skug - Termine skug empfiehlt Mon 16-08-2010 | 22:00 | alarma man | obstacles | rhiz Alarma Man (swe/sinnbus records) www.myspace.com/alarmaman zig-zagging steamroller, a turbo-boosted saviour, an apocalyptic nonchalance, Alarma Man blow all these rhetorical questions up and away. It’s the answer that remains: Yes, I do. Yes, I do want more. Four fidegty young men from Gothenburgs mazy corners will give you more. In exact doses, they’ll give you Everything – and a lot of it. Take Refused and Breach as a basis, take Don Caballero as an idea, teleported to 2006 and supported by the insights, results and whiplash injuries of post- and indierock’s past few years. Make it big, make it fast, get a picture of what we mean – and let Alarma Man hack it apart. Yes, I do want more. Niklas Fors, Viktor Lager, Carl Fredriksson, Andreas Litfeldt – sixteen strings and a set of drums in constant motion, rapidly stirring and steadily fantastic. Skillfully blending death metal, indie pop aesthetics and hardcore, the band manages to confuse and insult these genres with speed and pure Spielfreude, making them shine again. Alarma Man are labyrinth math core, arpeggio punk and action full of action. There are what we need. Yes, I do. What was your question? Obstacles (dk/play rec) www.myspace.com/obstaclesband Obstacles grew out of the D.I.Y. culture and finds its inspiration and energy in the principles of integrity and immediacy derived from this movement. The band is driven by an urge to create relevant music, to transcend the triviality of our times uniform culture and to protest its monolithic aesthetics. … Obstacles is the creative partnership between friends. - The rest is sound… rhiz - http://rhiz.org gürtelbogen 37/38, 1080 vienna