Part Chimp vs. Torche Split
(2011, Chunklet Magazine) UK, London.
Last split Ep by Part Chimp with the famous Torche.
You’ll recognize their soft and light sound as on their previous records, avoiding any saturation with the amazing Dr. Horse.
The Watcher’s lyrics are written by Lemmy Kilminster, aka the womanizer, So classy ! Grand Adios Finale at 3:42 “This Is The End Now”.
A terrific artwork, with beautiful light effects : The perfect goodbye !
I’ll miss Part Chimp.
For fans, but all of us are fan, right ?
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| 2. The Watcher |
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You Decide / Big Bird
(2010, Gringo Records) UK, London.
Here is one of the last Part Chimp’s Ep, I feel the tears coming out.
It is amazing to listen to these harmonics which come out of Big Bird ! A song with bold lyrics.
You Decide has a fast tempo and the guitar’s riffs are killer until the dissonant Finale. All that we love.
Here is on of the few, good quality live video I found : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hek0Zwbh9GU
Some good songs !
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| 1. Big Bird |
| 2. You Decide |
You can stream the album for free on Spotify, all the way down that page.
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Thriller
(2009, Rock Action Records) UK, London.
Let’s be clear : I want to be buried with that record.
The band reaches mountains in terms of power, fuzz, heaviness or emotions like in the song FFFFF (What a genius solo at 2:16 !)
I love the singing in Sweet T.
You’ll find all that in the huge Today 2. you need to listen to it on a real soundsystem, your headphone won’t be able to producte this warmy saturation as it should. The climax in that song is the most beautiful solo ever at 3:02. You are invited at Satan’s wedding.
That song introduces perfectly and logically Today 3 with a powerfull rhythmic pattern.
We opened for them with H.O.Z., the 24th of October 2009, @ La Malterie, Lille, and as at their live in Czech Republic, the sound was really, really loud and the show intense. I loved the vocal performance and I loved seeing them activating their fuzzs pedals one by one haha.
I love the contrast in Supermoody between that calm intro, came from Liars’ universe, and when they press the fuzz’s footswitch at 3:17 : Magic !
The artwork is very beautiful.
“Best album ever” – Objective-man.
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| 1. Today 2 |
| 2. Today 3 |
| 3. FFFFF |
| 4. Sweet T |
| 5. Supermoody |
You can stream the album for free on Spotify, all the way down that page.
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Cup
(2007, Monitor Records) UK, London.
I recommand to buy “Cup” which contains all the Ep below with a best sound restitution.
The artwork is absolutely beautiful and you have on that ep a videoclip !
It is the first Part Chimp’s record I bought in Czech Republic in 2007, I listened to it all the way back in the bus, on my CD-walkman and I finally lost it argh. I bought another copy later.
Two songs on that compilation are not listed in that page : Seedsy (the sound doesn’t enlight the quality of that song) and Wild Honey Pie : The best Beatles’ cover ever.
The perfect compilation !
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| 1. Wild Honey Pie |
| 2. Seedsy |
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Todd Split
(2006, Noisestar Records) UK, London.
There is a first version of The Watcher and its great riffs on that split 7″.
But for some reason I prefer the version on their split with Torche.
Weird isn’t it ?
For hardcore fans.
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I Am Come
(2005, Rock Action Records) UK, London.
Second album by Part Chimp and it is probably their “calmest” and “softest”. These quotes are meaningful haha.
I love the drum’s riff on War Machine (what he does on the snare).
I love that 30, 00 000 000 000 000 People song with this chorus which will remain in your mind for years.
Compared to the other album, I think the mix is a little bit less powerful.
The looped riff in Bring Back The Sound is a great idea and I love these layers adding to each other.
I love too how the saturation layers go crazy in Fasto.
Some good songs.
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| 1. 30, 00 000 000 000 000 People |
| 2. Bring Back The Sound |
| 3. War Machine |
| 4. Fasto |
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New Cross Ep
(2005, Rock Action Records) UK, London.
Two other songs on that Ep you may find on “Cup”
So you have the great New Cross, it was my favorite song when I discovered them and during their live in Prague. Here is New Cross‘ videoclip : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmB71ZuM6Nc
I love the guitar’s riffs.
The chorus in Black Water is huge.
The last song Hell Is Behind Me is experimental with ambiences and a message on the voice-messenger.
For fans.
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| 1. New Cross |
| 2. Black Water |
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War Machine Ep
(2005, Rock Action Records) UK, London.
With this pure beauty as an artwork, that Ep got two terrific songs, included in the “Cup” compilation.
Miser Chimp is really terrific, I love that hypnotic rhythmic pattern and all these high-pitched solos which play with the main theme.
You’ll find War Machine on “I Am Come”, here is its videoclip : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOi3gk5WPxU
For fans.
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| 1. Miser Chimp |
| 2. War Machine |
You can stream the album for free on Spotify, all the way down that page
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Joeyfat Split
(2004, Awkward Silence Recordings) UK, London.
That split got only one song by Part Chimp but one of the best : Crash The High Octave.
That song is absolutely massive ! It reaches the highest levels of saturation and fuzz, higher even you can dream of.
For their greatest fans.
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Bring Back The Sound
(2003, Rock Action Records) UK, London.
The two songs on that EP are present on “I Am Come”.
There is of course the great Bring Back The Sound with that catchy riff.
The song Hitler And Jews is pretty slow but I like the way that the drummer beats the cymbals.
For hardcore-fans.
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| 1. Bring Back The Sound |
| 2. Hitler & Jews |
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Chart Pimp
(2002, Rock Action Records) UK, London.
Part Chimp is a talented noise band from London.
I saw them for the first time in 2007 @ Klub 007 with Colia, under Prague’s University, the 18th of April 2007.
The sound was extremly loud. I mean it. I never saw a live that loud in my life.
“Chart Pimp” is a first album which sounds impressive and totaly moving.
Chimp Happy ? is a total success ! The sound is perfectly controlled and the vocals’ melodies remain in mind and all that with a great power ! What else ?
They are the Fuzz’s Masters and they prove it on the following songs : B2 and Li’l Bummerboy.
The sound at 1:21 in Iron Pond is genius !
B1‘s melodies are groovy.
An amazing album.
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| 1. Chimp Happy ? |
| 2. B1 |
| 3. Iron Pond |
| 4. B2 |
| 5. Li’l Bummerboy |
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