Info
Band:
Ysma
EP:
Carrots and Candles (Live)
Style:
Progressive Rock/Metal
Released:
15th January, 2014
Label:
none
Country:
Germany
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/YsmaBand
Alright,
I'll start this year with some short information about a band that I
didn't mention here on the international section yet. Still, check
them out on bandcamp.com. There's a real chance you'd like it. The
band I'm talking about is a German band called YSMA. In July 2013,
they released their debute album Vagrant
which got a detailed review on the German section at that time.
Anyway,
the band is going to release their live EP Carrots and Candles
on the 15th January, and they're definitely worth getting
more attention. If you knew Vagrant, you would know what the
songs sounded like – just that this time YSMA played them
unplugged.
The
concert took place on the 26th October, 2013 in a small
venue in Munster, Germany. Originally, the band would consist of only
four members but for this gig they got themselves a pianist and a
cellist to help them out. Talking about the songs, I can tell you
that they didn't really change much – apart from being unplugged,
which honestly had me thinking that there would be a big loss of
energy in the sound. Well, I was wrong. As on the album, some parts
of the songs are made for dreaming but still you'd realize when the
electric guitars would have come in on the original record.
Right
at start, you'll get to hear one of my favourite songs off Vagrant:
“Alan Smithee's Suicide Note”. The variation within the song
doesn't make you feel as if it would be ten minutes long. Time flies
by instead. A great version of the track. My absolute favourite
though, is “Urville Citizen”. Like the original version, the song
starts off very slow and tranquil. On the album you can hear the song
getting more powerful by the electric guitars coming in; in this
version however, you'd realize it by listening to how the guitars are
played which I think is a great way to teach your ears the difference
between “cool” and “awesome”. Well done!
And
that's a “well done” for the whole EP. Not only those who know
the album should listen to these acoustic versions but also those who
never heard of YSMA and Vagrant
before. Both can be downloaded here, if you guys are interested:
ysma.bandcamp.com.
I also attached a short video of their acoustic
version of “Kindermensch”
below.
Hope
you like it!
PS: As I already wrote a detailed review (even if it wasn't on the internation section), I won't give any points to the record as this short text is only meant as a small piece of information - not a real review... Sorry.
Listen
to: “Urville Citizen“, “Alan Smithee's Suicide Note“, and
“Kindermensch”
Tracklist:
1.
Alan Smithee's Suicide Note
2.
Kindermensch
3.
Clean
4.
Penumbra
5.
Urville Citizen
6.
Cheesecake Auditory
7.
Moth
Members:
Guitar:
Fabian Schroer
Guitar:
Daniel Kluger
Bass:
Torge Dellert
Piano:
Arne Timm
Cello:
Anne Hagemann
Drums:
Jens Milo
