Hi Red Center- Symmetry Chameleon

Downloadable • Monday February 9th, 2009 • 2:15 pm

A snip here, a bit of digital paste, part of an arm over there, and the human kaleidoscope is borderline complete. Add in a healthy amount of distortion and the visual representation of Hi Red Center is complete, and this ocular projection of the New York Based quartet bears a striking resemblance to their sonic productions. “Symmetry Chameleon” gives body to the chaotic and frenzied music of Hi Red Center, boasting rock solid rhythmic contrivances, paired with cascading spasms of synthesizer, and shockingly precise vocal melodies. From the out set of this track, Hi Red Center never have time to rest on the laurels they undoubtedly deserve for this syncopated, digitized, unabashedly bold fusion of electro-pop and post-rock aggression. An ear melting bass line rips open the intro to “Symmetry Chameleon”, and from here the track never pauses to look back. Polyrhythms abound in this slightly schizophrenic musical amalgamation, and at times the only anchoring point becomes the spot on vocal harmonies. Just one word of caution, if your head begins bobbing with the music, be careful of the breakneck tempo shifts, that is unless you enjoy whiplash.

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Tagged as: electro-pop, Experimental Rock, New York, Noise pop