Pallaschtom

Artist: Ruins
Label: Skin Graft Records
Category: Music

Average customer rating:

Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 647216607922
EAN: 0647216607922
ASIN: B000AMPZ26

Release Date: 2005-09-06

Pallaschtom

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Tracks:

Pallaschtom
Gharaviss Perrdoh
Znohjmo
Nivaftopoftz
Celledomi Guazto
Guamallapish
Korromda Peimm
Kippssidamn
Czerudmuntzail
Schvostess
Blimmguass
Bupphairodazz
Jallamjikko
Ffilhizabmn
Quetzalcoatl
Yawiquo
Classical Music Medley
Hard Rock Medley
Progressive Rock Medley

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Customer Reviews:

it Ruins you for most other bands.......2006-05-25

There are some great albums by this band (Tzomborgha and Vrresto most notably for me), but Pallaschtom is my favourite. Incredibly inventive, tourniquet-tight, (think Fantomas with a smile) and if you're up for it, you can even sing-along in Ruin-ese (yup, the lyrics are included). There is a full sound here that you wouldn't expect from just a bass guitar/drum duo, due to overdubbing and the bass going thru effects, so don't be put of by the idea of "no guitar" - you won't miss it.

Put your head in a blender and press "Puree!".......2006-02-04

This is truly brilliant stuff but man is it intense! Very tight musicianship, stop/start playing, almost all fast tempo, with a singing style that's amazingly like Serj Tankian. System Of A Down formed in 1995 and Ruins have been around since 1985, so I'm guessing Serj got hold of some of this along the way and incorporated the menacing-but-goofy-rolling-tongue singing technique. It works for this kind of music! The difference here is that SOAD sometimes slows down to play some power chords while Ruins is more a one-note-at-a-time (albeit often playing many one-notes in very interesting ways). If you're really looking for a name-check comparison, though, start with John Zorn or Mr. Bungle (although to my ears, Ruins are really more "listenable.")

And you really can't tell that this is a Japanese band, because they seem to have invented a new language of their own that doesn't sound Japanese at all. Your brain will strain to figure out what it is, but it won't have any luck. So, you'll give up and go back to admiring the high octane prog/avant/metal music. Don't get me wrong, though: Often "prog" or "avant" imply a lack of tunefulness. And while this music is not exactly Top 40 material, it is tuneful in it's own perverse way.

The only reason I deduct one star from my rating is that listening to this for a solid hour just might render you mentally incapacitated for a while. I'd recommend smaller doses, say 15 minutes at a go, preferably in a well-rested state.

This was originally released in 2000, and this 2005 reissue includes three new tracks: "Classical Music Medley," "Hard Rock Medley," [including bits of Hendrix, Cream, Chicago(!), Zeppelin (of course), Deep Purple, etc] and "Progressive Rock Medley" [including Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Rush, Focus and lots more I couldn't pick out], just a couple of minutes each (in other words, crammed with goodies!). Well worth acquiring for these bonus tracks alone.

Be forewarned though: If your coworkers or neighbors (or, God forbid, your family) should overhear some of this, they might be more than a little concerned for your mental welfare.
;-)

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