Bang Bang by KALASHNIKOV (Jamie Saft & Mike Pride)

Review by Heavy Metal Universe
Author: Seb
Kalashnikov - Bang Bang
How shall I put it ?... This is an incredible record from outter space ! This headblowing duo consists in Jamie Saft on keyboards and bass (ELECTRIC MASADA, JAMIE SAFT TRIO and others) and Mike Pride on drums, voice and other flutes. The album features 2 cds and more than 2 hours of ground-shaking low-pitched cocktail of doom metal and noise. Influences seem to come from black metal, death metal, doom metal, blues, noise and free-jazz, but in the end it appears to be far more than just a melting-pot. It's more experimental than black and death, doomier than doom, more extreme than both noise and jazz, and maybe crazier than any other musical style. This crazyness comes from contrast between some repetitive bass lines and Pride's improvisations on drums, but also from the alien voices and the diversity of the whole stuff. An opus like no one else, for unique listeners.

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Recorded & Mixed by Vin Cin at Electric Plant, Brooklyn NY February, 2008
Additional Recording on "bluezz" by Jonathan Moritz at Prospect Studios, Brooklyn NY February, 2008
Mastered by Scott Hull at Scott Hull Mastering March, 2008
Art & Design by Brad Sawyer
Produced by Jamie Saft & Mike Pride

www.vealrecords.com

All music by Jamie Saft & Mike Pride
All words by Mike Pride
Published by Pain Management (ASCAP) & Funhole Music (BMI)

Tracklist

1.	Hooks	58:21

2.	Bang Bang	18:37
3.	Ascending The Pierced Throne	14:04
4.	Word Organism	27:29
5.	Nagual	10:45
6.	This Could Be YOU.	10:48

Credits

released May 5, 2008

Jamie Saft- bass, MiniMoog, Yamaha Synthesizer, Circuits
Mike Pride- drumset, vocals, percussion, slide flute & whistles
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Yoshiko O'Hara- vocals on "Hooks"
Jonathan Moritz- tenor sax on "Hooks"

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