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Quite the entertaining review... had me sold. Well actually my weird obsessive-compulsive disorder with anything Julie Christmas-related forced me to check this out. But you're a close second. Good stuff indeed.
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They posted on facebook saying they liked your review  Me on the other hand like their music. Vocals are fab imo Thanks for reviewing
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Agreed, very entertaining review  I gotta say, it's the cover art that drew me in initially. I could use more sludgy grooves in my life. This might be the place to start...
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Posts: 9726 Written by Ag Fox on 21.07.2010 at 15:38 Yeah, all the comments underneath the link (from fans) they posted on their facebook page seems like I've got some people who really don't like me too much hahahaha. Quote: What do you mean by this? I really enjoyed this album.
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
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Their myspace page is hilarious. I love their influences section. Great dry sense of humor
---- "A life all mine Is what I choose At the end of my days" --The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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Posts: 4774 Written by Doc G. on 21.07.2010 at 22:03 As I said, I like their music. Haven't got my hands on the album yet, but I'm sure I will because I checked their myspace.
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I'll have to listen to this...very entertaining review dude
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Took me a while to get into tbh, but it got me finaly after like 12 spinns(for some fucked up reason) and now i love it, opportunist is one awesome song
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Really, really like this album but I listened to their new one streamed yesterday and can't remember a single moment of any tune. Still, they're coming to Montreal in May to play in a venue with a 130 person max. capacity. I really think this will be an opportunity for bragging rights in the future. "I saw them back when only 6 people in Calgary had ever heard them play." http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/mares_of_thrace-pilgrimage_album_stream
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Posts: 9726 Written by Dogsbreakfast on 25.04.2012 at 03:54 Well, I'm not sure how well known they are elsewhere, but they do have a pretty strong following out here it seems.
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Strange that I thought this album was nice when now it is just plain boring and mediocre at best to me. There are so many other good sludge bands around that this one really is a waste of time.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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Posts: 1918 Written by Thryce on 21.07.2010 at 15:32 Had me sold with the Julie Christmas and MOoB name drop. Definitely checking this one out. So awesome to see more Julie Christmas fans on here
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