Recommendation: Psykup - L'Ombre Et La Proie

[jimbobhickville]

Psykup
http://www.librariusmetallicus.com/Band/view/2592
http://psykupreflexion.free.fr/

L'ombre Et La Proie (2004)
1. Love Is Dead (6:48) http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=EE1C5B401F2F15DD
2. Do It Yourself (5:59)
3. Rock'n Roll Assistance (5:57)
4. Amnesia (6:51)
5. Your Vision (6:54)
6. L'Ombre Et La Proie (8:26) http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=9B3EAFA44F4EC882
7. Polder (7:49)
8. Cynique Amniotique (7:32) http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=2A7F877C5DB67591
9. On Ne Sait Jamais (3:57)
10. Teenager Genocide (7:41)

This is an amazing release from 2004 that I had not heard of until this year. A combination of metalcore, jazz, lounge singing, a little reggae, with a strange, long conversation in French in track 6. Fans of Sikth, Between the Buried and Me, Unexpect, and their ilk should feel right at home. Anyone who likes something just a little bit different should check this out.

I should have another reco later today (still debating which to do). I don't expect most of you will like this, but I'm hoping at least a few do 'cause it kicks my ass.

 

[Ellestin]

Album cover:

not my usual kind of shit, but still a very savoury ear-candy, very well-done. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me that some guy from Carnival in Coal is involved in this.

 

[Tranquillian]

Sounds like something I want to avoid.

 

[jimbobhickville]

How close-minded of you. Your loss.

 

[Demonspell]

Wouldn't be surprised as this has the same perversely infectious genre-bending on the CIC material I've heard...this has some potentially cringe-worthy moments like the "brothers and sisters" part with the heavy French accent and I wish the vocals were less -core, but the music here is for the most part killer.

 

[jimbobhickville]

Heh... I like that part. Oh well, glad you like the music at least.