"Perhaps clocking in as the most fun instrumental album of the year, Ellis the Vacuumchild's Peace by Extermination is an energetic powerhouse the spills contradictions in every direction. This is truly the instrumental album for people who don't like instrumental music. Guitars buzz, hum, and bend, and the drums pound out a jangy beat, almost so swift as to invoke dancing. Songs are concise--generally clocking in around the four minute mark, and not really skimping out on any of the great post-rock details that are seen in larger works. Ellis the Vacuumchild boils down the genre into a prepackaged form unlike anyone else, and Peace by Extermination never allows the listener's attention to wander. Playful sounds are constantly being thrown into the musical space, and it's difficult to escape from the repeated bombardment of the auditory system. With two squeaky clean releases under their belt, Ellis the Vacuumchild are beginning to set its sites outside of its native Sweden and begin dropping its music all over the world by way of peace by extermination.
Key Tracks: Peace By Extermination; Decapitation Spree; Ellis fear Chloe"
and what makes it even more hearwarming to read, it was ranked as #17 here: "The Top 50 Instrumental Releases of 2005"
DISCLAIMER: this post is not to be regarded as promotion for the above mentioned album, since the album is no longer available anywhere
