These got announced for Rebellion Punk Festival the other day and the announcement describes them as a "Russian Punk band that fuses a unique and aggressive mix of electronic music, hardcore punk and rap. Initially created as a DIY team back in 2008 MDB has its roots in Russian progressive social movements and the graffiti underground scene". So I thought I'd check them out...
Straight outta Moscow these are a masked band who in difference to most Russians are against things like sexism, homophobia, warmongering, racism and that sort of thing. No wonder they are masked. They called their new album Boltcutter and it is an album from a band trying to convey their view of a better world through adrenaline-filled music. Their music feels rather political in many regards but the band themselves claim that they are neither political nor preachy or revolutionaries.
They have hints of ho99o9 to them for me and can be described as punkish rap metal with many touches of electronic music. They span a rather wide variety of styles and they incorporate them into a catchy whole that I think can go down well among a wide range of music fans. The vocals are mostly of the rap-style but it fits the whole of the music pictures really well. The sound is good and the album is catchy, it also feels short and straight to the point with a dozen short songs that show a pretty good variation and depth.
The track that I have gone with is the title track from the album. I could have gone with various tracks and with so many genres in there it is difficult to share one track that best represents them. This track is a decent example though with the term boltcutters used as a tool that is both real and metaphorically used to cut down barriers and allow access to those that need shelter – whether that be homeless people or refugees. “Boltcutter Boltcutter – we from the same gutter”. Check them out.
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