RHODESIA comes second in the SUPERSWEET BAND COMPETITION
"Wow, you
don't get much vaguer than this.
Apparently from Bedlam in the UK, you can tell from the get-go this isn't straightforward.
Seemingly a duo, Poppy Hayashi contributes the haunting vocals whilst David Paterson is
resplendent on the…er…"not vocals".
With influences such as snake charmers, disco cathedrals and poverty, the 'About You'
section of MySpace unsurprisingly starts with "It's not my cup of tea…".
Search google for Rhodesia and, well, you won't even get close.
To top it all off there are only two songs online, and both are demos!
Nevertheless, the
haunting ethereal beauty of both tracks was more than enough to propel Rhodesia up this
list faster than you can say "I hear your footsteps dragging in my mind".
It is an art indeed to make something bleak and threatening the most beautiful sound
around. No doubt they could soundtrack many a sex and suicide flick, mixing a sense of
fear and mental torture with an electronic backdrop and steady beat.
Currently unsigned, it shouldn't be too long before someone with balls drags these two, and
all their ghosts, into the light. With seemingly no tour or plan for release we can but hope this happens sooner rather than later.
Clearly talented, scarily haunting, and intriguingly compelling, but how far can they go?"
- matt coxon
"It's not my cup of tea, of course, but it sounds...
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