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MP3: Mesmer - On fire

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:54 -0800

Finnish act Mesmer tends to take a kitchen sink/anything goes approach to their music, but they are definitely at their best when they settle into a motoric Krautrock groove. Or at least at their most comfortable. Regardless, I of course am drawn to the aggro freak-out of songs like "On fire" -- nothing comfortable about it. They still hit that groove though, just at high BPMs and with more of a Suicide-level intensity. Why can't more modern Kraut bands attain this sort of energy level more often? Too much Kraftwerk? That is why they fail and Mesmer does not.

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:09:42 -0700

Look for Finnish shoegazers Murmansk to do a short European tour in October with their friends Mesmer. After that, it's back in the studio to record the follow-up to "Chinese locks", an album we just reviewed earlier this week.

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Mesmer has posted their new single "Subutex Willer" on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mesmer1