GOTH » brutalresonance » Review: Pleasure Craft - Dead Weight
Posted date: 2022-01-17 17:01:39
'DEAD WEIGHT' begins with low, gritty background ambiance and backing vocals from Mingjia Chen. Glitchy and ominous strays of synth effects flutter in for the next forty-some seconds before a dribble of metallic drums courtesy of Ben Green fly in. Finally, the heavy and grinding synth elements break in as the main beat of the song. Throughout, founder Sam Lewis sings his heart out, almost moaning as each line is brought forth from his gut. Deeper into the song, I heard echoed whispers, dual vocals from Chen and Lewis, and an almost screeching background synth that elevated the sense of dread in the track. It's an all around brilliant piece that I think more people need to hear. This is, of course, all without mentioning the outro of the track which is a sick and frenetic jam session compiling everything we've heard and experimental sounds until the last breath.
If this is any indication of what Pleasure Craft will be doing with their upcoming album, then I'm excited to hear what will come of it. Seven-and-a-half out of ten!
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