Fluxious - Why So Serious? - review
Fluxious - Why So Serious? - review
Tracklist
01. Point Of View02. Reaching Nowhere
03. Inside
04. Voodoo Mood
05. Huging
06. Sinner
07. Games'n'trials
08. Biatch
09. Unfair To You
10. True
11. What A Waste
12. It Belongs To You
A review by
Ivor June 02, 2011
There's nothing like a good fusion, I tell you. Heavy enough, with proper drive, you know, something that really, really cooks. Normally, though, I stumble across bands that are more jazz than anything else, with occasional forays into rock. In general, I don't mind jazz, I just don't particularly like to listen to it in any other setting than live. Hence, it's a joy to come across something with an edge and a drive, like Fluxious.
Fluxious is not your speedy fusion that just gets you tripping. In this sense it's kind of closer to jazz. In a way it's a weird mix. If you take a jazz band centred around a female singer that kind of gives off a poppy vibe, that sounds somewhat like Fluxious. Now, if you add to it groovy guitars, this thick kind of fat, rolling bass sound, and make drums crisper and metal-like, you are getting closer. If, on top of that, you take into account the jazzy song structure, and make it heavy and edgy, you start to get the idea of how it all sounds.
A special kind of treat is the female singer, Joana Desfosses that fits this music perfectly. And while I like her somewhat ordinary (without any underlying meaning) sounding voice, there are small details that bother me. The band being Swiss, I can't help that they could use the services of - what you call the spell checker, only for pronunciation - yeah, that person! There are just occasional moments when it really rubs the wrong way. Other than that, the music and the vocals work excellently together.
In conclusion I have to say that the mix of jazz and metal that Fluxious offers really has the kick. They have what it takes to pull it off and make this formula work really well. I also can't help thinking that I feel about Fluxious a bit the same way as I did about District 97 that made into MS Awards 2010. While not exactly similar, these two bands do appear to have common qualities. If you liked District 97, you most definitely shouldn't pass this one by. If you don't know either one, well... shouldn't you already be checking them out?!
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You dampened my high enthusiasm of checking out the music by mentioning District 97 XD (the rest I was totally sold haha)
---- loves 小巫
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Posts: 5721 Written by Ag Fox on 02.06.2011 at 11:25 Now, I didn't say that if you didn't like District 97 you should skip this one, did I? So, keep being sold.  I.
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Actually , mentioning District 97 was something that definitely sold me  . But I knew I would have to check it out anyway as soon as I read the third sentence. Always been interested in bands that mix jazz and metal for some reason.
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Curious. Will check it out.
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This is much more appealing to me than District 97, but I get why you mentioned them.
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Jazz and metal, definitely going to check 'em out, thanks for the review
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I have listened to the first five tracks on the way to university, and I have to say that the review describes what you can hear on this album ridiculously precisely. I don't have an opinion about the music yet, but the review is great! Good job!
---- Savor what you feel and what you see Things that may not seem important now But may be tomorrow R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner Satan was a Backstreet Boy
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Wow, just started second album spin in a row. So easy to listen, it just sucks you in. Great music.
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Posts: 3857 Written by Ag Fox on 02.06.2011 at 11:25 My thoughts exactly. I actually groaned out loud when I read that. XD
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So I read this review back when you published but am just today listening to the album finally. Consider my life CHANGED. Wow, shit this is great music. As you say, "the mix of jazz and metal that Fluxious offers really has the kick." And how. It's such a special day when you hear something really unique and enjoyable.
---- "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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Came for the Dark Knight reference. Leaving unsatisfied.
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Posts: 5721 Written by K✞ulu on 03.06.2011 at 00:38 Sorry for late reply, but love this comment.  Written by Susan on 22.06.2011 at 20:16 Te-hee, that wasn't the first nor will likely be the last discovery. Written by Thryce on 22.06.2011 at 20:46 Aw, ma-an, that'd would have been great if not for the fact that I ain't seen the movie. Had to look up the reference myself now. I.
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Definitely an interesting release. I need more listens though.
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