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DAS NOT COMPUTE takes DOLL to atmospheres only hinted at on their first release. DAS NOT COMPUTE is an emotional powerhouse, authenticity through an exhilarating combination of growling guitars, heavy atmospherics, swaggering rhythms and soulful, highly personal lyrics. The album shows considerable depth in terms of sound and mood and is likely to draw comparisons to Interpol, Radiohead, Jesus And Mary Chain and Primal Scream.Reviews:
Based on much of what's been coming out of Sweden lately, there's a great deal more going on in that country's garages than the mere parking of cars. The proliferation of raw-toned, elemental rock bands from Scandinavia seems to increase exponentially every year, the numbers and quality indicating that garage rock isn't some flashy trend in that region but a fiercely felt musical heritage dating back to the infamous Nomads in the '70s.Among the best of the new crop is Division of Laura Lee, a quartet from Goteberg that disassembles rock into its most formative components and rebuilds it with a distinct love of the smartest brand of bonehead punk and just a dash of pop sophistication. DOLL's sophomore album, Das Not Compute, amplifies the most raucous elements of the band's 2002 debut, Black City, while folding in elements of buzzy psychedelia and stripped down classic rock for counterpoint. "Does Compute" and "Breathe Breathe" make clear DOLL's love of the Stooges or Minor Threat, while on "Endless Factories" and "To the Other Side" the band's sonic assault waxes melodic. Division of Laura Lee would have been well served by simply repeating the political and personal intensity of Black City, but the on Das Not Compute the band proves itself to be every bit as concerned about vision as volume.
