{"id":587,"date":"2020-08-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/08\/14\/hearing-aid-shwizz-release-big-things-provoke-musical-euphoria\/"},"modified":"2020-08-14T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:00:00","slug":"hearing-aid-shwizz-release-big-things-provoke-musical-euphoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/08\/14\/hearing-aid-shwizz-release-big-things-provoke-musical-euphoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Aide: ShwizZ release ‘Big Things,’ provoke Musical Euphoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nyack duo ShwizZ <\/a>slams you against the blackboard in awe that all your basic math skills have fleeted. Not only does ShwizZ <\/a>explore a multi-level, mixed-meter halfway house of genres, but also bulldoze your ear to the other end of the record collection with their latest Big Things<\/em>. No algorithm can compute this formula. Not from two people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s hard to believe Big Things<\/em> can lead you through all eight compositions without losing sight of what’s ahead. Something doesn’t add up. The duo – Ryan Liatsis and Andy Boxer – stab you with the sharp pain of “Splinter,” opening with an off the cuff funk tag. The tune walks on with staccato chunks of its bassline before Liatsis shoots out jarring guitar pads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These guys look bored amid a musical Mortal Kombat where nobody breaks a sweat. Boxer is collected behind the kit, unleashing cool six-stroke rolls and collapsing tom fills in-between Liatsis’ ever-changing soundscape. Liatsis begins to crack a smile as he waves through his solo, far beyond the musical speed-limit. Boxer listens and instigates. The strings are not phased. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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