Batrider
They Said You’re Hideous
LP (2006, No Promo)
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Having recorded an album in their native NZ, Batrider made an immediate impact on the Melbourne scene, assaulting unsuspecting locals with their unforgiving live shows and confrontational artwork. They Said Your Hideous culls six tracks from their previous album and marks Batrider’s first Australian release. It’s an assured collection of songs from a band who don’t pull any punches. Sarah Chadwick’s vocals emerge like someone stealing their last breaths while being swallowed by quicksand, while the surrounding bass guitar and drums form a rhythmic battering in a fashion reminiscent of the sadly departed Bird Blobs. Standout opener ‘Santanana’ grows around a cannibal tribe bass and drum pattern, while Chadwick implores us to “jump from the second floor” and the guitars alternate between scything noise and single note riffs. Batrider employ similar tactics throughout the EP and even when they stray into the land of melody on ‘Ark d’Triumph’ and ‘Number One’ they still retain a bone-crunching intensity.
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