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The Razor's Edge |
| The Razor Skyline is a Seattle band that
starts with the same formula of industrial dance music with heavy guitars
and feline vocals that Switchblade Symphony used, but then The Razor Skyline
expands on that formula and takes it to a new place. Sounding far more
Euro-beat than Switchblade, The Razor Skyline are carving out a niche
in the goth/industrial scene all their own, and came to Los Angeles Sunday
night to state their case among the goth faithful at Absynthe. Their performance
was on a stage only slightly larger than the head of a thumbtack, and
it was clear that they could not hear anything well through their monitors.
Suprisingly, they still managed to pull out a passionate performance that
sounded powerful, if loose. Singer Karen Kardell puts so much of her soul
into each note that it's easy to forgive them if they aren't pitch perfect,
and guitarist Cory "The Gunn" still weaved his heavy guitar licks expertly
through the synth-driven songs. Considering how they managed to pull a
moving performance out of a potential disaster, we can only wait breathlessly
until they can return and play at a proper live venue.
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