Member Since: 6/30/2005
Band Website: sinistertrailerparkmagic.com
Band Members: Lead Guitar and Vocals/Pancake Porterhouse
Drums and Vocals/Rhythmatic Fever
Bass Guitar/Traxyl Burns
Rhythmn Guitar/Donna Jewel
EXCLAIM! Magazine
REVIEW of Sinister Trailerpark Magic
by: Keith Carman
What initially comes across like a case of identity crisis with Sinister Trailer Park eventually reveals itself to be a most cunning trick played on the listener. Kicking the album off with moderately emotive and muscially sparse track " Borderline" the band quickly become a swirling vortex of riffs and power in line with NoMeansNos most impressive output.Dynamic to the point of jarring,each song is a melting pot of genres,blending metallic verses with emo choruses,mathematical jazz- core bridges and the occassional hardcore chant. Still despite the fact that most bands have tried to accomplish this and failed miserably,Sinister Trailerpark perform it with such grace and patience that almost all of the dozen tracks on Magic are enjoyable for their own reason,be it obtuseness,driving rhythms or inventive melodic atmosphere.One does get the impression though that this would be a far more explosive and stunning experience live, but at least they have managed to document it with flair to prepare the listener for that onslaught
AUDIO BLOOD MAGAZINE
REVIEW of Sinister Trailerpark Magic
By: Sari Delmar
What do you get when you shove four thoroughly experienced musicians together with nothing but a clean slate to start creating? Well if they really are as experienced as their resumes ensure, you get something that sounds like Sinister TrailerPark Magic, aggressive rock, punk-tinted and frantic, i.e something new and extremely exciting!
They may not be as ambiguous as their bio claims, one can trace the grunge-y moments in “Borderline†back to Nirvana’s roots, their fierce balls-to-the-wall power chording attacks on “I Be Our Wab†will get Bad Religion or Against Me! fans kickin, but all around they toss at us 12 extremely diverse songs, that are probably even more potent live than they are laying here on this disc (where indeed, they are rather potent), that will undoubtedly impress the masses. There’s something for every fan on here. While they incorporate the likes of chaotic drum barraging with heart shaking vocal melodies (“Pieces of Four†) or while they break out intimidating soloing that will send heads spinning (“I Be Our Wabâ€), they do it without skipping a beat and fully emerge themselves into each genre they bust into, not just dilly dallying and tingeing each song, these guys are extreme masters of genre-fucking, and they tackle each new musical alley with a vengeance.
“Laylow†sounds like a lost track from Thrice’s Vheissu and the lyrics really stun with their simplistic imagery and antsy banter. This slow ballad-like track further proves the band’s angular ways at approaching music. They may never run out of ideas, and it’s bands like this that keep our ears to the ground. Their ability to constantly recreate and experiment within a genre that so many bands find themselves trapped within, will not go unnoticed… well at least not here on Audio Blood, where we worship such creativity!!
Influences: Beatles, No Means No, Bad Religion, Blind Guardian, Melvins, Nirvana.
Sounds Like: How can we describe Sinister Trailerpark Magic? Could you? If you can, we'd love to hear it. What do you call Nirvana, No Means No, Blind Guardian, Bad Religion, and The Melvins with a tinge of Beatles? Maybe something totally new. How about the most unique music produced in the last 20 years? You tell us.
Record Label: SOL Politics Records / Spinerazor Records
Type of Label: Indie