Static Tensions

Kylesa | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 17, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Prosthetic Records
• ASIN: B001OBBR5Q
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,540 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2009 release. Savannah, Georgia's Kylesa returns with their fourth full-length album, their second as a five-piece with two drummers after 2006's monumental breakthrough Time Will Fuse Its Worth. Three years later, the band fully utilizes the many percussive possibilities that such a lineup provides, immediately apparent on the blistering opening track, 'Scapegoat'.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars they've done it again!, March 20, 2009

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Fernando Benítez V "krautrockfreak" (Mexico City, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Static Tensions (Audio CD)

This album features everything you need if you're into timeless heavy rock: riffs galore, southern comfort, reefer madness, tribal ecstasy, spaced-out musings,avant-garde tempos and proggy ideas, classic metal, stoner, thrashy metal, a crust-punk edge, a post-punk feeling...plus, the growls/cookiemunster vocals are gone for good, which in my book is a sign of hard-earned maturity.
It sits comfortably in 2009, and will probably top my annual list, but it could've blown me away back in '87, too...
beautiful, to say the least.
After listening to it a few times, I had to go back in time and play some early Steve Hillage, some Can and some Hawkwind (plus Mammatus, my other contemporary faves!): nothing else was up to standard.
Well done, extremely well done!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Album of the year?, March 24, 2009

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Mark (St.Petersburg, Fl USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Static Tensions (Audio CD)

I enjoy everything this band has done, but this has taken their sound to new heights. This album has it all. It's heavy, but musical; psychedelic, yet organic and primal. The great music is also complemented by great metal vocals. Laura Pleasants and Phil Cope show great musical maturity with their vocal performances on this album. They know how and when to use certain vocal styles and never take away from the music.

The lyrics are very well done and abstract enough to leave the meanings of the songs up to ones own interpretation.

Basically, I could go on and on about this album. This needs to be heard by fans of heavy music or any kind of music in general.

4.0 out of 5 stars gets better with repeat listens, January 19, 2011

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chamohlamb - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Static Tensions (Audio CD)

When I first listened to this album all the way through, I didn't love it. Since then I have listened to it many times and it gets better each time. The vocals kind of annoyed me at first, but now they fit perfect with the music. Not all metal has to sound the same, and these guys have a unique sound. The songs sometimes take unexpected turns, which is great. I will have to check out more from them.