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Kasule’s debut album, as the title suggests, is a demonstration of the bands powers. Their music, however, is harder to categorise. Electronic instrumental post-rock? Mmmm, to pigeon-hole into any old over-subscribed genre (or sub-genre) would be a disservice and an oversight to their distinctive sound. Demonstration’s songs range from the accordion-fused indiepop of “That Guy Ritchie” to the creeping bliss-noise of “Five Four”. That Kasule manage to pull this off without coming across as pic’n’mix genre-hoppers is a credit to their craft.
“Love You Always” with its heartbeat rhythms, chiming guitars and lamenting cornet, ebbs and flows like a daydream lullaby –imagine an Angelo Badalamenti score performed by The Cure and Tortoise, and you’re half way there.
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The albums centrepiece, “Christie”, will eventually put Kasule on the map as true standard-bearers of a new noise electronica, its big reverb beats and chainsaw guitar assault builds and crashes like New Order spliced with Godspeed You Black Emperor! -apocalyptic post-rock you can dance to!
Demonstration is an assured debut, both an exhibition and a revelation. Get the placards out. Groundbreaking.
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