An excellent review of our first release, many thanks to Agier/Recent music heroes blog!
9.4
/Post-rock, Instrumental rock, Avant-rock, Improvised music, Ambient rock, Psychedelic rock, Alternative, Epic/
Comment: Testet Ölt is a collective from Temerin, Vojvodina,
Serbia who provide a handful of tracks which used to wobble somewhere in
between composed and improvised tendencies. More concretely, TÖ`s
soundscape can stylistically be considered a hallmark of psychedelically
treated post-rock whereas there is no vocal lines but instead of it
involves a loads of key changes and half-crescendos oozing out of the
slots backdropped with dreamy, at times even haunting synths, cohesive
guitar lines, and mesmerizing drum sequences. There are some exceptions (Dèli Bàb)
where Pink Floyd-esque influences are withdrawn and guitars and traded
to vibraphones (or its emulators) thus reminding rather of the likes of
The Dylan Group, Mice Parade, Mercury Program, and Tristeza. Another
exception, called Biztos Alkony used to get quite close to the
main theme of Twin Peaks, however, amalgamating it with solid guitar
chords and catchy effects and tumultuous drum breaks now and then. The
result is superb having enough potential to get a classic status
sometime in the future.
Recent music heroes: Testet Ölt - Untitled (2012)