“I put everything on 10 as a base sound. It automatically ruled out full chords with that much distortion”: Meet Pom Poko’s Martin Tonne –the guitarist channeling a “crappy Danelectro”, West African phrasing and jazz chops into a hyperpop sugar rush
Norwegian quartet Pom Poko make intense music, marked by jagged, unpredictable grooves and structural switch-ups. Guitarist Martin Tonne is a jazz-schooled shredder whose fuzz-laden leads and wild use of effect pedals strafe their art rock songs.
Previously influenced by the multitude of ideas found in K-pop and hyperpop songs, Tonne says his band decided to base latest album Champion around the sound of four people playing together in a room.
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