Surely few things are more provocative, in a NYC scene dominated by the humble lo-fi attitude, than a frontman who sees himself in grandiose terms. An actual descendant of German knights, Neon Legion (the project of Phillip Kressin) approaches rock in the same serious terms as Classical music, which Phillip studied while going to school abroad in England.
While it may be hard to hear some of these ideas initially, spend some time with Kressin, and you’ll hear an ambitious take on historical events with the capacity to conjure even some of Goethe’s metaphysics (yes, I went there). The man’s take on world events is unsettling and, combined with his penchant for tense atmospheres, places this music within the tradition of the dark, angular Teutonic culture.
Neon Legion’s latest ‘La Revolución, ‘ takes on these subjects with aplomb in haunting tracks like Empire’ and ‘Time to Feed.’ See the German knight himself when he returns from his tour of Argentina. – Neon Legion submitted their music to The Deli digitally here. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets), photo by Shervin Lainez