Rachmanite manage to make a lot of noise, considering the band consists of only two people.
Tom (guitar) and Podge (drums) had both long been deeply involved in the Sheffield heavy music scene in various ways, when they decided to start playing together two and a half years ago. Many hours of practising and several amp problems later they played their second show ever at the Ninehertz Alldayer at the Underworld in London this summer.
Together with bands such as The Mirimar Disaster and Flatlands they are creating a Sheffield-sound, the way At the Gates and In Flames created the Gothenburg sound back in the day. A sound which all bands share without sounding anything like each other, a sound that is far from the Arctic Monkeys or Bring Me The Horizon.
Their debut demo consists of 4 powerful tracks, full of doom-heavy riffs, smoky melodies and repetitive bravery. For a newbie like me a first listen to the demo can make it seem dull, monotonous and grey but soon the different shades of grey shine through, and how they shine.
It is a brave debut, it is intelligent, different and moody but nowhere near the emo-moodiness you get a lot of these days. Going from black to white and back to another type of grey they remind me of my worst PMS mood swings, only darker. And they manage to pull it off in one flow, sweeping me off my feet as they do it.
It is a demo full of emotion, the drums manage to stir up a storm just to seconds later create an almost calming beat, sending me into a kind of trance, a dream world underwater bubble outside which a battle is being fought.
Starting off slow and heavy at times, like in beautiful Stockholm, and ending in a firework of rage and riffs, as they do throughout, they do have similarities to bands such as Cult of Luna but have somehow managed to create their own mysterious sound.
Happy Ending is a song with some of the heaviest riffs and a lot of potential, although personally I think that a vocalist could have helped this particular track. But it is hard to put Rachmanite’s music into words, and as Tom reveals, this is part of why so far they have no vocals.
A two and a half year long struggle has ended in a brilliant demo, now we can only wait and see what the next release from the newest addition to the Sheffield scene will bring.
Rachmanite’s demo is available for listening and downloading at www.myspace.com/rachmanite
If you like the Sheffield sound check out:
The Mirmarar Disaster
Flatlands
The humble hoax
Actioneer
65daysofstatic
Other duos currently doing well are Deathfromabove1979 and Swedish Johnossi.
Tom (guitar) and Podge (drums) had both long been deeply involved in the Sheffield heavy music scene in various ways, when they decided to start playing together two and a half years ago. Many hours of practising and several amp problems later they played their second show ever at the Ninehertz Alldayer at the Underworld in London this summer.
Together with bands such as The Mirimar Disaster and Flatlands they are creating a Sheffield-sound, the way At the Gates and In Flames created the Gothenburg sound back in the day. A sound which all bands share without sounding anything like each other, a sound that is far from the Arctic Monkeys or Bring Me The Horizon.
Their debut demo consists of 4 powerful tracks, full of doom-heavy riffs, smoky melodies and repetitive bravery. For a newbie like me a first listen to the demo can make it seem dull, monotonous and grey but soon the different shades of grey shine through, and how they shine.
It is a brave debut, it is intelligent, different and moody but nowhere near the emo-moodiness you get a lot of these days. Going from black to white and back to another type of grey they remind me of my worst PMS mood swings, only darker. And they manage to pull it off in one flow, sweeping me off my feet as they do it.
It is a demo full of emotion, the drums manage to stir up a storm just to seconds later create an almost calming beat, sending me into a kind of trance, a dream world underwater bubble outside which a battle is being fought.
Starting off slow and heavy at times, like in beautiful Stockholm, and ending in a firework of rage and riffs, as they do throughout, they do have similarities to bands such as Cult of Luna but have somehow managed to create their own mysterious sound.
Happy Ending is a song with some of the heaviest riffs and a lot of potential, although personally I think that a vocalist could have helped this particular track. But it is hard to put Rachmanite’s music into words, and as Tom reveals, this is part of why so far they have no vocals.
A two and a half year long struggle has ended in a brilliant demo, now we can only wait and see what the next release from the newest addition to the Sheffield scene will bring.
Rachmanite’s demo is available for listening and downloading at www.myspace.com/rachmanite
If you like the Sheffield sound check out:
The Mirmarar Disaster
Flatlands
The humble hoax
Actioneer
65daysofstatic
Other duos currently doing well are Deathfromabove1979 and Swedish Johnossi.
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