The Insect Guide are Su and Stan, a Leeds-based group who have made the ambitious move of releasing their first album with an accompanying DVD. I can’t comment on the quality of the DVD since only the album was available at the time for review. Nevertheless the duo seem to have pulled off quite a coup with the mix done by Hood collaborator Choque Hosein. The Insect Guide are essentially a shoegazing act though.
Songs generally range between narcotic Velvet Underground style tunes (atmospheric opener ‘Frozen’, ‘White Flowers’) and occasional faster-paced songs like ‘It’s Nothing’ and ‘Touch Me’. There’s lots of effects-saturated guitars with Su’s emotionless vocals floating on top of them whilst drones dominate the background. The chiming, almost celebratory feel to last track ‘David Hero’ is probably the best thing on here but overall it’s acceptable shoegazing fare with a modicum of originality and thrills.
Web Sites:
Official Insect Guide Site
Insect Guide MySpace
Also Recommended:
Pale Saints, The Pocket Gods, Stellarscope, Sunray
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