|   Long known primarily for their violent/brutal live shows, Black Dice turn a corner with Cold Hands moving further away from the Harry Pussy/Void hardcore spazz that helped make their reputation. In contrast to the pure chaos of their earlier work, Cold Hands shows signs of careful orchestration — though its overall sound is still just as confrontational. The band is clearly fascinated with manipulating and reenvisioning song structure: warped melodies, driving (or, alternately, scattered) rhythms, strange hums and drones, malfunctioning equipment, vocal screech, guitar squall and god knows how many more ideas are sutured together into a powerful, uneasy whole. Easy reference points might include This Heat, Can, or even Whitehouse, though these really only scratch the surface of what Black Dice are doing here. Cold Hands shows the beginnings of a mindbending new direction for Black Dice, a direction that should prove to be very important. Edition of 750 copies. Standard LP jackets, four-color process printing. CD version on Troubleman Unlimited. |
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