 
“Buddhist Soup (Giftes Pt.1)” is the
debut mini album from the band Antlered Man; now
I know normally I would sit here and give a very
detailed and thorough introduction to one of my
reviews but for this CD the only thing I want
to say is that it’s –to put it simply-
bloody weird. Not a very professional descriptive
sentence I know but allow me to explain to you
where I’m coming from; on the slipcase that
I received with this CD, there was a little paragraph
from the record label about the band. In that
paragraph there was a comparison with Queens of
the Stone Age, but then went on to describe them
as “Part rock, part folk, part otherworldly.
Big riffs combined with whistling, flute, violin
and shredding slide guitar” a strange combination
of assorted music styles right? There’s
what I meant, so now let me tell you what I think
we have here.
“If You Can’t Beat Them, Try Solvents”
I feel would best be described as the music that
could accompany one of those funfair ride’s
that everyone rides as a kid, except a bit demented.
Maybe if the people who created the ride we’re
on crack and made quite it quite creepy then this
track would represent that. It’s mostly
due to the strange upbeat vocals on top of the
mess of distortion and random squeaky riffs. “Buddhist
Soup” is the same with the exception that
this one is better classed as more like the Disney
World version of it; I say this due to the Snow
White like dwarf whistling in the middle of it
which makes this track that little bit stranger
and the fact its slightly better.
The others aren’t quite fitting with the
crazy carnival comparison but they are the same
trippy squeaky riffs layered over messy distortion
and strange vocal work, “Outrages 1 ta 3”
is a bit slower and annoyingly repetitive in all
honesty, a more attempt at a more sinister feel
here. Same with album closer “Platoono of
Uno” but in this case it feels like I’m
supposed to be marching in a drug legislation
parade with the stops and drum line throughout
the song.
There we are then I’ve explained the release
in my view, I will once again say; this is bloody
weird. Not something I will be sticking on my
iPod and taking down the gym with me, not even
something I’d listen to if I was on drugs.
I could see people relating to it though but only
if their personality would reflect the same characteristics
that the music does.
2/5
Review by James Webb
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