When
this cassette begins, it is distorted electronic fuzz that falls somewhere
between the darkness of Nine Inch Nails and the energy of The White
Stripes. There are several audio clips
(or more likely one per side) and as this cassettes progresses the drum machine
takes over and we turn more to the electro side of things.
Some
synth gets slowed down, even on the first side, and the drum machine begins to
clap to the rhythm. By the second side
there is a beeping noise that can only remind me of an alarm clock. It
is definitely interesting to hear this turn be taken, but it does happen
gradually which helps it to feel that much more natural.
In
many ways, no, I wasn’t expecting it. I
thought vocals might kick in and we could hear something more along the lines
of Dana Fowler And The. But when it does finally take that turn and
you realize there will not be vocals and this is more electronic than rock
(Though it does still rock), you can look back and see how it made sense to go
that way all along.
“Tour
Bus Tragedy” is sold out as a cassette, so unless if you track it down second
hand you won’t be able to buy this and hear it the way that it was meant to be
heard, but digital files are not a bad consolation prize by any means.
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