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	LABEL WARP RECORDS CAT# WARPCD114 TYPE ALBUM FORMAT 1XCD RPM DATE 2003-10-20 RARE COPIES 0

INFORMATION/COMMENTS

Spokes marks a return in mood, if not production, to some of their earlier work in the 90's as The Black Dog, but retains the characteristic harmonic warmth and rhythmical sensibility they have developed as Plaid. Although unashamedly optimistic in parts, it reaches more melancholic and darker spaces than their recent outings on Warp.

Heres a brief explanation from Plaid:
"The seeds of the album were sown as we toured America and Europe during 2002 and many of the venues we played now have small Spokes trees growing in their dressing rooms and toilets. However, some of these initial ideas went terribly wrong and Plaid would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any distress we may have caused during the course of their experimentation. We can only pray for Carston Banister.
After returning home with the basic working structures of the album in place, five months were spent in the studio editing, enhancing, mixing and removing some of the more extreme emotional content until one night in May, when covert Warp agents were finally able to extract these ten finished tracks."

The cover painting is by Elena Kopenkova and the designers republic completed the rest of the design and layout.

/snipp from www.warprecords.com