"Unconscious Collective" (2012)

Unconcious Collective brings a heightened level of dexterity to the obtuse arena of "heaviness," drawing into bold relief primitivism's relationship to a nuanced network of jazz fusion, classic punk,  beat music, and across a spectra of heavy metal(s) -- from highly technical death to the blast-beaten grind and crust stylings for which the brothers Gonzalez have largely built their reputation. Moods change swiftly on the Dallas-based trio's self-titled LP, and crescendos have stakes: when guitarist Gregg Prickett glides from polite pentatonic riffing into a fuzzed-out sonic assault, or when Stefan Gonzalez's hyperactive rhythmic inclinations throw the track into a frenzied bloodlust, one is left with the undeniable sense that a significant movement has occurred.  What Unconscious Collective (2012) does with enviable mastery is create a context in which these movements not only make sense, but seem completely necessary. 

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