Kevin Greenspon + Nicole Kidman – Already Dead 7” (Bridgetown)
Detour into pop-punk style komputer/noise klash by Greenspon and friend Jon Barba, who’ve plied their talents to harsher ends elsewhere. These four tracks sound like they were created in an environment without air, which actually helps (and is kind of accurate, as Greenspon’s long and thoughtful note explains the cramped conditions in which this music was made). Some Atom/Matt-sans-Kim vocal stylings are the weak spot here, but the triumphant, scorched transistor sounds that comprise the music save the affair from catastrophe. I’d like to hear more from these guys in a more fleshed-out manner, as they both seem to be more than capable of generating pain, and ultimately liberation, through noise. Good looking full-color sleeve. 550 copies. (http://www.kevingreenspon.info)
(Doug Mosurock)
