(Photo courtesy of the band's Facebook)
Via Fondo, hailing from Sweden, is another fantastic new band being helped by Zegema Beach Records and Truelove Entertainment. Unlike La Parade, Via Fondo is very distinctly rooted in screamo, drawing influence heavily from European heavyweights such as Raein, La Quiete, and Suis La Lune. The guitars are lightly distorted and carry a strong sense of melody, oftentimes choosing spacey, reverb-drenched instrumental passages to carry the lengthy songs into new directions. Although Fast is only three songs long, each has enough going on that they never feel stale or repetitive. It's not unusual for moments of delicate beauty build into proper head-banging territory, while the end of the first track, "Not yet," has a soft, almost eerie, spoken outro.
(Photo courtesy of Zegema Beach Records)
In what seems to be typical Zegema fashion, the packaging and presentation for the release is top-notch. Each 12" package is decorated with clean yet effective artwork, while the records themselves are clear with a screen-printed B-side (not unlike Descubriendo a Mr. Mime's most recent LP). It's quite beautiful and fans of the genre owe it to themselves to check out the band and grab a copy of the record while they still can. I know I'm personally very eager to see what the band does next.
Via Fondo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viafondo
Via Fondo Bandcamp: http://viafondo.bandcamp.com
Zegema Beach Bandcamp: http://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fast-12ep
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