THE FUNERAL MARCH OF THE MARIONETTES – Persephone

From Rockford, Illinois they came, J. Whiteaker and W. Thiele, pouring this into unsuspecting ears on March 15th.

‘Figured’ starts with a pesky percussive angina attack, tribal lite but urgent before being joined by queasy pushy bass, then vocals spread picturesque panoramas (‘Tigers in the garden wearing masks, Painting pale reflections of the past’). It makes a good impact but there isn’t enough space in the song so it basically repeats, but it’s a cool, bracing …