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Gristle Zine
July 23, 2002
Staff Review
The Ed Kemper Trio - "How to Win a Sword
Fight" (2002/Yawn)
Jagged, happily maniacal serial killer-indie who's
deviously clever and angularly plotted lil' ditties
will take more than one listen to comprehend and
catch everything. Imagine if Man or Astroman were
to come back to earth...and start discretely murdering
people. So yeah, fans of, say Alanis Morrisette
or Sisquo would probably be somewhat/sorely disappointed,
but such is life when your music is somewhat obtuse
rhythmically and gives little warning for what direction
it's about to take.
Weirdness aside, there's a potential "hit"
or two here, given the
strong hook/quirk arrangements that are coupled
with Kenny "Game Time" Johnson's voice,
which has a less operatic Cedric "At the Drive
In" Bixler quality here. Sadly, no cover of
Pantera's "Walk" just yet. Staff |
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