Bloodlights – Bloodlight

Release date: 16-11-2007, Label: Playground/Mate in Germany
By: Nina Mende

  After five records and ten years of excistense Captain Poon’s (vocals, guitar)
  former band Gluecifer fell apart in 2005, due to the lack of motivation among
  certain members. It took the Captain about two seconds to figure out what to
  do next. Forming a new band was an obvious decision. The new band is called
  Bloodlights from Oslo/Norway.
  Before Bloodlights entered Studio Wong in Berlin in January, Poon had been writing
  songs for the last 18 months, and the band had been spending endless hours in
  the rehearsal room. The band spent a month in the studio with producer Phil
  Caivano, ex-guitarist of US eastcoast rockers Monster Magnet. After the recordings
  Caivano brought the tapes to Vancouver in Canada, where the mix was done by
  no other than Mike Fraser (Aerosmith, Metallica, AC/DC).

  The new untitled Bloodlights album includes 12 songs that rock. Most of the
  songs would be great radio songs. In the first song “Where The Stars Don’t
  Shine” you can hear some guitar soli, as well as in the song “Bullshit
  On Your Mind”. “Bloodlights” gives you an idea of the meaning
  of the word, which comes from the phenomenon of seeing red flashes right before
  passing out after consuming too much of everything. The third song “Addiction”
  is punkier, faster and a little bit chaotic, “Hammer And The Wheel”
  as well. Captain Poon’s voice is slighly smoky, can be harsh and gentle, desperate
  and hating, depending on the song and mood. In the songs “Bullshit On Your
  Mind” and “One Eye Open” the bass sticks out as well, and in
  “Hammer And The Wheel” the drums seem to stick out most. I like the
  idea of “taking turns” in having instruments stick out in a song.
  For me it gives the band a stonger community, so that when you listen to it
  you don’t just remember the vocals most or the guitar, but the complete band.
  “Rain On A Sunny Day” has a great funky and punky melody, this song
  sticks ou because of it. “Screwing Yourself” is a slow and thoughtful
  song with female backing vocals. “Easy Target”, “Against The
  Flow”, “Bald and Outrageous” make your head nod and tap the feet
  along with the beat. The last song on the album “Over When I’m Done”
  sums up the album quite well. A nice rock song with a great melody and nice
  lyrics.

Links:

Bloodlights Official
Bloodlights Myspace