The Next Big Thing

Some time ago now I brought THE BAMBI MOLESTERS Sonic Bullets album to your attention. Not your average bunch of instro toting folks by any stretch of the wildest imagination. And now it seems that the world will be able to catch on to this Eastern European phenomenon, because they’re getting ready to play all over Europe and beyond when Warners unleash their wares upon the world. But who are they? Well go do your homework. I'll try to describe what they sound like but words can’t exactly do their angle on cinematic instrumental music justice. There’s a sense of isolation which infuses the end product with a hybrid vigour lost on many a mere “surf combo”. Those who interfere with the little woodland creature swing and then some.



Sonic Bullets is fleshed out by Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Chris Eckman and Eduardo Martinez but its the band itself which makes it really tick. When you go to their site there are all kinds of audio and video clips for you to check out which endorse the fact that we’re dealing with something special here. Something that goes an extra couple yards. They’ve also made an album as THE STRANGE with The Walkabouts Chris Eckman which you can investigate on the site also. The moody and evocative “Nights of Forgotten Films” which provides something way beyond themes for imaginary westerns. There’s a sinewy slow burn to their music which stretches a broad canvas before you to pretty much give you free reign to let that mind of yours off the leash for a bit. So let’s hope they come and hit up places close to all of us. The merest chance that they might is enough to make me want 2005 to get its bahookie over here sooner rather than later.