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Perfection Plastic
Triomphe de la Matière
Force of Nature Productions
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2008
By: Vlad McNeally
By: Vlad McNeally
This Montreal duo's second full- length album is self-described as a work of "powerful sound"... or, in layman's terms, straightforward power noise.
Triomphe de la Matière marks the second full-length output from this Montreal duo. According to the band, their music has one sole purpose, to create a "powerful sound." The emphasis within is expectedly "power," as this release is for the most part straightforward rhythmic noise with a few occasional tangents into machine drones, sheer noise, and tribalism to keep things interesting.
For the most part, Perfection Plastic succeeds when weaving their rowdy stompers. The rave-nudging "K-Haus" is a particularly blessed example. Through a scratchy sheen of static and beneath a barrel-chested bass beat, one can locate a flanged and hooting house synth refrain, lending it a sense of whimsy that one rarely finds in power noise. Far more acidic and straightforward, "Bad Girls" delivers all that its title promises; its steely percussion almost has a junk drum accent to it, lending its vitriolic bass arpeggios and looped samples a militant, almost Neubauten-esque accent. Burbling up to the surface on a watery arpeggio, "Hard Times" quickly tosses down a romping bass beat and a static-serrated loop as if decrying this to be their club-land anthem. With the added bonus of drum rolls and a merrily marching lead synth, it may be rather forthright, but is bound to please a DJ or two.
However, while the above tectonic morsels of rhythm and noise are downright infectious, there are moments where the duo seems to lose their course and drift into repetition. Though its acerbic metallic clatter is effective as is its muttering samples, it doesn't feel like much progress is made from beginning to end in "La Réaction." "Moment de Clarté" is a similar offender in that its pulsating bass buzz and skittering ear-piercing scrapes are fairly repetitious, with its one standout element being an occasional eardrum-gouging squeal.
Still, Perfection Plastic largely lives up to its promise of a "powerful sound." They're as loud and abrasive as any noise enthusiast would desire, and their penchant for floor-shaking rhythms is pleasantly present throughout most of the disc. Even when they indulge in a touch of ambience like in the murky "Glow," it is still interesting, but they seem to still need a little bit more pizzazz to triumph over their noisemaking competition.
For the most part, Perfection Plastic succeeds when weaving their rowdy stompers. The rave-nudging "K-Haus" is a particularly blessed example. Through a scratchy sheen of static and beneath a barrel-chested bass beat, one can locate a flanged and hooting house synth refrain, lending it a sense of whimsy that one rarely finds in power noise. Far more acidic and straightforward, "Bad Girls" delivers all that its title promises; its steely percussion almost has a junk drum accent to it, lending its vitriolic bass arpeggios and looped samples a militant, almost Neubauten-esque accent. Burbling up to the surface on a watery arpeggio, "Hard Times" quickly tosses down a romping bass beat and a static-serrated loop as if decrying this to be their club-land anthem. With the added bonus of drum rolls and a merrily marching lead synth, it may be rather forthright, but is bound to please a DJ or two.
However, while the above tectonic morsels of rhythm and noise are downright infectious, there are moments where the duo seems to lose their course and drift into repetition. Though its acerbic metallic clatter is effective as is its muttering samples, it doesn't feel like much progress is made from beginning to end in "La Réaction." "Moment de Clarté" is a similar offender in that its pulsating bass buzz and skittering ear-piercing scrapes are fairly repetitious, with its one standout element being an occasional eardrum-gouging squeal.
Still, Perfection Plastic largely lives up to its promise of a "powerful sound." They're as loud and abrasive as any noise enthusiast would desire, and their penchant for floor-shaking rhythms is pleasantly present throughout most of the disc. Even when they indulge in a touch of ambience like in the murky "Glow," it is still interesting, but they seem to still need a little bit more pizzazz to triumph over their noisemaking competition.
