It's not the first time that a duo of musicians use only drums and bass in order to make their music, but usually such acts also use vocals to fall in for the “lacking” part! No need for that with the Danish Duo known as Fossils, who indeed bring a very expressive instrumentals drum-and-bass type of music, and do so with apparently steadily-growing success.
Fossils is Simon Tornby (bass) and Per Silkjaer (drums), and they got together in 2010. Following several rehearsal sessions, the guys made their first attacks on the local scene, all the while recording a total of 9 songs for their debut album Meat Rush at their home studio with the aid of Klaus Q Heidegaard (known from working with Beta Sedan, and the latest Entombed 7-inch single When In Sodom), which they self-released in November of their formation year (the album was re-issued through Mastermind Records in 2012). Early 2011 saw the band set out on a 20-day US tour with fellow Danes Cola Freaks, and since then the band have supported such international acts as the American HEALTH, Millions, Lithurgy, Dope Body, and Queers, Italians Zu, Norway's Death Crush and fellow Danes Iceage and Thulebasen, getting rave reviews with each concert given. Besides touring the US, and their home country, the duo also played in Sweden and Germany, and performed at the 2011 Musik Mess Reykjavik in Iceland, and the 2012 Pop Revo in Aarhus (DK). November 2012 saw the band self-release the live EP The Veal Thing (which was re-issued through Repo Man Records in 2013), featuring songs from both the debut album, and the forthcoming one...because the duo had already been writing new material, which they recorded “live” (no overdubs) in only five searing hot summer days during July 2013 (again with Heidegaard behind the knobs).
The result is now here, available on (limited) vinyl and download through the newly founded Copenhavn based label Indiciplinarian (Flesh Hammer is but their second release)...and displays an completely fucked-up angry set of 10 short songs (total playing time just over 20 minutes), with frantic but stylish drumming upon which the bassist occasionally plays “normal” bass, but for the most part pushes in the overdrive pedal for maximum fuzz. For audio files of the band, all you need do is log onto (www.) facebook.com/fossilsmusic, and go to the discography section, where you're re-directed to BandCamp. If you prefer videos, check what's available on the band at YouTube (I'm told there's quite a bit there, including 3 sessions that were used on the new album)! Music by freaks for music freaks...count me in!