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Artist: History Invades
Label: Lujo Records
Time: 10 tracks/ 34:18 min.
History Invades’s debut is produced by Christian indie-rock hero Jason Martin, yet The Structure of a Precise Fashion lacks any semblance of Starflyer’s smooth and slick shoegazer pop. This is a jaunty scream/sung rock recording, bearing a complete dearth of subtlety, instead full of brazen musical styling.
More often than not, this reckless clash of elements and broken song structure works very well. “We Ran Out of Bridges So We Burned Down Our Houses” impressed me, utilizing a nigh-danceable rhythm, thrusting basslines, and consistently altering lyrical tones to deliver an intriguing four minutes of sound. Track two is a more tidily structured number, composed of urgent guitar lines and possibly the most conservative vocal delivery on the record (they only get close to screaming once).
The band clearly has a vision they’re trying to realize. But they seem to have missed their mark overall for this release. For all its uniqueness and intriguing ideas, Structure zips by without ever quite properly grasping the listener. The blame can be placed primarily on the lyrics. The theme of modern societal doom throughout is easy enough to pick out, and though it’s filled to the brim with angst, it feels oddly stale at times with none of the lines effectively cutting deep enough.
The first release by this
‘democracy of operatives’ is very promising, but it needs further development
in key areas. Still, their ideas are very creative and they have
great potential as a unique and exciting act.
Jonathan Avants 9/10/05
