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The Obelisk Radio Add of the Week: Entmoot, DEMO

Posted in Radio on July 3rd, 2013 by JJ Koczan

A lot of what you need to know about Entmoot‘s debut outing is right there in the big capital letters of the title — DEMO. Taking some of Ice Dragon‘s we’ll-just-record-this-here sensibility and combining it with a two-bass heavy approach, the Seattle-based three-piece got their start earlier this year, so yes, DEMO is rough, and it is definitely a first outing. The band formed after the dissolution of prior outfit Dead River — not to be confused with either the Australian trio or the New Hampshire duo operating under the same moniker, or anyone else, I suppose — and the four tracks of DEMO make for a loud, ugly, abrasive opening statement, crafting a foot-catching muck of low end from the bass work of Patrick Moening and Justin Ellis such that Jordan Sattelmair‘s drums can hardly escape the tonal morass.

I’ll be perfectly honest: They had me at the name Entmoot. But after making my way through the drudgery of DEMO a couple times, there’s more to them than just Tolkien-ian nerdery and eight strings of rumble. Like a slower version of Lamprey, who were en route to mastering the form when last I heard them, Entmoot are feeling out the kind of lurch that two basses can produce, and judging from Moening‘s sludgy shouts cutting through “Space Wizard,” they seem to be pleased with the results. I was given express instructions to skip past the version of “I am Error” uploaded, but checked it out anyway, and though it’s not quite as accomplished as the subsequent “Glump,” it’s still enough to give a rehearsal-room vibe for what Entmoot are discovering as their own sound.

At its root, though, DEMO sounds totally fucked up, and I like that about it. Entmoot just released it at the end of May, so I don’t know if a follow-up is in the works or what, but Entmoot have started playing out and the tracks (even “I am Error”) are available now for free download. You can hear DEMO now as part of regular rotation on The Obelisk Radio and here’s the stream via their Bandcamp:

Entmoot, DEMO (2013)

Entmoot on Bandcamp

Entmoot on Thee Facebooks

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