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Labasheeda Crafts a Multilayered Musical Experience in Their Latest Album
Labasheeda’s ‘Blueprints’ is an album of stories in many layers. In the fire of rock, lies the core coal of blues. Instrumentals of brass and string all flaring in directions, heating the air, the wood, the mud. The mud takes grunge and pitch and mixes them to form dark tones.… Read more
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A man should like art. Or, at least, try to like or appreciate art for it is a fact that art lasts forever. Listening to “Blueprints” by Labasheeda made me ponder the true value of art and whether it was all actually in the presentation.
I got to thinking about the meaning of this album.… Read more
We already got some glowing reviews at De Subjectivisten, Bluesbunny & Am:plified
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Labasheeda is an idiosyncratic rocktrio from Amsterdam. Tying together two decades of adventurous, sound-evolving albums and changing lineups, Labasheeda’s music has a penchant for concise, stripped down melodies, and quick switches from spacious bass lines and drums to heavy, chaotic, and sometimes anthemic guitar driven songs. The unorthodox use of violin, the often deviating time signatures and Saskia van der Giessen’s distinctive voice give the band its unique sound.… Read more
