punknews.org, Reviewer Rating: * * * 1/2
If anything, Neomythics are an example of the modern rock band. A combination of post-punk riffage and clean, soaring vocals, the band use the hallmarks of Joy Division, the Police and Gang of Four while sounding undeniably modern.

The main reason for the modern sound is how the clean the vocals sound. Bands like Radiohead, Muse, and the Postal Service made soaring, clean vocals popular again after grunge and post-grunge, and Neomythics take the next step. By using an energetic, but emotionally cold vocal style, Neomythics give the tracks a Berlin-style icyness. This makes the songs on New Corporate Resistance both open to interpretation and a little bit scary.

Throughout the album, the band drive the music forward but often drop in cacophonic sound son top of the smooth surface in a UK late80's style. Then, this style is contrasted by the open chord, clean tones which recall the Strokes as much as U2.

The songs are driven forward by a pounding bass and Zounds/Gang of Four-style tribal drums. The songs hit hard, but more with a certain lightness. On "Now We Know," the bass and drums take the forefront and allow the guitars to soar on the top, creating more texture than riffs. However, when the guitar does take the forefront, such as the rocking Barefoot Bandit, the band retains their icy veneer, but really get down.

Although none of the songs feature pure aggression, the subtle reserved aggression makes the nastier parts that much more threatening. "G.T.F.O." has the lyrics "Get the fuck out." They're not screamed so much as spoken, which makes them that much more threatening.

Though the album builds an interesting construct of spacial threat, at times, it would serve the band to break out from their cage a little more. They've painted their background and have built an interesting model, but some more unexpected elements that don't quite flow s.......
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Formacja Neomythics często bywa porównywana do Television, Soft Boys czy wczesnego U2. O formacji Television pisano, że Ramones grali głośniej, Sex Pistols ostrzej, Wire agresywniej, natomiast Television - po prostu inaczej.
Tak jak utytułowwani poprzednicy, członkowie Neomythics postawili na bardziej zaawansowaną grę techniczną, a także zupełnie nową estetykę. Oczywiście jest dzisiaj kilka innych formacji udanie odwołujących się do tej estetyki jak Franz Ferdinand, Editors czy Razorlight. Lecz Neomythics na ich tle wypadają równie jeśli nie bardziej ciekawie. Jazzowe inklinacje liderów Matta Montgomery'ego i Gregory'ego Howe'a sprawiają, że post-punkowy żywioł nabiera instrumentalnego szlifu. Nie tracąc nic z ognistej żywiołowości post-punka, ich muzyka wkracza na nowe, zarezerwowane dotąd dla innych pola.
Melodyjne, a przy tym dojrzałe kompozycje, wyróżniające się bardziej skomplikowaną aranżacyjnie strukturą to wielki atut tej amerykańskiej formacji.

Matt Montgomery i Gregory Howe to dwa filary wydawnictwa Wide Hive Records. Wytwórnia konsekwentnie prezentuje progresywny jazz skojarzony z innymi gatunkami jak turntablism, downtempo i funk. W katalogu znajdziemy wielu uznanych muzyków jak Phil Ranelin, Calvin Keys, DJ Zeph, MC Azeem, DJ Quest, Harvey Mandel, Wide Hive Players czy Larry Coryell.
autor: Witek Leśniak

Neomythics "New Corporate Resistance" dostępna jest na dwóch nośnikach:
CD i Vinyl 1LP

punknews.org, Reviewer Rating: * * * 1/2
If anything, Neomythics are an example of the modern rock band. A combination of post-punk riffage and clean, soaring vocals, the band use the hallmarks of Joy Division, the Police and Gang of Four while sounding undeniably modern.

The main reason for the modern sound is how the clean the vocals sound. Bands like Radiohead, Muse, and the Postal Service made soaring, clean vocals popular again after grunge and post-grunge, and Neomyth.......
more