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October 12, 1998

Hell Billys
Tied to a Rocket

( True North/Universal)

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Don’t assume that the
Hell Billys life is any-
thing like that of the
usual when they sing
about it on Tied to a
Rocket. Their rever-
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of humor, but not wing-
ing out too much
makes for a world
view which is a bit off
centre.

That's no problem
though. With a pure
entertainment value,
the Hell Billys take you
through a trip that
nobody would want to
be on in “The Mother

Ship”, an interesting
ride of destruction
through downtown.

That well known feeling
of “Our Shit Will Sell”
confronts the club
scene where a band
can either make it or
brake it.

From the musical
chaos in the CD's first
track, The Mother Ship,
it is easy to accidently
draw a quick conclu-
sion that the entire CD
will be similar to the
first tracks. Once into
the CD's content, the
quick
musical guitar sound
which composes the
base for this Kingston
band is easy to listen
to. Simple, but not
overdone.

Spanning more than
one musical genre,
Tied to a Rocket
explores the talents of
the Hell Billys, finding a
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The Slow M

of Snowpony
Snowpony

(Radioactive/Universal)

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“The world would be a
better place if everyone
did less. If you can't
ride 2 horses at once,
you shouldn't be in the
circus. If you do every-
thing backwards, it'll be
harder to pin the blame
on you.”

A poetic piece of
advice from Katharine
Gifford, the lead

singer/vocalist of
Snowpony.
With every track keep-

ing a nice mellow pace
to it, this is one kick-ass
CD for playing in the
background while
studying for midterms.
When you get down to
the bottom line though,
it is easy to read some
very poetic messages
into the lyrics of
Snowpony.

Formerly a member of
Stereolab, the former
influences shine
through the shell of the
band. Precise sound
engineering with effects
inserted at just the right
moments. Not surpris-
ingly, a few of the sam-
ples are previous Sonic
Youth cuts.

Snowpony really does
lock themselves into a
Slow Motion world with
this startlingly realistic
and insightful release,
while at the same time

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By Kevin Milos
Various

The Art of Darkness
(Universal)

THE ART GF DARKHESs

If there is an attitude
out there, then there is
a CD chalk full of music
to cater to it. This one
is for all of those goth-
ies out there.

Full of scary music
dating back to the 80’s
up to now, this is one
disc which is out just in
time for halloween, with
a lot of songs essential
to any well versed

music collection.
Featuring greats such
as Sisters of Mercy,
Gene Loves Jezebel
and The Cult, it pro-
gresses to these bands
more recent counter-
parts such as Marilyn
Manson, Nine Inch
Nails, and Skinny
Puppy. It definitely has
a gothic flavour to it.

Not much needs to be
said about this CD. It
caters to an attitude
which has a discerning
taste for the “dark side
of music.” In an-era
when compilations can
net more dollars than a
release by a single
band, The Art of
Darkness is bound to
make a big leap within
its own genre.

Are you ready to face
the dark side?

By Kevin Milos

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