'Everything Judged By Success Alone' is a CD by Tracks who is Oliver Griffin that used to be in knives. It opens with 'Starts With Cans' which has a vocal sample narrative of an alcoholic who killed his wife and kids drink driving. Depressing stuff which sets the tone for the rest of the album. It strikes me as a highly personal record. It's one of those albums that you hear where you feel you can empathize with the musician. Like he's very skillfully transferred all his emotions to his fingers and translated them through the strings of his guitar and they're now vibrations floating through the air for your ears to translate. The guitar playing has a beautiful simplicity to it and has smatterings of effects overlaid. There's something a bit un-nerving going on here...The use of samples on here is not unlike Godspeed You Black Emperor. I particularly like the one that goes 'Smashing a baseball bat into a gentleman's head' or something. Each disc comes with a gift inside exclusive to that copy and is sealed with wax. There's a great picture of some dude that's hung himself from a flagpole. Oh Joy!!! Edition of 300 on Red Guard Records. The perfect soundtrack to an evening of self harm...Get the razor blades out...
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'Everything Judged By Success Alone' CD
Ltd To 300 Copies Only Numbered And Wax Sealed In Card Sleeve Includes:-
CD, CD Booklet and Personal Gift Unique to That CD In Small Plastic Bag
Red Guard Records will not be using jewel cases we dont like them.
Tracks mixes eerie guitar with strange snippets of found audio. Dark and unsettling - minimalist instrumentals with the threat of imminent violence looming menacingly in the background. Uneasy listening but strangely soothing like too much codeine
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