Mr.Oizo - Lambs Anger

Having only encountered Mr.Oizo opening 2 of the 3 Ed Banger compilations I was interested to hear his solo work. For some reason I assumed this was Mr.Oizo's first album but that is far from the truth, In fact he has released 4 albums and 7 EP's Making him one of the most active members of the Ed Banger crew.

Lambs Anger Opens with "Hun" which introduces you to Mr.Oizo's avant-garde electro sound, With his characteristic weird electronic vocals featuring constantly throughout the album you get your first snippet in Hun with "This is me again, Mr.Oizo. Your about to hear a collection of recorded stuff. Some are good, some are bad, some are just ok. Turn Of The light, read a book... you are ready". Now I dont know about you but when I first heard that it was pretty epic.

Next we have "Pourriture 2" which is much easier to listen to as it has a heavy electro vibe and despite another strange intro is actually a very good song.

But what has come through as a clean favorite for me is "Z". Although not the best titled track on the album (Others include Bruce Willis Is Dead, Gay Dentists and Cut Dick) it is one of the strangest and best. With dissonant synth heavy lines and simple but effective drum beats. You dont wether to love it or hate it. 

I got this album purely out of interest and Mr.Oizo hasn't disappointed, This album is a strange one but none the less a good one.

Mr.Oizo - Z

Destroy The Runner - I, Lucifer

Good new metal bands seem to be few and far between at the moment and with the influx of electro at the moment it seems my love for this dark and heavy genre is waning. But Destroy The Runner have given me a glimpse of hope, with there melodic metalcore sound they produce heavy yet pleasing music mixing distorted guitars and vocal growls with melodic singing and clean interludes.

I, Lucifer is the bands debut album and as debuts go its pretty good. They did release one other album before this it was with a different singer and so the band see this as their first release.

The album opens with the strangely titled "Crumbs For The Murder" which isn't anything special but defiantly showcases the bands sound and sets you up with some brilliant melodic breakdowns.

Second we have "Isabella's" which for those of you who don't like screaming is a good place to start as the harsh vocals are minimal and the guitars are easy on the ears. For me the standout track was hard to decide as most of the songs are pretty good and although sounding all the same are still very different if that makes any sense. But none the less I deem "Its Always Colder In Paris" as my favorite track, The drums are relentless, the guitars heavy but soulful and the vocals although leaning a bit too much towards the pop side of things are pretty good.

Its not an album that blows all others out the water but its still pretty good.

Destroy The Runner - Its Always Colder In Paris