Neurosis & Jarboe
(Neurot)
by Craig Regala
OK, if you’re unfamiliar with these people, Neurosis is a cool post-metal/hard-edge/industrial unit who dove deep into a “tribal” rhythmic structure with hum, poke, and drone on the top. Metal stomp, trance-outs, death folk; no genre holds their creative bulk captive, they blend and bend’m to suit their muse. Jarboe is a singer who came to prominence as she joined the Swans in the latter half of their existence. She has also recorded solo and in other combos within that band’s sphere.
Jarboe sings atop and within the continual whir and throb with a clean and pure (although varying) tone of death and redemption, even if the “words” don’t specifically spell it out for you. That’s the program. If there was a “pop” version of this combo, it’d be a three-way between Mr. Reznor (in non-rump-shaking mode), the singer from Evanescence, and Tool.
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