Calva Louise “Over the Threshold”

sfilzen — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:08:30 +0000

Calva Louise “Over the Threshold” 2023. Romanus Records, limited edition splatter variant. UK-based prog/alt-metal. Just received this past weekend in the mail – emo-electro-metal is not my usual fare but it’s a beauty of a record from Romanus (and Romanus-owner Chris Banta kindly threw in a second copy for Vault-boy which was super-sweet!). The acquisition also continues my quest to acquire all-things Romanus. I know absolutely zero about the band (and not much more about the genre) so I’m depending a lot on others’ reviews and info. From their Bandcamp, “As a sequel of the previous works from the British band with multicultural origins, this mixtape marks a new musical direction for the band members: Jess, Alizon, and Ben. This last work of Calva Louise serves as the first part of a new trilogy and each song represents a step in the journey of taking control of our thoughts to transcend the limitations of the physical and dream worlds.” I have also learned that they formed in 2016 and this is their 3rd LP (hence the trilogy thing) but since I have not listened to those other releases, I can’t say if their Allmusic bio is accurate or not (“grunge/punk trio who play loud and brash music without foregoing catchy hooks” — it’s not grungy nor punk. There are some catchy hooks). “Third Class Citizen,” both the album opener and, as a remix (“Bobby Wolfgang Remix“), is pretty catchy, though I prefer the verse to the chorus — the chorus goes all-in with the metalcore screamy style which is not my jam. The title track “Over the Threshold” definitely belongs in a video game (really, the whole record does) and the video reinforces this, a lot. I suspect this is one of the reasons Banta sent our kid a copy 😉

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Jane’s Addiction “The Shocking EP”

sfilzen — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:10:18 +0000

Jane’s Addiction “The Shocking EP” 1989, limited edition UK release. Today, August 23rd, is the anniversary of Jane’s Addiction’s Nothing Shocking, their first major label release and an album that for me was mind-blowing and earth-shattering when I heard it in the fall of ‘88. This 3-song EP has one of my favorite Jane’s Addiction tracks, the epic alt-metal “Mountain Song” – I believe it’s also the first song I ever heard by the band. On Side B is the now-classic “Jane Says,” which hit #6 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, and a live version of “Had a Dad,” recorded at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago on March 10th, 1989. We picked up this EP a few weeks ago in London; it’s a promo copy so I’m not sure if it had the poster of Perry Farrell that the originals came with or not, but ours sadly doesn’t.

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Calva Louise “Over the Threshold”

Jane’s Addiction “The Shocking EP”