NEW BERLIN - basic function LP Shoegaze or perhaps that of Crash

or perhaps that of Crash Course in Science

With a wall of sounds that is inescapable

Minimalism is definitely a keyword here and the whole thing reminds me of something between Raison D'Etre and Dirk Serries

He cut his teeth in the mid-90's playing the Punk Rock circuit before settling into a more classic Rock approach with Good Friday Experiment in 1999

The album captures the glory of the Creepsound—at times sublime

NEW BERLIN - basic function LP Shoegaze or perhaps that of CrashThe moment you realize this album could have easily been a complete killed by death sampler or some non existent CRISIS, WIRE, WARSAW demo hybrid recording from 1977 NEW BERLIN started out as a one man project in TEXAS. Indeed, the 13 track, 24 minute affair is the stuff that 80s indie dance nights are made of. The McAllen based trio founded by Michael Flanagan, Gustavo Martinez, and Andrew Richardson cut a rug with ringing guitars, frantic bass