LYE BY MISTAKE

Arrangements for Fulminating Vective

Lambgoat

9 / 10

Track listing:

01. Silence, the Girl
02. If We Were Intense, This Song Would Be A Boyscout
03. Aboriginal Negatives
04. Ostrich Feathers and Apple Pie
05. 900 Seconds In Search of Jerry
06. John Nash and the Flipper
07. Dream As I May, I Feel It, and It's so wrong
08. Nero's Intention

Halfway through "Arrangements for Fulminating Vective" by St. Louis' LYE BY MISTAKE and it was difficult not to think in terms of been-there-done-that. All that over the top doodling and DILLINGER-meets-jazz-fusion chaos is fine and dandy, but a tad tired now with bands as different as EPHEL DUATH and CANDIRIA having already cornered the market. But then I began to take notice. Each subsequent spin had me even more awe inspired at the behemoth musicianship and incredible jazz arrangements. And I do mean JAZZ — not jazzy, jazzcore, or jazzed up. When the boys break from the noisecore shouts and swirling controlled chaos and move into a mind-boggling jazz jam, the effect is breathtaking.

And it is not as though each song is a simple matter of crushing nuttiness, jazz part, and back again. Songs like "Silence, the Girl" and "If We Were Intense, This Song Would be a Boyscout" do of course include both elements, but the angular arrangements and amazing soloing makes this batch of tunes anything but boring or interchangeable. Slamming riff-based grooves follow the aforementioned CANDIRIA-isms on "Aboriginal Negatives" before making a hard right turn into what can only be described as a jazz treatment of a Celtic folk song. And it gets even more amazing and unpredictable. In addition to the H-E-A-V-Y moments of merciless battery, you'll hear down home picking, Appalachian shuffle, and a kind of Far East musical vibe crossed with slide guitar and blues slither on "Ostrich Feathers and Apple Pie". Freak-out stomps and zany romps marry an incredible explosion of Salsa jamming on "900 Seconds in Search of Jerry". All of it sounds fantastic and this is coming from a guy who tends to shy away from this kind of musical fare.

Whether you are an accomplished musician or simply a connoisseur of non-traditional heavy music, "Arrangements for Fulminating Vective" is most worthy of your attention. In terms of the sub-genre, this is as good as it gets. I can only imagine the level of insanity produced during a LYE BY MISTAKE live performance.

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