 
††† is a different little side
project from the minds of musical geniuses Chino
Moreno (Deftones), Shaun Lopez (Far) and Scott
Chuck. With this particular project these musicians
are taking an irregular approach to the way in
which they operate; all their focus is solely
into recording music, there are absolutely no
plans of touring in the future and the material
is being releasing free of charge. This EP †
is available free from the bands Facebook at a
low quality with the ability to obtain the full
highest quality version for the low price of $5.
If any fans of the musicians previous work in
other bands are expecting repeats or combinations
of their different musical styles then you would
be let down. Chino has always been involved in
creating really trippy experimental music yet
Deftones has always used the heavier side of the
material song writing; Team Sleep, Chino’s
other side project explored the side of his song
writing that doesn’t require him screaming
his face off or causing people to break things,
this new band also takes that lighter approach
but with a much different electronic dance approach.
Heavy beats, filled with electronics and quite
absent of guitar work; the only tracks that really
have anything to do with guitars are “Op†ion”
and “†hholyghs†”, “Op†ion”
has a thick distorted riff and “†hholyghs†”
has a distinctive soothing yet sinister introduction.
The guitars serve as merely toppings to this musical
meal where the main body takes the most experimental
softer side of Deftones (from more Saturday Night
Wrist era) then push it a little bit further and
that’s what we’ve been dealt here.
Its more music you could dance to or kick back
with a doobie as opposed to break someone’s
face, the beats are definitely something you’d
hear in a dance club with the electronic sections
that are amazingly soothing complimenting the
soft alternating changes in Chino’s voice
throughout the EP. It’s a drastically different
approach to what we’re used to hearing from
these musicians but surprisingly I do thoroughly
enjoy this sound, I know that it’s hardly
hard rock or metal and a lot of people will bitch
and moan about that but this style of music is
in very short supply as it’s quite unique,
you have to listen to this EP with a very open
mind.
4/5
Review by James Webb
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