Slobot formed when Kevin, Sherie, and Andrew were all undergraduating at LSU. Using fuzzed out guitars, a couple of cheap 80s keyboards (Casio, Yamaha) economic drumming, and catchy vocal harmonies, Slobot touches you with exciting pop/rock songs that make you want to dance, think, feel, drive, love, eat, bang your head, touch, clean up around the house, and much, much more.
Our 1st album "Slow Robot Ahead" is available on our website and at the Compact Disc Store in Baton Rouge!!! It was recorded by Fred Weaver, and is out on his Apocalypse the Apocalypse label (see the myspace site or www.apocalypsetheapocalypse.com).
Our 2th album, "Fainting in Coils", is finally here!!! Order from CD Baby, through our website, or through itunes! We will also bring some to Compact Disc Store, but they will be going fast!
http://www.225batonrouge.com/news/2006/jun/30/it-escalates-war/?music
Slobot
Fainting in Coils
Apocalypse the Apocalypse
Concept albums are rare and misunderstood. The key element of what makes this type of album work is having each and every song flow into the next, yet retain individual song distinction – think Dark Side of the Moon. Baton Rouge band Slobot seems to understand this formula in their own unique way with the release of Fainting in Coils. In opening track “Airplane Bars,” a seemingly Sonic Youth inspired song plays itself out until mid-song when Sherie Slobot squeals in a long extended manner, giving rise to the experimental sounds and unorthodox song structure of the rest of the album. Bandmates Andrew Black and Kevin Hurstell all take turns with Miss Slobot rotating on all the varied instruments. Songs “Dave Fell in the Chocolate Box” and “Monster” are heavily art-rock influenced with a consortium of different drums, high pitched yelps and synethesized ambient noise. Conversely, “Cro-Magnon” is a pleasant slow-paced soft whispering song. “Fainting in Coils” creates an Arabian-like texture, making use of gongs, wooden percussion and chimes. The power of this album is its varied styles that seamlessly flow together… a musical accomplishment.
By Joe Alfone
http://www.whereyat.net/page.php?page=cdreviews.php#361
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