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happy cycling
from berlin on 2004-05-21 02:03 [#01199640]
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pitchfork media reports,
titled 'double gone chapel'
tracklist:
01 Stack Up 02 Faux 03 Formica Fuego 04 The Lurch 05 Sex Beat 06 Damp 07 Punches and Knives 08 The Valve 09 Kamanda's Response 10 Sick When We Kiss 11 Taste of Our Flames 12 Driving With My Gears In Reverse (Only Makes You Move Further Away)
The album reportedly marks quite a departure for the two: They've apparently transformed from an IDM duo (one strong enough to nab a position on our Top 20 Albums of 2000 list) into a live band, with Weatherall taking lead vocals (!), Tenniswood pulling guitar and bass duties (!!), and various drummers playing a kit that formerly belonged to both Jah Wobble and Killing Joke (?). Indeed, this DJ coup d'etat keeps one foot firmly planted in the experimental electronic music and downtempo they're known for, and the other in dub and early 80s post-punk. Slinky chorus-ridden basslines wrap around jagged guitar lines, while Weatherall's evil vocal style ensures that their new direction remains shrouded in elements of goth and darkwave. Bizarre!
sorry if this is a re-post; couldn't find anything in search.
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od_step_cloak
from Pleth (Australia) on 2004-05-21 02:10 [#01199649]
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That's wicked weird.
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od_step_cloak
from Pleth (Australia) on 2004-05-21 02:10 [#01199650]
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I actually meant to type fucking weird. But I think I like it how it is.
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2004-05-21 02:12 [#01199652]
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I've been singing this releases praises since the day the streaming audio went up on Warp, but you're right, v. little attention has been paid to it.
Great album and the cover of Gun Club's "Sex Beat" is fantastic. The album as a whole is generally slow, occultish 70s-type guitar music, a bit joy division, a bit primal scream, a bit punk. Check it out now, it's really good!
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giginger
from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2004-05-21 02:18 [#01199658]
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I might have to check out the pub it's named after. It's in East London where I work...
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2004-05-21 02:19 [#01199661]
Points: 23533 Status: Moderator | Followup to giginger: #01199658 | Show recordbag
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They're from East London, it may well be their local ;)
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EugeneII
on 2004-05-21 02:54 [#01199678]
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itsa crappy album
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