Tip of the iceberg would allude to their unpredictable style reminiscent to that of Tom Waits' unpredictable, slightly vaudeville-esque sound, their grandiose, put-together production similar to The Dear Hunter's works and their gypsy-tinted quirks a la Gogol Bordello. Their sound is hard to pin-point without name-dropping a multitude of acts that have nothing to do with each other. Are they an orchestra? Maybe a little, what with their insertions of eyebrow-raising instruments within the context of rock music oil barrel drums, contrabass and a pump organ to name a few on previous releases. Kaizers Orchestra fills a very specific niche, with alternative rock being far too big a blanket to toss over these gents. However, hailing from a country renown for its typical exports of black metal and appeasing, Anglo-expressed music doesn't do this native-tongued, whimsical six-piece alt. ![]() Not that the Kaizers (each band member has a stage name ending with “Kaizer”) are particularly obscure (they're quite popular throughout Northern Europe) or have an inaccessible sound, quite the opposite. If you haven't heard of them, it's alright, I hadn't either. Kaizers Orchestra is a Norwegian band who've recently released their 7th LP (the first of a 3-part series), Violeta Violeta Volume I. ![]() Review Summary: Kaizers Orchestra bring us their fanciful carnival ride unpredictable, thrilling and a little dizzying.
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