A Review of the Album ``LEATHER TEETH'' by Carpenter Brut

Under review is another album of music I've liked, available for listening and purchase on Bandcamp:
https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/leather-teeth

I came across this French musician by chance, and have found myself very pleased with his work.  His
earlier album, TRILOGY, I like even more than this under review, but I came across this album first.
This album is almost intended for gapless playback, but has silence added to the ends of the tracks.

The album entries follow ordered by my preference, their names, their durations, and album ordering:

     Beware The Beast 03:45 6
=  Cheerleader Effect 03:37 2
>      Inferno Galore 03:49 5
>       Leather Teeth 03:52 1
>          End Titles 05:23 8
> Hairspray Hurricane 05:31 7
>         Monday Hunt 02:55 4
>        Sunday Lunch 03:15 3

The first track starts with a single simple instrument before exploding into the song's full groove,
which it maintains throughout its duration.  The very simple opening works well to begin this album,
moreso than any other track except perhaps the third.  The same tunes are repeatedly used throughout
this track, with another instrument or other complexity layered on top as the song progresses, and I
find it very nice to hear.  This song appropriately gives the impression of a descent into an abyss.
This track ends with a tape cassette sound effect, as others use, and is characteristic to his work.

The second track is the first to feature lyrics, concerning a demonic force and similar such things.
The vocals overshadow all else in the track, in the nicest way; the pairing is perfect.  The variety
in this track is much greater than in the first, with very little noticeable repetition of elements.
The last third sheds most of the instruments to then slowly reintroduce them as the lyrics continue.

The third track differs heavily from the others, starting in a somewhat disoriented way, bringing to
mind some manner of slow dancing music; the track maintains a simplicity in instrument selection and
a slow tempo which makes this both the most lighthearted and the simplest track of the entire album.

The simplicity of the fourth track isn't unlike the third's, but keeps in line with the rest of this
album unlike the third.  The song continues the first's impression, that of an odd and dark journey.

The fifth track starts quickly and maintains a consistent beat throughout its play.  It in some ways
resembles the first and third tracks.  It's pleasant to hear, but what I like about the song is hard
to describe.  This song can be split into quarters, with noticeable transition periods between them.

The sixth track is the second and last to feature any lyrics, similar in tone to those in the second
track, but with a much nicer chorus, and with more variety in the voices.  Just as the second track,
the vocals overwhelm the song, but in the best way; the pairing is, again, perfect.  It's well done.

The seventh track appropriately starts out fast, and stays so.  Rather than a descent into an abyss,
this track is better described as a roller coaster in an abyss.  This longest track regardless feels
more repetitive than the rest in some ways.  The second third changes in character only a tad before
returning to much of the same.  The third quarter takes a break from the fast tempo and tune, making
for a nice change, but it feels brief once it again carries on as it was.  It flows well to the end.

The eighth and final track is as much a track of conclusion as the first is one of beginning; a slow
and complex opening settles into its rhythm without the need to add much complexity to the song; its
normal beat is occasionally accompanied by single instruments which come and go without much notice.
The song begins to die down for a time around the halfway point before returning with more than full
force and a completely different sound; if this album has been a journey into an abyss, this song be
the act of crawling out of one, or at least wandering aimlessly throughout it without anything evil.

I've yet to listen to his entire discography, but feel comfortable stating this album to be a decent
introduction to his work.  While a few songs easily dominate it, the album is without any bad songs,
and the shorter length compared to TRILOGY makes it a better means to judge his work with less time.
Those who like this album should listen to TRILOGY, which I intend to review next when at his works.
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