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The KVB – Minus One (2013) review

December 6, 2013

The KVB – Minus One (2013) review

The KVB “Minus One (Extended Edition)” (A Recordings, Ltd.,
2013)
Third time’s the charm for all you KVB completists. “Minus
One” was originally released back in 2011, but only as a digital download EP.
Sticking to unusual (some might say obsolete) media, the pair (Nick Wood and
Kat Day) then reissued it last year on a Canadian tape label as a limited
edition (100 copies) cassette. Thankfully, Anton (Brian Jonestown Massacre)
Newcomb convinced them to remaster the EP and add some additional tracks, and
he’s covered the remaining media bases by reissuing the whole shebang on vinyl,
CD, and digital download with brand new artwork created by Kat and Nick. So,
finally, KVB fans can sit back and rejoice – your dream release has arrived
just in time for holiday gift-giving!
               Right
out of the gate, “Again & Again” throbs and glistens down some dark Gothic
back alley, with motoric drumming propelling its Joy Division beat into your
head like moths to a flame. Some have likened the KVB to Jesus & Mary Chain
with synths, and “Something Inside” and “Live Or Die” certainly do up the blood
pressure a few heartbeats with monotonic vocals and screeching guitars ripped
straight off your favourite JAMC album. Next, “Passing By” eerily stalks its
way around the room, with Kat’s Theremin-like synths hovering in the air like
something out of a 50’s sci-fi film.
               “Endless”
trickles out of your speakers like warm blood flowing down your backbone, with
bleating synths and a throbbing bass circling your brain and you just can’t
help jumping on to the dance floor. Old school fans of provocative New York
minimalists, Suicide will really dig this one, but that’s just the tip of the
iceberg that roars full throttle out of the VU maelstrom that is the darkwave
S&M highlight reel, “Dominance / Submission”. (It even borrows a riff from
an obscure, REAL old school synth dance floor classic – check out Our
Daughter’s Wedding’s “Lawn Chairs” for a nostalgic trip down memory lane.) It’s
a fitting tribute to the master of bootlicking depravity, and I’m sure ol’
Saint Lou is up there smiling.
Review made by Jeff Penczak/2013
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