Man Made Blast

Few Bands Play Feedback Stop On A Dime And Meander Through "call And Response" Improvisation Like This Mid-West Trio. Formed In 2008 In The Small Village Of Cisco Illinois Pop. 300 By Aaron Blythe And Josh Winters The Duo Wrote And Recorded 6 Tracks For Their First EP Nearly 31 Minutes "Warrior Style" In Early 2009. Soon The Duo Had Expanded To A Trio In Preparation For Live Performance With The Addition Of Erich Hehn Bass Vocals . The Track "Truel" Featuring Drumming From Mike Hogan Ex-Confines As Well As Blythe And Winters Focuses On Rhythmic Juxtaposition And Collaboration In Attempting To Portray A "confrontation Amongst 3 Adversaries" The Definition Of Truel . While Tracks Like "Mountain" Display Conversational Improv Between Guitar And Drums As Well As Elements Of Late 60's Free Jazz. The 2 Tracks With Vocals "Trainrider" And "Last Rice" Vary Sharply From Their Instrumental Counterparts. "Trainrider" Being An Almost-Ballad With Heart-Felt Lyrics And A Blaring Guitar Solo And "Last Rice" Having A Whimsical Blues-Rock Feel With Hehn Sing-Yelling In Korean. Drawing Comparisons To The Melvins Sleep And Shellac Man Made Blast Combines A Number Of Genres And Compositional Styles To Carve Out A Unique Album In "Warrior Style" Which Was Released On-Line In July 2009 With A CD/LP Release Scheduled For Early November 2009. read less