Kong - Stern - review
Kong - Stern - review
Tracklist
01. Fool's Engine02. Rage8FA
03. Slant
04. Wide Awake
05. Perseverance
06. Surfing Narrative Waves
07. Stars & Tribes
08. Contenu Inconnu
09. Determine
10. Inflate Expand Release
11. Different Odds
12. NOZL
13. Feast Or Burden
A review by
Ivor October 20, 2014
An introduction like that will likely make you wonder what kind of music we're dealing with here and, most probably, the first thought that crossed the finish line of your consciousness doesn't revolve around prog metal. Yet, this is what Kong is, although, as you might guess, things aren't quite as simple as that, or it wouldn't live up to the introduction. In Kong we have a four-piece instrumental prog metal band, with a heavy dose of a kind of industrialized synths.
There are two primary aspects to Kong's music that make it what it is. The first is the structure of the music. A lot of it revolves around the circular and repetitive patterns for a build-up. You can hear it in the driving riffs, the bass-lines, and the drum beats. It's not to say there's no progression to the songs; there's enough of that to make the repetition less obvious. It is there, though, as the main tool for the theme development.
The second aspect are the aforementioned industrialized synths, which go hand in hand with the rhythms. The music is inherently dark, and Kong go a long way to put synths, as well as different sounds and samples to good use to create an atmosphere of considerable unrest. In point of fact, this is what makes Kong a somewhat difficult band to enjoy if you're expecting a laid back rest to the tunes of the album.
Although Kong have been around for a long while, I first heard them on their previous album Merchants of Air. Stern appeared less exciting upon the first listen but it's grown on me since then, and it is at least on par with the predecessor. For a good dose of restless music, Kong should be your choice.
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Kong's music unsettling?  I would say their music is the exact opposite and always has been totally soothing.
---- 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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Is this anything like Lethe?
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Marcel, everyone hears it differently. To me, the essential atmosphere is far from soothing. Written by Wukk on 20.10.2014 at 17:46 Absolutely not. Which doesn't mean you couldn't check it out. I.
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Posts: 792 Written by Ivor on 20.10.2014 at 17:53 That makes me want to check it out. I didn't like Lethe.
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Not only the name, but also the sound at times reminds me of Kobong
---- http://metalstormmusicianscorner.bandcamp.com Written by Warman on 07.11.2007 at 22:39
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