Raut II cassette
Eight brief tracks from this Warsaw duo who bang out coldwave-meets-egg-punk cuts that sound like Ian Curtis fronting the CONEHEADS. Lo-fi, reverbed garage punk guitar pushes up against crispy drum machine beats with production that sounds like the band is playing down in the sewer as you are walking on the street above. Vocalist Pawel has a baritone voice that drapes a feeling of darkness over upbeat rhythms, and it balances nicely between catchy and tough. It’s like a cartoon character with a knife in his pocket; forget Garfield, this is Heathcliff music.