Review: BURST – “Lazarus Bird”

Burst - “Lazarus Bird” [Relapse] … their most consistent and obvious comparison is to Mastodon, but unlike most of the bandwagon jumpers, they go beyond shamelessly aping to remind us that it’s not simply about which notes are played; syntax, timing, and interrelation are critical … there is as much delicacy and attention to detail as there is feral exuberance & exhortations of the id, and rarely is it out of balance … very good control of their instruments, much akin to Intronaut… bookending tracks (1, 8 ) can get ponderous, but are never lame … FCC OK … Try 2, 5 (dig the outro), 6 (w/ sax by Ulf Erikkson), *7* … 2008Sept16

01. I Hold Vertigo
02. I Exterminate The I
03. We Are Dust
04. Momentum
05. Cripple God
06. Nineteenhundred
07. (We Watched) The Silver Rain
08. City Cloaked