jeudi 7 janvier 2021

Moron

picture by Hc4Losers

 

Moron is hailing from Berlin, Germany and has probably been around since 2017.
A big part of the new Berlin scene seems to be revolving around the Allee Der Kosmonauten (ADK), T-Rex's recording studio and the Billo tape label (which actually released an ADK bands tape compilation). And many (great) recent bands claim to belong to ADK, as a certificate of the new wave of punk... I'm talking about bands like Liiek, Die Schiefe Bahn, Aus, Benzin or Gesture for example.

And Moron erupted out of this scene in 2018, as a total surprise (at least for me), putting, once again, Berlin at the top of the punk game!


This 6-track demo tape released in 2018 totally blown me away at the time (I even put one of their song in my 2018 Best Of Compilation), this is high class female fronted punk from start to finish!
I am a total sucker for this kind of stuff and within the first seconds of Puss-filled Eyes, Moron immediately joined my personal pantheon of ~2015~2018 female fronted releases with the JJ Doll 7", some early Judy And The Jerks, the first Patsy 7" and of course the Ubik 7". Ok I am going to be a bit geeky here but Moron fits perfectly in a very specific kind of female fronted punk which can be quite fast, edging with hardcore punk sometimes without really falling into it, and is (of course) a total blast!


Indeed with super catchy fast tracks like Puss-filled Eyes, Watte, Mr Eat It All or Pass Me A Bucket, the Berliners easily please the "hardcore kid" in me, I mean the drummer is doing a fantastic job, the bass lines are melodic and catchy as hell and the singer is killing it so no reasons to not be seduced right ? 
But on top of that the four Germans add a perfectly mastered touch of mid-tempo punk on a couple of tracks (edging with post-punk on some parts of Stant which even has a bit of saxophone) pleasing the old "please surprise me guys I've heard it all" jerk well awake in me!


Ok I think you got it now, I fu*** love this demo!


But after that... Nothing about Moron any more, I was checking from time to time if something new was popping up somewhere but no... nothing!
The demo was not so much acclaimed, it did not seem like so many people actually talked about it so in the end I finally resigned myself to the fact that this little gem will forever stay only a small, solitary and underrated explosion of beauty...
 
 Until last December!



 Yes yes yes! Moron is back!
Damn I could not believe it and jumped on the digital release as fast as a desperate superpower on a hypothetical vaccine!
 
So after almost three years, what's left of the demo energy ?
Well first of all with 2 songs out of 8 longer than 2 minutes the band keeps it punk and short and Moron is still Moron (which is a good thing!) BUT things have changed slightly...
Ok there are a little bit more mid-tempo parts around but the pace is quite similar in the end and this new tape starts with a blast with Light Bulb and Mosquito Traps which quickly set things straight: there is no time to waste here!


No the main change is rather in all the small musical explorations that the group allows itself here and there. Yes there are still those great little guitar parts beautifully punctuating the tracks but also a few more unexpected things: A "rougher" vocals tone in Ants In My Pants, a weird saxophone start à la Lucrate Milk in Salt, some "wawa" distorted riffs on Popeye etc... the kind of details you discover after several listens and makes you gently nod your head in silent appreciation... you know what I mean!
 
 
 
  Don't get me wrong, these songs are not full of crazy ideas, no they're just exactly what they need to be straight forward, punk, fast but diverse and innovative enough to be great!
 
For some reasons it took me more time to be hooked up by this one than by the demo, probably because of the mix (the "sound") which is a bit different. So I strongly advise you (dear reader) to take your time and enjoy this beauty!
 
picture by
Jan Capeet 
 
 
You can listen to Moron on Oktober Fist #1 and Rien à Faire #18.
 
 
N,J'Oi! 
 
 
 
 

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