Narcis - "Shining"

Quite good mixture of grunge, punk, metal & pure rock (6/10) Narcis, groupe alternatif de la scène alsacienne, a écumé bon nombre de concerts dans l'Est, se forgeant une solide expérience (première partie d'Eiffel à la Laiterie, festivals divers) avant de s'éteindre en 2002... Il était formé de Manu (Guitare-chant), Nico (Basse-chant) et Sam (Batterie)... Cette page Jamendo est donc pour vous, auditeurs, afin que ce groupe ne tombe pas dans l'oubli, et qu'il garde une trace sur la toile de son activité à travers les deux albums proposés ci après. Le premier, eponyme (surnommé le "poisson rouge"), date de 1999, le second, Shining, est beaucoup plus abouti et montre les reelles orientations du groupe, entre Smashing, Nirvana et autres groupes des 90's... Quite good tunes. One thing I didn't like much, were vocals, especially on track no. 2, which is almost unlistenable. But all the others are definitely worth listening. I would especially recommend tracks 01 (really great riff here) & 08 (instrumental, with a catchy semi-oriental melody). SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by making a donation on this page - use the button "Donate" in the upper left corner.

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Fabercut - "Lies"

Could be better (5/10) How lies can devastate and alienate, whether at home, in love, with friends, online, etc. This is the main subject of the album inspired by those who are able to lie in order to take advantage of people's trust. A homemade album produced in 3 months (September - December 2011) with a guitar, a bass guitar and a computer. Special thanks to Eugenio Zazzara for the original bass. Rock heavily influenced by grunge. The band has some potential, but they have to work hard on many aspects of their music to make it attractive. First of all, the technical side is very weak. The mix is flat, of demo quality, with the voice often hidden deep in the background (Stranger in my bed, Atto Unico). It would be hard to enjoy this recording even if everything else was perfect. But it is not. Sometimes the singer is out of tune (Atto Unico). In "My hell" the singer too obviously tries to copy Alice In Chains' vocalist's style. In "Farewell" monotonous drums are really annoying. Finally the album lacks interesting melodies or energy. Two tracks slightly stand out of the crowd: "Yourself online" - more energetic and with nice riffs and the final track "Lies" with more sophisticated arrangement creating disturbing atmosphere. Like I said it is not a total disaster and they may get better if only they put enough hard work into their development.

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