Comanechi / Divorce Split 10"

Road bound co-conspirators, Comanechi and Divorce have seen their working relationship blossom over the past year or so, returning here with a string of UK dates and a split 10" single. Divorce's contribution, Amuse Bouche, is a classic example of the Glaswegians' almost mechanical approach to building up layers of screeching noise, while regular bouts of uninhibited guitar chaos are steered home by a commanding rhythm section and Sinead Youth's defiant vocals. Comanechi's Let Me Bloom, however, takes its time to build whilst a wild haze envelops Akiko Matsuura's seductive tones. Rounding it all out with a free-for-all on Sonic Youth's Death Valley '69, this is but a sharp taste of a destructive double team and an unmissable live proposition at that. [Ryan Drever]