El Caco - 7

On this album, El Caco has whipped a creamy cream of both rock & roll, grunge, and stoner rock in a manner worthy of the El Caco's only. As the band name states, they consistently steal from a good mix of the rock's essential elements and molds them together to a conglomerate of hyper-sleazy riffs, cowbells (shovels actually), distorted bass and a voice with an outstanding animus. However, behind all the heavy riffs and stringent drumlines there is a certain contemplation. Because of the extremely dry nature of the mix, all the musical elements become extremely transparent - alas, the album is a glass cannon. This strongly contributes to making Gjesti's baritone-riffs and Wallumrod's mathematically tight drums contrast and enhance Osa's expressive voice.