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Awesome Snakes // Venom CD | ||||||
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| An amazing blast of electro garage punk based on the core belief that snakes are fucking awesome. Mastered by Dave Gardner at Magnteo Mastering to sound twelve times larger than life and a guest track from P.O.S. of Doomtree/Rhymesayers Entertainment. Hit record of the summer. "A bass-and-drums duo from Minneapolis, Danny Snakes and Annie Awesome write gritty, lo-fi punk songs about snakes and things that are awesome. The logic and genius of the concept is beyond reproach; the fuzzy melodies, screeching vocals, and power-pop choruses are even better."--The Onion "Annie and Danny have put a together a gratifyingly gritty cup of vodka lemonade whose mix of stripped-down punk rockets and sampled bits of dialogue delivers all the heaviness of Death From Above '79 without any of the art school pretensions...(Venom)it's a tight and virtually flawless little package"--Steve McPherson, Pulse of the Twin Cities "But aside from the impudence and witty lyrics, the music is so gritty, so gnarly, so banging that they convinced me that snakes really do kick ass and that I should like them and if I don't I'm a fucking asshole."--Tim Thompson, Rick's Cafe "Lo-fi, furious, primal garage-rock voodoo...exciting and effed-up that makes most of this year's releases on Fat Possum redundant."--Alternative Press #220 "Yes! Ex-Soviettes members rock it like looks could kill. This bass/drums/vocals duo keep the minimalism to a minimum and write some authentically catchy punk-rock songs. Worth owning, for sure."--Sliver Magazine "Herky-jerky drum-and-bass-powered noise from two Soviettes. It's smart-arsed, snotty, arty and funny."--Maximum Rock and Roll #281 "Great. Two piece lo-fi madness, both members playing hookey from the Soviettes while they are on hiatus. For just being a two piece, they sound like a loud rocking outfit on this release. The lyrics go from tongue-in-cheek to absolute nonsense, with most of the songs actually being ABOUT snakes. Laughs abound, and this is a good rocking release."-Slug and Lettuce Fanzine Autumn 2006 "There's something refreshing about a band who knows exactly what to be, what to do and what to do best. There's also something great about bands that stick to the maxim of "leave 'em wanting more." Soviettes side project, The Awesome Snakes, who have the most appropriate band name in the history of band names, has both qualities. "Venom" squeezes 15 tracks into a 24-minute record, and the whole thing is over before you realize you've been attacked by two dangerous rock 'n' roll vipers. This is music to pogo to, danceable hard rock that is swift, efficient and most importantly, fun."--Rift Magazine "In addition to having an, er, awesome, gimmick going for them, the Snakes also have an impressive style, playing drums and bass so quickly and loudly that listeners almost don't notice there are only two instruments in the mix, Danny's sly punker chatterboxing punctuated by Annie's cheerleader choruses, aided by ample use of found-sound samples.--Jon Ferrer, Skyscraper Magazine #23 "Fact: snakes are awesome. Fact: getting awesome is awesome. Fact: a snake that is awesome is doubly awesome or perhaps even awesome squared. The side projet of Dan and Annie of Minneapolis' Soviettes, Awesome Snakes kick out the jams in a major way. In a fuzzed up and confrontationally comedic dose of garage bangers and pogo punk punishers Venom is deadly. With themed song titles including "Snakes vs. Jerks", "It Would Be Awesome if We Weren't Here", and "You Don't Like Snakes, I Don't Like You" how could you not love this? Bonus factors include a handful ofknee-slapping samples and a cameo appearance from MPLS local hip-hop icon, P.O.S. It seems as though ruling is priority number one for this duo, and with their ever-shredy fangs, they most definitely get er' done."--Brian Moss, Punk Planet #79  | |||||||
