Holy Fuck - Latin

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4...according to our Dave on Thu 06 May, 2010.

I am totally taken by this record. When it started I wasn't convinced as its starts with a drone/ambient composition. I don't have the beard to like drone. Or a miserable demeanor. How I was wronged. The ugly head of drone isn't reared again (well not too much). These guys, over the duration of about 40 mins, took me on a much loved musical journey. Most of this record sounds amazing. It seems to have been beamed in from the future. If you were flying across galaxies or strange alien worlds, in a really badly superimposed manner, this would have to be the soundtrack. Its a real tour de force. Some It has a Lalo Schifrin feel to it one moment, then a sort of CSS feel to it the next. There are little melodies and hooks all over this fucker. The musicianship's totally rad as well. The drummer has a fucking ace technique and it spills all over this record. As does the synth and bass. Its sooo sweeet you guys!! I reckon its a genuine contender. If you like the idea of being taken into the future you will love this. If not, there's always some douche making recordings of mice running across a snare drums...

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•    If opposites really do attract, it makes perfect sense that Holy Fuck would chose a barn in rural Ontario to record a series of dynamic electro-noise pop that compose their latest full length release, titled ‘Latin’.
•    Where Holy Fuck in the past were a rotating cast of musicians, ‘Latin’ showcases for the first time their consistent touring line up. Drummer Matt Schulz and bass player Matt McQuaid provide a complex rhythm foundation that at times feels like an invisible hand leading you through a dark hedge maze. Perhaps an excessive feat for most, but this provides the ideal underpinning as Brian Borcherdt and Graham Walsh merge a twin effects / feedback tangle that is equal parts entrancing and inspiring.
•    The band had an absurdly busy touring schedule in 2008/2009 and ‘Latin’ undoubtedly benefited from the near nightly shows. There is an added dimension of song craft on the album – ‘Latin’ brings noise and melody together with an uncanny sense of optimism - but at the same time Holy Fuck have not lost the chaotic and euphoric energy that they are known for.
•    When it came time for Holy Fuck to record, songs were cut live off the floor during their brief downtime at home. Delivered in trimesters, ‘Latin’ was engineered by Graham Walsh and mixed by Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene), D. Sardy (Johnny Cash, NIN), Eli Janney (GvsB, Wilco), Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Primal Scream) and Holy Fuck themselves. It’s the follow up to 2007’s simply titled ‘LP’ which Filter described as “nine perversely noisy, mind-bogglingly ferocious freakouts”, and Spin said of it “Holy Fuck play the sort of id-gripping dance rock that’s best experienced in person. Luckily [‘LP’] retains the raw energy of the live show, even without the visual barrage”.
•    With high praise from peers, critics, big name endorsements and ascension on festival bills, Holy Fuck have the divine right to be profane. And with respected music luminaries Thom Yorke and Lou Reed passing on kind words about studio recordings and live performances, it’s no wonder Holy Fuck have become sought after.
•    “Toronto’s Holy Fuck creates dance music that careens off the grid yet possesses a ragtag sense of discipline [...] rambunctious grooves that’ll make you shake your can and cause you to wonder why more techno doesn’t fizz with this kind of raw, triumphant energy” - XLR8R.
•    A bonus four track CD titled ‘+ Ghost’ (YT033CDX), featuring the tracks ‘Grease Fire’, ‘Positive Ghost’, ‘Dr Dr E’ and ‘Jungles’, and limited to 1000 copies, is to be given away free with every purchase of ‘Latin’ (on either format), and will be exclusively available to independent retailers only.

IMD * Red Lights * Latin America * Stay Lit * Silva & Grimes * SHT MTN * Stilettos * Lucky * P.I.G.S.

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