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Enter
Italian post rockers Vortice Di Nulla. They create post
rock with an upbeat mood, which is kind of a rarity for
the sub genre. Most post rockers not only enjoy shoe
gazing, but also sky gazing, soul gazing, ass gazing and
whatever it is that makes them look and sound like
thoughtful young artistes. The difference here is
that Vortice Di Nulla start off the funnily titled
I’m With Tortillas, Throwing Stones in the Water
with a song called “Dash and Dixan”, an upbeat cut of
intermittent wah wah and racing rhythm guitars. You only
need to get to the second track to realize this quintet
has thrown you for a loop.
But what
follows is not entirely out of character. It’s easy to recognize
it as the same band, the difference being that Vortice Di Nulla
then start sky gazing, shoe gazing, ass gazing and else.
Whatever it is that makes them look like young artistes
they do it. And they pull it off.
To their credit, this band doesn’t sound like Isis, Mogwai or
Pelican. Why? Because Vortice Di Nulla doesn’t go into mere
heaviness, remaininig instead focused in prog rock textures this
band succeeds. Carefully placed layers of sound abound. The
guitar work is gorgeous where lush arrangements rise and fall,
and myriad of noise, synthesizer, piano, etc, only add to the
trip and keep matters light and flowing.
That’s
another good point. Unlike many of their sub genre counterparts,
Vortice Di Nulla keep their music focused and compact. The
longest track is a bit above eight minutes but the average song
length is shy of five minutes. So there is definitely a purpose
to remain accessible. This is more evident in tracks like “We
Are the Sonic Death Monkey” which could be the single of the
album because of its simplicity. Sure, it’ not the strongest
track but it displays this band’s trademark modus operandi.
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