• Music
  • 05 Apr 06

Black Powder

Black Powder
Barry O Donoghue
Barry O Donoghue

It’s not gonna win any prizes for subtlety, but that’s hardly the point is it? ‘Black Powder’ features an arpeggiated bassline so big it requires planning permission, droning synths and a sprinkle of rave dust and nowt else. ‘Punkture’ marries Front 242-esque industrial abrasiveness with a jackin-meets-glam aesthetic.

It’s not gonna win any prizes for subtlety, but that’s hardly the point is it? ‘Black Powder’ features an arpeggiated bassline so big it requires planning permission, droning synths and a sprinkle of rave dust and nowt else.
‘Punkture’ marries Front 242-esque industrial abrasiveness with a jackin-meets-glam aesthetic.

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