Mahogany Throttle - Traverse
This speedy guitar-twanging trio from Milwaukee are melodic enough to avoid
some of the math-rock pitfalls. In other words, they don't sound like
science nerds playing Black Sabbath's "Wheels Of Confusion". Still, the
lunge and swerve of their music have an undeniably familiar quality. For all
the concentrated fretboard activity, they sound like a drummer's outfit,
with plenty of opportunity for flamboyant fills and rugged displays of
stamina. The guitarist tends to follow the drummer's lead, shadowing his
rhythms with riffs and melodies. The balance leans more towards considered
playing than high speed bluster but it's not enough to prevent this from
running to a standstill, particularly as Mahogany Throttle aren't able to
resolve how to play freeform music within such tight, self-imposed
restraints.
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