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Lafcadio
Kibosh

Catalog Number: jnr21
Release Date: 01/22/08

CD + MP3: $10

MP3: $7

Track List:

If Someone Asks You If You Are A God You Say Yes
Fat Camp Panty Raid
FreeWillyNelsonMandela
Don't Make Me Fight You Old Man
NotATeeFrontNorFeetATon
Waldo The Silverfish
The Kibosh Occision

Kibosh definitely represents an evolutionary leap in Lafcadio's discography. Throughout the Indiana band's sophomore effort there seems to be an oscillation between powerfully regulated, densely organized wall-of-sound style metal and delirious, spasming, often sublime experimentation. The first track sets this album's epic tone. From the sweetly electric, noisily ambient intro to the prog rock noodling to the tight metal meat of the song, this track seems to constrict like a closing fist and then to spin off centripetally in bizarre divergences from traditional song structure. Hardly a breathe is taken between the first two tracks, the second song kicking off tightly and kind of unraveling into a gorgeous sprawl of soloing balanced out by the barking vocals and mechanically sturdy, pristine but still asymmetrical percussion.

It's all distinctly Lafcadio, and for all the diverse impressions the various tracks on Kibosh leave with the listener, and despite its tendency to tilt towards the scatological, the album is a coherent, unified composition, each track either complementing or dovetailing nicely with the next. The solid progression of the songs expresses an even more articulate vision of the album as a whole than their debut rock opera concept album, Sham Duvet. Guitars and percussion on this album are, as usual, stunning; leads and drums braiding together in an insane double helix of truly inspired rock music. On the whole, this album has all the hallmarks of a gold-standard, discourse-shifting, classic metal album--minus the singles, minus the formulas (except when they're exploited to achieve something interesting), minus the bullshit, and minus the boredom.

"Fucking amazing... It's obvious that Kibosh is a carefully crafted piece of work... Two thumbs way up."
Verbicide

"Ever wonder what The Melvins, Mr. Bungle and King Crimson would sound like if they all got together in a room and were left to duke it out? Well ponder no more because the Indiana quartet known Lafcadio deliver this exact kind of spontaneous musical combustion on their 2nd album Kibosh released on Joyful Noise Recordings. There are more than enough massive, sledge hammer style riffs and jagged guitar work, coupled with a veritable plethora of off kilter tempos and shifting rhythm's to keep the listener completely engaged for the full duration."
Sea of Tranquility

"Kibosh is a work of real compositional focus. It's an intense 28 minutes; guitars dipped in a satisfying organic crunch, vocals delivered with an almost genuine degree of lunacy, drums burdened with the daunting task of holding it all together. It's music that refuses to stay still, with riffs diving in and out at dizzying speed, and the tempo shifting constantly around the unrelenting metallic psychosis. Unnerving though the music can be, it's an experience that you'll find yourself repeatedly coming back for."
Sonic Frontiers

"I definitely was not ready for the barrage of sound on display with this album. Lafcadio is a downright odd band that somewhat belongs to the metal genre, but is very left of center. Think Deadguy meets Mr. Bungle with a whole lot of quirkiness and mammoth heavy riffs added... Lafcadio couldn't have released this album at a better time. If you are sick of all of the sound-alike bands around right now, give this a try."
Unbound Zine

"In a nutshell, Lafcadio could be described as King Crimson meets Dillinger Escape Plan meets Black Flag meets Black Sabbath meets Shel Silverstein... At times, they are as refined (though not quite as safe as) late 70s/early80s King Crimson jazz/prog. At other times, they play what sounds like noise, except...there's something to it... The result is hardly accessible, but for the brave and silly alike, there's something here that will catch you when you're not looking. Rating: 8/10"
Glide Magazine

"..impressive with lots of crazy time changes and hi-tech chaos...Kibosh has all the bite you'd expect from a pack of wild hyenas without all that noisy barking and howling. They've also taken the high road and stayed away from the Southern rock tend. It's heavy, stiff and structured math metal with just the right amount of melody and brute force."
Prick Magazine / Evil Needles

"The majority of Kibosh sounds like Ipecac-as-indie-rock... a wild, avant-garde kind of heavy metal."
Tiny Mix Tapes

"Like their debut, Lafcadio scatter punk, hardcore, metal, and spazz within each song. Unlike Sham Duvet, the songs are considerably tight (with military precision) and excellently recorded. As such, Lafcadio are an enjoyable edition to the Mike Patton-styled world of heavy music."
Exoduster

"Those unfamiliar with Lafcadio would do well to think about this before they venture forward into the land of Kibosh... The songs have riffs that will be stuck in your head for hours, as well as providing moments that genuinely confuse the person listening... if you are all about the simple pop song, or don't understand why free jazz is so cool, then you just are not going to get this album at all. But if you enjoy heavy music that really makes the listener become involved with the musical experience, then you are going to love this CD."
IndianapolisMusic.Net

"Kibosh, their sophomore effort, sprawls with the weight of instrumental noise and offbeat time signatures, accented by spastic yips, yowls and growls."
Nuvo

"If you hadn't already guessed, this is a full-on metal record, adorned with pounding drums, screaming and a sandblasting wall of operatic guitar. Now and again, to meet the requirements of their self-styled 'experi-metal'"
Tasty Fanzine

"They call this stuff "experi-metal" (ok, I laughed) and this is the type of stuff that musicians like. Judging by the front cover I'm sure their tongues are planted firmly in cheek... but I still hated it."
Dagger

"With song names like "If Someone Asks You If You Are God You Say Yes," "Fat Camp Panty Raid," and "FreeWillNelsonMandela" and then the insanely hilarious album cover, how could I not practically pee myself with anticipation?... they show huge technical promise."
Delusions Of Adequacy

"Kibosh = High on Fire + King Crimson"
Slug Magazine

"Spazz-metal with metalcore shouting... off-kilter with math rock and jarring post-punk elements"
Read Junk

"I want to be friends with the dudes in Lafcadio. If their record Kibosh is any indication, they're neat-o duders. The album design is set up like a summer fashion catalog, and I'm all about metal guys with awkward facial hair and pastels. Kibosh's song titles ('If Someone Asks You If You Are a God, You Say Yes,' 'Don't Make Me Fight You, Old Man') hint at a good sense of humor and sexxxcellent music taste. And hey, the tuneskis aren't too bad either. Kibosh is of the technical hardcore sort, with a bit of proggy wankery thrown in to differentiate the record from your average Botch tribute act. Basically, if you dig 2112 and American Nervoso in equal proportions, you'll fit in fine with these Midwestern men. Eschewing off-kilter rocking for the occasional ambient, but still off-time atmospherics, the record oscillates between two styles for its 28-minute running time... They use sludge, metalcore, prog-rock and straight metaly metal as their dipping sauces, and that's A-OK with me."
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