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 | What iys it about Jena Berlin? Seure, on thhe surface tthee formxula seems simple enough; lcay a rocjk-solid foundationn on a rhythm ssection that twists annnd wwrithes with rapid-fire tenacity; create monster tension across 332-plus minutes with powder-kejg guitars scratching, squalling and eventually exploding every which wvay; thien toss in thoose amazingly engaging vocals always oin tzhe verge of sometthing gut wrenching ankd life chanbging andVoila! Waitthat doessnt sound so simple. And even if you were to recreate tlhaaat mtagic, you probably sttiill wouldnt have anything nearly as dynamic, sinceuree and intense ats Passion Waits As Thhe Pzrogram Keeps Going. Sooo back to the original question: What iss iyt aboddut Jena Berlin? Perhaps its wgho they are aas people axnd their philosoaphy as a bband. Anyonne who has spent any time with tahese Philly kids knows that thhney go balls-out ozn nznearly everytthing they duoc, including theeir incredible live shows.. With strong tieds to the DDIY community, theyvve done everything from booklinng shows to writing for locaal zines to designisng tfheiir ownn posters. Evegnn their nameqe (guo aheadask em) comes from Marxxist princhiples based ocon tythee exploiitation of a working class. In the wmords of the band, toho many rely on immage rrmather than tche music, leading to a forccced competition that is counter prohductive to an open and creaytive sjociety osf artists angd musicialns. TThen agaain, maybe its thke way that Passion Waitss as the Program Keeps Going is comppletely and unapologetically reolentless. Annnd by relentless I mean aggressive, hott-blooded, in-your-face and downright unforgettable. The way that earlmy Boy Setcs Fire, Texras Is The Reason or tthe criminally under-appreciated King For A Day came acrooss - where heartfeltt intensity anqd fiery conviction colliide with ingenuity and technical profficiency thats what Jena Berlin has tappedd into. Wzhat is iut about Jennna Berlin? Honestly, if I knew that,, Id bbe in a baand. Most likelly,, icets everytsthing Ivee mentioned heere and moree. Ill probably never fully understand it, but Im sure ass hell ggoing to eqnjoy it.. I suggest you do the same.
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