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Second track from the new EP 'Remain Distracted'. Recorded at First Avenue Studios, Newcastle by David Curle, August 2014.
Released on Friday 26th September 2014 with a launch gig at The Star & Shadow Cinema in Newcastle with support from Goy Boy McIlroy, Schultz and Wake.
4 track CD available to purchase at www.kobadelta.bandcamp.com NOW!
REVIEWS:
"‘Repetition’ opens with a great interplay between guitar and bass with some gritty reverb and feedback that contrast with the clean production and driving beat until we are hit with a great wahwah-heavy bridge. This is a really good psych rock track which is clearly rooted in the genre, yet also feels fresh." - Backseat Mafia (September 2014)
"Repetition provides that curious blend of punk and metal. Two opposing forces which Kobadelta somehow manage to marry together in harmony. A wonderful middle section where guitars are allowed to freely weep over a mystically appropriate interlude." - Louder Than War (September 2014)
"‘Repetition’ just goes straight for the jugular: primitive animal urges are poured into the very soul of the music with its psychedelic washes of guitar spiral skyward, relentless beats and driving bass grooves that break down into a wonderfully indulgent wig-out before remembering the plot and sprinting to the finish." - The Sense Of Doubt (September 2014)
"If you’re a fan of the Doors or any band that has tried to emulate the Doors, you’ll be interested in Kobadelta’s bass-heavy psych-rock with a baritone vocalist and spot-on production. Check that sweet half-time breakdown." - Independent Clauses (September 2014)
"'Repetition' is up next and this is a full on, leather clad, dark glasses wearing, whisky swigging, cigarette smoking rock'n'roll song. We're talking Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Primal Scream, the Stooges and My Bloody Valentine all rolled in to a sexy, testosterone fuelled explosion of excess - not a song you'd take home to meet your parents, that's for sure." - Listen With Monger (August 2014)
"‘Repetition’ is the band at their finest. Here, bass guitar chords are splashed with a Peter Hook-esque psychedelic influence echoing throughout the track; if there was any doubt whether this band weren't worth the hype then one listen to ‘Repetition’ will change everything." - GigSlutz (August 2014)
"Repetition steps up next and instantly finds a heavier growl to its riffs, though that weight is not quite transferred to the crisp beats and elegant bassline. That restraint on some aspects and the mix of dark and light within the song works kobadelta epa treat all the same; its steady but feisty canter evolving through a sultry slow flight of immersive keys before breaking back with increasing tenacity in energy and attack. The Birthday Party like song is an intriguing shadow blessed proposition, not as dramatically gripping as its predecessor but growing into another absorbing and incendiary involvement of the imagination and emotions." - The Ringmaster Review (September 2014)
"Repetition subverts expectations from the very start. Primal and rampaging guitar determination gets the song off to a flyer- it is a Hard-Rock riff that ties in Black Sabbath and The Stooges. Gritty, violent and wide-eyed, it is filled with potential. Soon enough the percussion arrives to add catchiness and spring; when the instruments combine the song mutates into something springier and more bouncing- that hardness remains but the song gets fuller and gains swagger…. Like Siam, the track has a restless and incredible pace and potency - that never-ending kick and drive takes your mind away and wraps you up. With a vocal performance- that injects lustful passion with reverend tenderness- the band are in no mood to retreat in the shadows- infusing a myriad of multifariousness and vibrancy. Dark and scorpion stings strike with roaring and lioness guitar swings - melting QOTSA, Arctic Monkeys, The Stooges and Black Sabbath (into their boiling pot)…. The composition is an evolving and interchangeable beast. The time signature and pace shifts at one point; the song relents into exile - allowing something reflective and restrained to come into effect. From the animal instincts of before, there is a sense of measure and calm - that sound expands and cracks to allow fervency and pugnaciousness to swing in. As you are bedding-in and starting to predict, the band offer a brief pause - the song teases before bursting into life (once more). Evoking the shadiness, danger and beauty of the night-time streets, the band unify to kick the crap out of the senses; take your brain out of your head- strip the bones clean. The dying seconds go down fighting; the percussion rifles and avalanches; the guitar screams and bays for blood - the percussion hammers and staggers.... " - Musicmusingsandsuch (August 2014)
"From drunkenly swaggering between emulating the late Lizard King Morrison to trespassing on Kasabian’s anthem Byzantine rock, the group manages to inhabit their influences with sneering and melancholic vigor. At other times they stray into Bauhaus, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and could even be a distant relation of the recent blossoming drone scene in Greece. Broodily launching forth from an opening Motorhead dirge riff, their hard rocking, monotonous droning ‘Repetition’ will do nicely as an introduction. Best played loud in a Wim Wenders 80s directed Berlin club, the rapid firing drum barrage signals a penchant for the hardliners vamped out on Gothic morose." - Monolith Cocktail (September 2014)
"The second track entitled ‘Repetition’ stands on its own two feet, with all the right measurements to become a stand out track. To repeat the track would become compulsive, catching your imagination and excitement with every listen. Luckily, for the pleasure of the public ‘Repetition’ is on SoundCloud as a free download." - On Your Bike Reviews (October 2014)
LYRICS:
Repetition is essential if you intend to sing the blues,
Be careful when you're swimming after dark in the bayou,
Oh to be mad and impetuous is all that's expected of us,
Trust you with that big red button that reads top to bottom 'press to self-destruct'
Oh I apologise, if I got carried away,
I'm proud to say I have you to rely on,
I always have you to rely on
I'm proud to say I have you to rely on...
They worship that cursed kaleidoscope,
Choked out on your own tie-dye shirt,
Go mix the poison with the antidote,
Let it drip, drip down your throat,
She's 6'4'' with a comb in her 'fro,
An African Queen, black skinned Brigitte Bardot,
Give me arms of Venus de Milo
Oh I apologise, if I got carried away,
I'm proud to say I have you to rely on
Repetition is essential...
Oh I apologise, if I got carried away,
I'm proud to say I have you to rely on
- Genre
- Rock