Few bands play feedback, stop on a dime, and meander through \"call and response\" improvisation like this mid-west trio. Formed in 2008 in the small village of Cisco Illinois (pop. 300) by Aaron Blythe and Josh Winters, the duo wrote and recorded 6 tracks for their first EP (nearly 31 minutes) \"Warrior Style\" in early 2009. Soon the duo had expanded to a trio, in preparation for live performance, w...ith the addition of Erich Hehn (Bass, Vocals). The track \"Truel\", featuring drumming from Mike Hogan(ex-Confines) as well as Blythe and Winters, focuses on rhythmic juxtaposition and collaboration in attempting to portray a \"confrontation amongst 3 adversaries\" (the definition of truel). While, tracks like \"Mountain\" display conversational improv between guitar and drums, as well as elements of late 60\'s free jazz. The 2 tracks with vocals, \"Trainrider\" and \"Last Rice\", vary sharply from their instrumental counterparts. \"Trainrider\" being an almost-ballad with heart-felt lyrics and a blaring guitar solo, and \"Last Rice\" having a whimsical blues-rock feel, with Hehn sing-yelling in Korean.
Drawing comparisons to The Melvins, Sleep, and Shellac, Man Made Blast combines a number of genres and compositional styles to carve out a unique album in \"Warrior Style\".
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