Sonically-driven, intense rock music with dark undertones, Sydney band Alien Christ’s music ventures across experimental rock, electronic, alternative and goth territories. Their music has been described as a “cross between Sonic Youth and Furâ€; other comparisons include Jesus and Mary Chain, Bikini Kill, Kill Rockstars, Mudhoney, Mercury Rev, Suicide, The Kills, and Mazzy Star, due to the beautifully cool vocals of Kym Blattner riding within the shadowy envelope of the band’s music.
Alien Christ’s first EP (also self-titled) featured spooky, jangly, trashy guitars with chunky electronic undertones. Their songs possess a wide range of dynamics and rythms, jumping and shifting from delicate acoustic chords to cataclysmic noise.
On their newest album, released in 2005, the band forged a strong rock sound from varied alternative sub-styles. A darkly chilled atmosphere pervades the whole CD. The music breathes with each new song as a real listening continuum, yet each song retains its individual vitality and structure. The spatial qualities and lingering afterglow inherent in the album are evidence of engineer and producer Shane Fahey’s involvement (Social Interiors, Makers of the Dead Travel Fast).
The band split up a few years ago, but Matt Bright is nearly finished a set of tracks for a new project and Jasmine in Germany forms half of electronic/experimental duo minit.
