Le Dead Projet

Keep On Living

Written by: PP on 29/05/2012 03:37:11

Le Dead Projet are an original screamo / skramz project from Paris, France who also take in slight influences from the sludge and chaos hardcore genres on occasion. For the most part, however, their 2011 album "Keep On Living" loads in a CD changer consisting of seminal records by Kaospilot, Saetia, JR Ewing and perhaps a few newer ones by Sed Non Satiata, Lentic Waters, Cult Cinema and others to make things sound interesting. About ten hours later, all CD's have been shuffled through at least once, and the resulting expression is that of harsh chaos, yet with moments of sonic beauty that have always characterized original screamo's perfect contrasting scheme ever since the inception of the genre sometime during the 90s.

This is best exemplified on a track like "Built To Spill", where the band injects a tiny bit of melody to help the listener navigate his or her way away from the eye of the storm, from the center of the tornado where the band's original screamo / post-hardcore instrumentation leads us. "The Beast" uses similar technique, namely the quiet/loud dynamic which is the foundation of this kind of sound. There are quiet lulls, then build ups that lead into explosions of both sludgy melody and raw instrumentation. It's all very unpolished, what with the guitars being as raw as they are and the roared and screamed vocals completing the mix, which is what gives the record its urgent and immediate vibe. Though it never comes at the listener with the same force as a, say, Converge release, it's still forceful when entering your hearing receptors and leaves enough damage to cause an impact of some kind at least.

Nevertheless, "Keep On Living" lacks some of the finer nuances of the legendary bands in the genre. It's of course a solid retrospective look at a 90s genre, but the heart-wrenching honesty and emotional charge isn't as strong as on the Saetia or Funeral Diner releases, or even the more recent work by Norway's Kaospilot. That leaves the listener with the impression of Le Dead Projet as a solid band in the almost non-existent original screamo style in 2012, but as one which probably won't be making headlines anytime soon.

7

Download: Built To Spill, The Beast, The Beauty
For the fans of: Kaospilot, Sed Non Satiata, Saetia, Cult Cinema, Lentic Waters, JR Ewing
Listen: Bandcamp

Release date 01.05.2011
Dingleberry Records

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