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...according to our Dave on Thu 16 Jun, 2011.
Quite an interesting one 'tis this dear reader. I thought it had crappy indie band all over it. Turns out to be a beguiling mixture of summat a bit '80s like Psychedelic Furs mixed with summat a bit more modern and interesting like Washed Out or Yacht. It has a really wonky feel to it and a really strong tune amongst the glitchy-sounding sonics. The chorus is amazingly catchy and it all sounds good. It reminds me also of a less synthy Ford and Lopatin. It's a pretty strong single is this. The flip side is also well worth spending a malenky bit of cutter on. I look forward to hearing an album from these Irish types...I mean from dease Oirish tyiopes. They are quite an exciting prospect and I reckon this is a very strong single...
Vinyl (+ free mp3 download code). www.thelastsound.com The Last Sound is the project name of the Dubliner Barry Murphy. Acquiring a computer, sequencer, and sampler as a teenager, Barry produced over 100 tracks across several genres and under many pseudonyms. Just three live performances were given during this period, each time under a different name and with up to six performers on stage, variously adding live drums, live synths, and dancers! Though still based around sequencing, his musical style gradually shifted to a more organic, ethereal and psychedelic sound, and The Last Sound was born. He made his live debut in early 2002 as a machines/live drums one-off two-piece at the legendary Lazybird night in Dublin, by the year's end the first album B'locks was released. Ever since, a sizable and diverse catalogue of output has been building up including four albums, three EPs and a slew of compilation tracks, remixes, live mp3s etc. spread across various labels both in Ireland and abroad. Outside of The Last Sound, Barry has performed a number of times on stage as part of ex-Can vocalist Damo Suzuki's never ending tour band, also appearing on his 2009 live album One More Universe. He is also one half of elusive psyche-drone merchants Whirling Hall Of Knives, formed in 2006 with Trensmat/Nute founder Magnetize. They have appeared on The Wire magazine's influential Wire Tapper compilation series. The Last Sound’s sonic identity is pitched somewhere between Kosmische, Shoegaze, Goth, Krautrock, and Prog! The two tracks on the 7” ‘Only the Lonely know the glow is failing‘ and ‘Turbochant‘ are mini-masterpieces of scuzzy psyche dream-pop, hypnotic choruses are interspersed with brutal baselines and urgent drumming. The 7” also comes with x 2 remixes of both tracks, by Australian Ollie Olsen who has contributed to many films soundtracks and by Dublin based techno producer Magnetize.
A) Only the Lonely know the glow is failing B) Turbochant C): Only the Lonely know the glow is failing - Ollie Olsen remix (Download only) D): Turbochant - Magnetize remix (Download only)
paudge said:
awesome !!
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