so this month found me passing from the low, ambient drones of Stars of the Lid (more on them later) to the stoner excitement of the early Black Mountain EP/single for Druganaut to the rauctous rockabilly guitar + drums pairing of Flat Duo Jets.
Black Mountain, who i discovered a year and a half back in the round-about way of fellow Vancouverites Blood Meridian and via Stephen McBean's lesser harolded, and more overtly sexual The Pink Mountaintops. I can't say that this EP offers much in the way of variation from their eponymous first record, but it still rocks the shit outta your eardrums and the 9 minute "Buffalo Swan" features the honey-voiced Amber Webber, who took on a greater roll in the band's second record. She's integral to the group, making "Swan" one of the best tracks the band has released. 
Second up on the ole platter of sound we have a live set from veteran rockabillian group Flat Duo Jets. Two-Headed Cow is the "soundtrack" to a concert documentary that probably nobody saw, but is probably served best to be heard. The music is fast and furious and the two play like a pair of high-octane vin diesels. a few covers and the majority of tracks clocking in around 2:30, the album moves at a brisk pace with 17 tracks filling up 52 minutes. but even at the relatively abbreviated length the album/concert wears thin. i've listened to the record at home and twice just walking around the city, and after less than 40 minutes i'm compelled to put something else on. I can't claim to be a huge rockabilly fan, although i do own a few select records. so i thought it'd be a welcome change of pace. but in the end, there's just not enough variation to put it on heavy rotation.
it's like an entrée from a Chinese restaurant, the noodles are good, the veggies are good, together they're good, but without the occasional egg roll, i get bored of the dish half way through.
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