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online Reviews Shambles (kerrang) Another Day Another Drummer (bottom of page, collectivezine.co.uk) Another Day Another Drummer (II) (a fan) Another Day Another Drummer (III) Complicated, Seventh Inning Stretch, No good with words, Split 7" w Headchecks (fracture Online) Travis Cut / Otherwise Split 7"
Cut and pasted by us TRAVIS CUT..."ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DRUMMER"...THEM'S GOOD I bet they end up changing their name! This is a compilation of singles recorded for various independent labels, singles destined for markets in Germany, Japan, America and Australia, and of course, Britain. Among the 21 tracks are a couple of covers. "Stranglehold" gets a fair kicking, while "In A Rut" has frantic drumming, and an atmospheric section, but I still prefer the Ruts' original as it was more menacing. Good try, though.The songs are fast and furious, with superb drumming that is accurate as well as driving. Travis Cut seem to go through drummers at an alarming rate, hence the album title. There's three drummers contributing, including one called Walton North III ! As there is a 'drummer required' ad under the disc, they are probably still looking for the next in line. Travis Cut have two 'proper' albums under their belt, and going by the singles presented here, they should be worth checking out. As an introduction to Travis Cut, "Another Day, Another Drummer is a damn fine advert. Punky, poppy, melodic with traces of hardcore, and blistering riffs at breakneck speed. "Look I'm Wrong" must have had guitarist Chris dunking his hands in cold water afterwards! Seriously, there are some damn catchy tunes here, and I bet they go down a storm on the European punk circuit. Hopefully they'll be touring up here soon. Meanwhile, this compilation is a pretty good introduction. www.bidean.demon.co.uk
Travis Cut - "Complicated" (Fluffy Bunny) The fact that the members of Travis Cut will quite possibly be stacking shelves at Kwiksave this coming Monday doesn’t make the two abrasive speed-punk anthems that the band rattle through in a suitably shambolic fashion here any less enjoyable. The singer is suffocated by the fuzzsaw gtr.s that drown out both bass and drums - leaving your ears - and feet - a tad worse for wear. Like, hey. Fun. Scott http://www.btinternet.com/~carol.money/pisd/reviewss.html
Headchecks/Travis Cut split 7" (Speedowax)
Travis Cut/Marshes split 7" (Speedowax)
Caeser Soze/Travis Cut - No Prudence split
CDs (Fuxony, 142 Springfield Road, Brighton, BN1 6BZ)
Travis Cut - Seventh Inning Stretch (Suspect Device) I'd only heard their Peel session before this and liked that a lot and I like this LP too. It's kind of a more modern sounding '77 style pop punk like the Undertones or Buzzcocks. Dave Smalley, who produced it, also put in some extra guitar solos which add a bit to some of the songs. It's only £5ppd so send of it for it from Suspect Device, PO Box 295, Southampton, SO17 1LW. You might as well bung in an extra quid for Suspect Device fanzine because that's great too. http://www.oocities.org/SunsetStrip/Plaza/9051/Jan99rev/Jan99rev.html Travis Cut 7" No Good With Words (Cargo) This is three song seven inch is kinda bland. Same old sound. Made from three guys from England, or around there. A-side= No Good With Words, (sounds like the singer has his pants on too tight, or he is 14) Old Times Sake, (Simple riffs, with simple everything else to go a long) B-side= Save me now (Save me now, please.) It is a garage band sound of sorts, it flows good, but I think that the sound is a bit backoffish. Sometimes the singer will sound kinda hard, but other times not hard at all. I am in-between on this record. Try it to support Cargo... or don’t. -Nick http://www.10things.com/10things/reviews/19rex.htm
live reviews
Travis Cut, Dugong, Southport, Blocko - Upstairs at the
Garage - 30th July 2001
Rude To Stare Collective........After
that incredible show, TRAVIS CUT knew they would have to do something different
to prove themselves. So, they shocked the audience by playing 2 and a half hours
of meandering, brooding post-rock with chunky, metallic beatdowns and tearful,
emo buildups. No, i'm lying. They played pop-punk. Still, as much as everyone
may be "burned out" on good ol' pop-punk, you have to admit TRAVIS CUT still do
it pretty well. Their two minute songs are packed with the kind of dual
harmonies & choruses you can never get out of your head. Case in point: about
halfway through their set i thought to myself "i wonder if they'll play that "i
hope you're doing badly/i hope you miss me madly" song", a song which i could
still remember the chorus of from the last time i saw them which was like last
year - that's a pretty damn catchy chorus if it stayed with me all that time! I
think they said that song was the opening track on their new album: it's a great
song so hunt it down. They closed (i think?) with a cover of " Too Much Kissing"
by SENSELESS THINGS (agh i just typed sensefield by mistake - how much of a gimp
am i) and left us to walk out after a great night of good ol' UK Punk Rock. The
only bad thing about the whole night was that by the time i left i was so soaked
with sweat that it was FREEZING. Ahh well.
Travis Cut, the 'Tone, Southport, - Southampton Joiners - 20th March 99 'The
Collective' On-Line zine Southport are up next, which is great by my
book. I saw them support the Lovemen over in nearby Winchester, and was
reasonably impressed that night. Either (a) they were much better tonight or (b)
some of the songs had stuck because tonight I though they were great. Nice
melodic hardcore, with hints of Snuff maybe and a drummer who possess the most
intense stare in the history of punk rock. They suffered from guitar problems
half way through which sort of derailed the set - but definitely a band to keep
a very close eye on. They even dedicated the set to the drummers cat (RIP).
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