Dommengang
– Everybody’s Boogie (Thrill
Jockey Records)
LP
/ CD / DL
Out
Now
7.5/10
7.5/10
Proto-punk,
electric blues band release their debut album.
It’s
probably fair to say that the recent passing of BB King will make us all
realise without question, the legacy of his music and influence. Perhaps not immediate on the debut Dommengang
album, but it is almost certainly there beneath the surface of what is a solid
and consistent first outing.
The
Brooklyn based trio also seem to have certain amounts of influence from the
likes of The Stooges, The Velvet Underground and even The Yardbirds mashed into
a psychedelic space-rock concoction.
The
sound of Dommengang exemplifies huge driving sounds, rarely using words over
the ten power led tracks which though having their roots in blues combine with
fuzzed out guitars and a certain amount of experimenting to add excitement to
the proceedings.
Recorded
and mixed in just four days it demonstrates the bands will to succeed and just
get things done will little or no fuss.
The opening title track is a wonderful piece of fuzzed out sliding
guitars and rolling drum beat which amply sets the scene for the remainder of
the album.
Second
track, Hats Off To Magic is probably the best grunge blues you’ll hear with
some terrific guitar work which surely resulted in blistered fingers and maybe
is the biggest indication of the true roots of Dommengang.
The
distorted blues stomp of Slow Hat is disappointing in that it is only thirty
seconds long. It has the potential to be
one of the album highlights but instead builds up expectation before shattering
dreams all too quickly.
There’s
a slightly pre-programmed loop feel to Extra Slim Boogie which is no
criticism. The steady repetitive bass
line against a steady drumbeat compliments the light occasional vocal, but
again like Wild In The Street Blues too, the track ends all too soon.
Burning
Off The Years and CC are pure rock ‘n’ roll, nothing more nothing less, but album
closer Lost My Way is something quite special as its almost improvised blues
feel steadies the ship and brings the album to a serene end.
Published on Louder Than War 23/05/15 - here
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