Church With No MagicWarp***
Australia may be at the blunter end of the cutting edge of rock and pop music, but recent years have seen the country's electronica and dance exports grow exponentially in quality. PVT, the trio formerly known as Pivot, are trailblazers of the genre, yet only really tasted success beyond Oz with 2008's
O Soundtrack My Heart.
Their third effort is an atmospheric collection that sees the trio utilise their decade-long dabbling in electronic experiments to create tunes that are disconcerting (
Crimson Swan, Only the Wind Can Hear You)
, beautiful (
Waves & Radiation
) and downright propulsive (
Light Up Bright Fires
). Guttural synth lines, vocals that toggle between Gregorian monks, David Byrne and Ian Curtis, and off-kilter rhythms . . . Who says there's no magic here? See pivotpivot. net
Download tracks:Light Up Bright Fires, Crimson Swan
