The Walk Off - Vader Fader

The Walk Off have been described by past press as 'techno pop' and are self-proclaimed to be what the NME's 'New Rave' should actually sound like. They are a mix-mash of your deepest, darkest nightmares and then some. Not just noise, they use the brutal edge of Atari Teenage Riot, mixing it with a genuine sadness bellow the surface. Their melody lurks more deeply than the “in your face” sound, you can feel it bubbling bellow like a pit of hell. Imagine drum and bass without those horrible pill heads and the baggy ripped jeans, mixed with techno without the boring bastards who make it, crossed with pure harcore punk. You'd be close, very close.

The Walk Off sound tame by name, but you'll be crawling away after hearing these two sonic explosions. Vader Fader is really dark and the keyboard bass sound is thick like Prodigy's last LP with the same menacing edge. The vocals are plain mean. All this mixed between layers of subtle, building rock. It's the sort of music you hear in a horror film as someone's being torn limb from limb. The second track, Kick, does just that; right in the fucking nuts. This track adds pace, dancey drumming and some wiry guitar. There are even shades of Mark E Smith floating in, E being the key word here.

Expect to hear these tracks down your local death disco right now. There's a streak of madness going on right through this music which is both exciting and, after listening, tiring. Oh, and NOT in a bad way! The Walk Off’s make music to scare old people to death: keep your oldies locked up, this party is private.

P D Stanley

Source: Plastic Ashtray

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