Thank You - Pathetic Magic

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4...according to our Brian on Thu 01 Oct, 2009.

I heard the Thank You LP a while back & was quite taken with its trippy unhinged charms. Both tribal, kaleidoscopic & freeform it made for a pretty energising listen. They've a new remix series 12" on Thrill Jockey and 'Pathetic Magic' is the first tune, a veritable cacophany of rattly, tropical post-rock & bendy rhythms. 'Strange All' is equally exotic & even more stunning with the song being driven initially by a spannered organ, tough, raw, rolling percussion, scratchy ricocheting no-wave guitar coming in half way through & off-the-wall tribal incantations all executed in a slightly chaotic improv style but it sounds totally intoxicating & fresh as heck. There's some remix action on the flip with B-Boy Dan Deacon offering up a droney monged-out cut-up drum/organ rework that sounds really celebratory, the Williams/Urick mix reminding me of the woozy astral tropicalia of High Places and the Asa Osbourne (Lungfish/Zomes) re-jig which strips the track down to mere sleepy minimalist organ drones which is just bloody lovely. A cracking 12" on first listen, complete with some nice photo prints! No'd of 300 thru Thrill Jockey innit.

Thank You finally return after a year of touring both here (with the astonishing Mi Ami) and abroad behind their 2008 full-length Thrill Jockey debut Terrible Two. The new EP features two new tracks, “Pathetic Magic” and “Strange All”, and is the first recording to feature Emmanuel Nicolaidis behind the drum kit. The B side of the EP features three exclusive remixes from several Baltimore friends. Dan Deacon took time out from his hectic touring schedule to remix a track, Asa Osborne of Lungfish fame lent his minimalist aesthetic to a mix of “Pathetic Magic” and “Strange All” woven together, and Joe Williams (of White Williams) and Jason Urick (of WZT Hearts) collaborated together on a remix of “Pathetic Magic”.

The EP was recorded by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Celebration, TV on the Radio) and Craig Bowen (Ecstatic Sunshine, Growing, Jackie-O Motherfucker). The 12” artwork was done by Baltimore artist Shaun Flynn who has created work for Lungfish, Animal Collective, and OOIOO and performed in the group WZT Hearts.

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