Half Visconte was a mid 90s Emo/Math Rock band from Arizona that played and released music between 1996-2000. They released one self-titled studio Ep (1999 Sentry Press) and one full length Was It Fear (2002 Sunset Alliance; recorded in 2000, however...) during their short musical run. Half Visconte was more experimental than the other projects labeled Emo during their time. Their music was spacey and jazzy, at other moments loud, angular, and dissonant; I think of Rockets Red Glare, for instance. One could easily label this Math Rock or Post Rock; it’s noisy and melodic and defies any singular label, for sure. There is a lot of improvisation in their music, their greatest example of this being their 24 minute track “Thug Baldwin” on their self-titled Ep. That’s a must listen; in fact, their Ep is my favorite release, but the album, Was It Fear, is great as well. Here’s the track, “Money Shot,” from the debut full length:
The album is much more polished and melodic than the Ep. The self-titled release explores more improvisational noise-making and downplays melody. Here’s the monumental 24 minute, “Thug Baldwin”; give it a listen if you have the time:
Ok, so I just noticed that my link is off; that was another great track off their Ep: "The Do Nothing." BandCamp doesn't seem to allow me to link the conclusive magnum opus, so if interested, listen to the rest of the Ep at the following link:
They can definitely take it out there, but they can write some really great 4 minute rock tunes as well. Definitely check them out.
They can definitely take it out there, but they can write some really great 4 minute rock tunes as well. Definitely check them out.
self-titled: http://www.mediafire.com/?thdg2m2immy
was it fear: http://www.mediafire.com/?tjhztnnjjwy
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