GORILLA ANGREB: LONG ISLAND/SUPERSYN 7"

Press info:
Test press: 22 copies
1st press: 500 copies. November 2005 (SOLD OUT)
2nd press: 500 copies. December 2005 (SOLD OUT)

Track list: Side A - Long Island.
Side B - Supersyn.

Release info: Glued cover w/insert. Black vinyl. No difference between the 1st and 2nd press, this is to make sure there will be no nimbwits cashing in on "first edition records" on EBAY.

MP3: Supersyn (Mp3 - Right click to download)

Reviews:
LowCut #31 - February 2006
2005 saw these Copenhagen punks successfully touring at the West Coast, releasing a couple of 7”s and this single was released before X-mas when Lowcut was on vacation break. Both tracks are slower than previous releases, with more emphasis on haunting melodies with superb twin vocals of Mai and guitarist Peter. I don’t know if this shows ’another side’ of Gorilla Angreb, but it definitely broadens their musical range, which shows a band growing with each release. The two tunes reminded me a bit of Adverts’ 2nd album, ”Cast Of Thousands”. ”Long Island” is an outstanding single with new atmospheric depths to an already welloiled punkrock/new wave machine. Way to go, guys! The 1st pressing (500) is gone, and the 2nd (500) is almost gone now. Their 12” ”Bedre Tider ” (6 tracks) will be out by the end of February. Stay tuned for a Gorilla Angeb interview in Lowcut # 32! http://www.spildafvinyl.dk

If you dig: X, The Adverts, X-Ray Spex

4/5 rating.

Dead Metaphor - March 2006 http://www.deadmetaphor.com
I wasn’t really planning on writing about this 7″ since plenty has already been said about Gorilla Angreb in other forums, but this 7″ has been getting such universally bad reviews (most notably in Maximum Rock N Roll, which said something to the effect of “the fire is gone” when they reviewedd this release a few issues back) that I felt like I had to step up to the plate and put the official Dead Metaphor Seal of Approval^© on this one. While I think that, in general, the level of praise applied to Gorilla Angreb exceeds their actual musical worth, I just can’t stop listening to this fucking record. I think it’s by leaps and bounds the best thing they’ve done to date. Whether they were playing fairly standard—if excellent—thrashy hardcore on the Aborted 2000 EP or slightly more complex poppy KBD punk like on their self-titled 7″ and split with Lokum, until now it seemed to me like most of Gorilla Angreb’s songs followed a similar pattern and that they’d backed themselves into a schtick that they couldn’t really get themselves out of. However, this single is a different story.

Sure, the X comparisons are inevitable, since the male/female harmonics recall that band more than any other punk sound, but structurally these songs have this loose, wandering, almost Bad Seeds-esque vibe that I find absolutely enthrallng. It also doesn’t hurt that “Long Island” has the best chorus that the band has hit upon yet and the main riff in “Supersyn” captures this lazy, first-gen CBGB vibe that recalls some of my favorite power pop singles of all time.

Unfortunately this 7″ was very limited so the poor reactions from the collector scum elite may be the nail in this disc’s coffin, but if you happen to run across one I encourage you to pick it up and make up your mind for your self rather than letting the punk elite make your choices for you.

Razorcake #31 - 2006
Imagine, for a second, that it's 1977. Imagine that L.A.'s X had never existed and that Dangerhouse never put out any records. Imagine X being Danish and, instead of incorporating the Blasters, they had a time machine and what procided the backbone to the band was something approachable, yet hard and more steely, like a subtle cross-pollination of the Go-Go's and Amdi Petersens Arme. If I haven't completely confused you by now, Gorilla Angreb take the pure discovery of long-discarded treasures (even by the bands that did the pioneering) and make you feel like you've never heard something quite like this before. It's not quite pop. It's not easily classified punk. They create mid-tempo, faultless songs that I just want to listen to over and over again.