Maserati - Pyramid of the Sun
Rating
RIYL
The Juan MacLean!!!
Pink Floyd
Release Date
11/05/2010
Label
Temporary ResidenceTracklist
1) Who Can Find the Beast?2) Pyramid of the Sun
3) We Got the System to Fight the System
4) They’ll No More Suffer from Thirst
5) Ruins
6) They’ll No More Suffer from hunger
7) Oaxaca
8) Bye M’Friend, Goodbye
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At their core, Maserati are a paradox. They are a band that encourages the listener to lose control physically and mentally. Their music is an exploration of the senses, a completely freeing experience that blends genres in ways that few others are able. Yet, for as open and transcendent as Maserati appears to be, they are a tightly knit unit, always in control of the smallest details. On Pyramid of the Sun, Maserati has crafted another mind-bending exploration of sound and mind that reaffirms their place as one of the greatest instrumental bands of our time.
Easily listenable as one continuous song, Pyramid of the Sun is like a living being, constantly pushing and pulling itself in different directions as it grows, always exploring new territories. From the heavy, sometimes sludgy, noise of “Ruins” to the driving, melodic bass on “They’ll No Longer Suffer from Thirst,” to the exploratory guitars on the title track, “Pyramid of the Sun,” Maserati continues to surprise. Whenever the band begins to settle into a groove, they shift gears and speed away in another direction, much like their namesake automobile.
While this may be the best and most melodic Maserati record, it’s the record that almost never was, due to the tragic and untimely passing of beloved drummer Jerry Fuchs. A staple in the indie scene, Fuchs starred behind the kit for heavyweights like LCD Soundsystem, !!!, and MSTRKRFT. His disco-influenced drumming is the heartbeat of Maserati, propelling the songs forward with versatility and tasteful precision. His drumming is what transforms spacey prog-rock into dance punk. It repositions disco as experimental indie rock. It’s the seed that grows every Maserati song into its own being.
If nothing else, Pyramid of the Sun is an album that brings people together. It makes alt rock kids understand trance music. It makes techno kids understand indie rock. It makes indie kids understand jam bands. Its universality is uncanny. This is the time to forget the things you think you know about music, let go, and lose yourself. That is the beauty of Maserati.
--Alex Burton
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Portland, OR
I've always wondered why so much more attention is given to even the worst releases as long as they fit in the metalcore/screamo etc. genres. Somehow we need to get people branching out around here...
Baltimore, MD
I've gotta check this out...and soon. Fuchs is the real deal.
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Fishers, Indiana
I was fixin' to review Maserati myself, actually. Beaten to the punch, but you did a great job with it, Mr. Burton.
And I've done a lot of not metalcore/screamo in my short tenure here. I even did Chase Coy. Nothing can further alienate Decoy's core demographic than Chase Coy.
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