Right now i'm full of flu under a blanket typing my first blog entry for a while (sympathy please!!) and I'm thinking to myself its getting to that time of year where everyone in blog-land is looking back at the year just gone and forward to the upcoming year with the same nostalgia/hope balance.
Robot Soap will be doing the same, but not right now.
This entry is about a lovely new band I've been listening to all today called Blueneck, and when I say new I mean I've only heard them today. They've been around since 2000 apparently, its a shame I've not heard of them before because they are the kind of band that cold, dark and windy winters were made for. Their beautiful soundscapes are reminiscent of all the big hitters from the last few years; Sigur Ros, Mogwai and 65 Days Of Static are the obvious comparisons but what I think really propels this band is the haunting vocals that kind of hang around the tracks like spirits that were once lost, now re-found in the melodies and discord create by Blueneck.
Don't get me wrong, I know there are a lot of bands reeling this kind f shit out right now, some better than others but then on top of those are bands like Blueneck.
Oh yeah, they've just recorded a Christmas EP too, which is free to download from there as well!
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