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Our single of the week (26th March 2010)
...according to our Brian on Thu 25 Mar, 2010.
The new messiahs of industrial-flecked "art-rock" are back. I'm fairly convinced, but also confused, by their evolving sound after three releases - i'm getting a kind of hypnotic Krautrock/embryonic techno inspired melee which no longer appears to rub its tits filthily against the cold metallic corpse of post-punk Manchester. I feel this EP is more in tune with industrial funkateers such as 23 Skidoo, the electro drive of Giorgio Moroder or the creeping unrest of NY madmen Liars. 'Solid Sound' actually sounds quite like Plastikman, Richie Hawtin's best known minimal electronic nom-de-plume and pounds metronomically for 12 blissful minutes. More bubbling technoid shenanigans open side two of this enigmatic slab of clear wax - 'Lyin' features stunning live percussive elements & some seriously beastly noises, the occasional downbeat, muffled vocals are intoned in pace with the relatively frantic rhythm, the whole song climaxing in a burst of industrial noise. Even with the Dead C lite of closer '16-16-9-20-1-1-14-9-7' this is shaping up to be a brilliant EP. Wouldn't mind checking the DVD when I have a minute......Limited edition of 2000 Clear Vinyl 10" + DVD CD. Factory Floor's first release with their new line-up:Dom Butler (electronics), Gabe Gurnsey (drums), Nik Colk (vocals/ guitar). NME - Live Section - 6th Feb 2010: An ancient arpeggiator blasts out a two note refrain.....colossal bursts of guitar noise teased out by (a) violin bow means it already sounds like Giorgio Moroder having a massive coronary by the time the the metronomic drum tatoo starts. And then it becomes REALLY intense.Their absence of compromise and a sound so brutally propulsive it would deny any attempts at dilution, recontextualisation or polish.NME - What's On The NME Stereo - Lyin' - 16th Jan 2010 Never before has disco sounded so beautifully cruel. Artrocker - Live Section - Nov 2009 People have born witness to something unconventional indeed: a set where voilin bows violently attack guitar strings. Where tribal rythmns ride along a storm of chanted vocals and drones, all processed through effects that make them sound drark and unearthly. Other press to date in London Evening Standard, Dazed & Confused, Artrocker & Vice.Remixes a-coming from Stephen Morris (Joy Division / New Order), Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle) & techno producer Patrice Baumel. UK tour: April 2010 opening for Fuck Buttons.
Tracklisting 10"
A Wooden Box [8.22]
Solid Sound [12: 33]
Lyin' [4:57]
16-16-9-20-1-1-14-9-7 [17:49]
DVD Solid Sound (a short experimental film by factory floor 09/2009)
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