Some things in life are good enough to succeed on their own. Chocolate, for example, manages to tantalize taste buds without any superfluous adornments. However, its scrumptious qualities are certainly not diminished when paired with peanut butter or strawberries. That sort of philosophy applies to music as well. Take Alchemy and Blue Hour. The two local bands have made names for themselves by playing distinctly separate variations of rock ’n’ roll.
Neither one needs outside help to boost their performance. However, on Exit Seating, the groups have teamed up for the production of a split EP that is more than the sum of its parts.
The album, featuring four tracks per group, opens with “Five Milligram Manifesto,” Alchemy’s response to the notion that success is measured by the intensity of one’s scream. In fact, every one of its songs reflects an aggression not as evident on anything from the band’s full length record. Queens of the Stone Age riffs snake through Dave Durrant and Jeremy Smith’s tag-team vocals, while drummer Dan Thomas beats his drums into submission. All 4 members throw themselves into the music, leaving the listener reeling.
If Alchemy is an adrenaline rush, Blue Hour is like coming down. “Sirens” unfolds on a drone and eventually dissolves into distortion. Oliver Lewis’s hypnotic voice has a lulling effect but does not quite captivate until “Electrocute,” a beautiful, etherial song that’s reason enough to obtain the entire album. Exit Seating takes its leave by cutting out. Blasts of feedback slowly lose strength until submitting to an enveloping silence. It is perfect closure for a double dose of something not often taken all at once.--JG
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