May 8, 2008
Le Diamant Brut: The Explorers Club & The Noise Revival Orchestra Experience
What’s the Deal: While walking down Sixth Street during the Pecan Street Festival it’s easy to get bummed out, what with the multitudes of mediocre arts vendors and everyone stuffing their faces with fried meats. But thankfully, the grand sound of The Noise Revival Orchestra Experience broke the smatter of children’s chatter and pan flute solos. This orchestra of thirteen or so adding vocals and instruments like trumpet, bells and synth crafts sounds that are classically epic, poppy and experimental.
They recently released an EP, and on it is a track called “le cri d’ouvre le coeur les.” It’s a triumphant arrangement. You know, the kind where when you’re listening you make extreme facial expressions and wild hand gestures like you’re conducting your very own orchestra. The song is rich with super-sweet harmonies, sporadic bell clacks, a sole soulful female voice and horns that blare louder as the song progresses eventually drowning out all else.
Something Interesting: You can view their performance for Local Live in all its impressive glory on their MySpace, and it reinvigorates your belief in Austin’s local music scene.
Other Tracks Worth Checking Out: “Movement” and “nous passons par aim une vagu”
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The Noise Revival Orchestra Experience MySpace
What’s the Deal: Okay, so their sound isn’t exactly fresh. But, boy is it refreshing and pretty freakin’ dead on in a Beach Boys, Zombies sort of way. Actually, they sound just like the Beach Boys. They happen to have a completely awesome name, and they live in one of the least likely places to churn out a winning group, Charleston, South Carolina. The only thing missing is a slight adjustment to their look. They should all be wearing prep school jackets with ties and closely maintained haircuts. Their debut album, Freedom Wind, is due out this month, and it may be a little more than the pop rock world is ready for.
“Do You Love Me?” is the single from the album, and it’s wall-to-wall, high-pitched male harmony. At the start, the smooth sounds of the sax are present along with some organ, but before long it’s all 100% mind-melting melody. It’s the kind of super-radiating chorus that ends wars and disarms anyone within the blast radius.
Something Interesting: In the band lineup, it says someone plays the accordion and mandolin. It’s hard to imagine where those sounds would fit.
Other Tracks Worth Checking Out: “Carry Me” and “Last Kiss”
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