{"id":3137,"date":"2015-03-19T11:48:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T15:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=3137"},"modified":"2015-03-27T12:34:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T16:34:48","slug":"blaxxx-for-no-apparent-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/blaxxx-for-no-apparent-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Blaxxx <br>For No Apparent Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Blaxxx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3138\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Blaxxx.jpg\" alt=\"Blaxxx\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Blaxxx.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Blaxxx-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Lamont \u201cBim\u201d Thomas, the man responsible for Cleveland\u2019s Obnox, has a restless streak that braids with his knowledge of every river and tributary in rock &amp; roll to create some of the most fascinating and raw music coming out today. He\u2019s met his match with Orville Neeley (OBN IIIs, Bad Sports), who has a similar healthy disrespect for genre conventions, and along with the OBN IIIs\u2019 lead guitarist, Tom Triplett, has formed yet another outlet for his muse.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded under the band name Blaxxx, their debut EP, <i>For No Apparent Reason<\/i> (12XU Records), is four tracks tracing the hollowed out buildings and flaming wreckage created by those collaborative sparks flying. \u201cLet Me Hold Your Hand\u201d is the standout, a six-minute pulverizing slow jam with that off-kilter pocket Bim owns more effectively than any drummer in rock &amp; roll and a half-snarled vocal slipping in and oozing around the sides and up through the crevices of Triplett\u2019s battered and cracking guitar and over a bed of Neeley\u2019s minimal, pulsing bass.<\/p>\n<p>Part of why \u201cLet Me Hold Your Hand\u201d works is because it\u2019s sandwiched between two fiery burners. \u201cCut \u2019Em Down\u201d is a swinging, danceable slab of distortion with an irresistible hook and slippery verses that alternate between woozy crooning and raw soul shouting, with a spoken interlude straight out of a party record. It\u2019s Bim\u2019s best and weirdest vocal on the EP, and the empathy between rhythm section and guitar never sacrifices the swing or hookiness, no matter how much they love a gnarled surface. Meanwhile, \u201cGet a Hold of Your Life\u201d is a whirlwind of cymbals and snare. A revolving chainsaw guitar lick dissolves into scratching, rises like a gospel organ, and combines with a rich, \u201970s-styled bassline that sticks in your head well after the song stops.<\/p>\n<p>This record uses an improvisational, jazz-influenced aesthetic to create raw, undiluted rock that isn\u2019t beholden to purism or genre boundaries. 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