Song: “The Bishop”
Artist: Battle Of Mice
Album: Jesu/Battle Of Mice Split EP ( 2008 )
…Knife, Fork, Bottle and a Cork; that’s the way you spell New York…
I would of thought the dark, heavy, agonizing sound from Battle Of Mice would of contrasted well against the electronic, post rock pieces put together by Jesu. But in reality the two tracks submitted by BOM seem out of place when placed next to the material from Jesu.
“The Bishop”is probably not the heaviest song from BOM’s catalogue but it would have to be one of the most impressive. There are many layers to the track vocally and musically, with dynamic changes progressing from soft to loud and loud to soft.
Julie Christmas vocals are something that has grown on me over time. At times they can be almost soft spoken and are very similar to Bjork but unlike Bjork they can quickly move to an intense scream that literally bleeds emotion and rawness.
A great album to check out simply because of the two Battle Of Mice tracks.
