Thursday, April 18

schallplatten '12: a premonition

probably there is no dreadful tragedy for a band than losing a member. deftones recorded two lps since grounder/bassist Chi fell to coma and passed last week. as commonly known, their common effort, called eros put on shelf since. although it would be far guessing when eros could finally revealed for public, deftones climbs up higher and higher since this tragic event occured. looks like they learnt badly nothing stays the same. this inner drive could composed another masterpiece under japanese title down on the farm.
although their previous melodic records were excellent, many still missed that raw, organic edge last featured on their breakthrough white pony. well, the long wait is surely over. koi no yokan is at least that powerful, as those early records were. after almost 20 years in the business to show such eager will to construct new and interesting stuff - well, deftones earned my respect in every second of this record. have to add, their previous effort, diamond eyes was also a winner in my eyes. however this time their recipe is certainly different: instead of smart composition - which is in their veins since born - these new tracks are bold versions of a young, starting band's sketches. they managed well sticking to their instincts and first ideas, while added some spice here and there. overall koi no yokan is another adventure in deftones world: flirting with hiphop, master riff techniques with Stephen and Abe, Frank and Sergio following, while Chino is undoubtly a perfect singer by now. his experiments of their earlier years turned into unusual yet catchy tunes. as a whole, deftones rocks - a must for any newbie to the harder edge of contemporary music.

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