FLUTTR EFFECT: TRITHEMIS FESTIVA

Cover	Release	Style
	2005	art rock
	Label
	Trojan Horse
	Website
	www.fluttr.com
	Contact
	contact@flutr.com
	Playing Time	Cat. N°
	47:01
	Review by	Rating
	Luc	8/10
nederlands	Review
It’s always a thrill to discover a new kind of music. Fluttr Effect’s music is as amazing as the band’s name. It’s a merge of pop, rock and a mixture of classical and electronic techniques. The use of a MIDI marimba and electric cello is not what I would call standard in rock. Still the traditional rock elements are there: pounding drums and heavy guitars are the core of the more steaming tracks. But then again there’s all of a sudden the lonesome solo of the cello. And just when you think the rhythm has completely gone the guitars and drum take over and hell breaks loose for a while. Don’t be surprised if you hear the marimba amidst a heavy guitar solo. The rhythm changes show a lot of guts and the silent passages are full of mystery as if there were some voodoo ritual taking place. Especially “Prison” with Kara Trott’s wordless singing sounds very haunting. Perhaps the most surprising thing is that the bass is totally forgone. Indeed, there’s no bass guitar and yet this gives no sense of poverty to the music at all, it’s as if the heavy guitars can fill up the gap completely and at other times the bass part is taken over by the cello. Comparisons are very hard to be made as this cd sounds so original and unique. Sometimes the Cocteau Twins crossed my mind and the style of singing sometimes reminds of Patti Smith and “Detrentalisman” made me think of Anne Clarck. Surely this is a cd one should listen to over and over again, as in most tracks there are no catchy choruses that keep on lingering in your head. Except for “I want you now” (see clip on website), a great song that will even be enjoyed by fans of gothic rock. But overall, it’s as if rock has been gently put aside in order to focus on the mere art of music. There’s something mysterious about Fluttr Effect and it’s worth while discovering. It can’t be a coincidence that they won the Emergenza music contest beating 600 U.S. bands. This is not common at all, but it’s very good!
Musicians
Troy Kidwell: guitar, vocals Vessela Stoyanova: MIDI Marimba Jason Marchionna : drums, percussion Valerie Thompson : electric cello, vocals Kara Trott : lead vocals
Tracklist
Transmission Flann O’Brien I Want You Now Tarantula Prison Segue Say Goodbye Meaningless Detrimantalisman
Discography
"Fort Two World" (2005) "For the one" (2004


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