EP3, by Vincent Oliver (CD single on Lo:AF)

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Rating: happy This record left our Mingus Who? feeling happy.

Vincent Oliver: 'EP3' (Loaf) This six track EP opens up with a glistening, shiny, metallic and glassy sounding effervesent grower as remixed by one Nathan Fake. In fact the whole EP is made up of remixes from the likes of Hrdvision, Isan and Rothko with an extended live version of a track called 'Her Doorbell'. I don't think I've had the pleasure of hearing the original tracks but, I'm assuming from the embers of vocals and the glimmers of a kind of pop sensibility that maybe Mr oliver fancies himself as some sort of Erland Oye styled post technoid/electronica singer songwriter. There's fuzzy beats up against vocal harmonies, smudged textures and an erie take on wonky keyboard lines.I think the more I hear this the more I'd probably appreciate where this EP's potential is headed. Available as an arty print edition or plain cardboard slipcase version. Recommended.

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MUCH BEEN SAID OVER THESE PAGES ABOUT VINCENT OLIVER IN THE PAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS; HIS UNIQUE APPROACH TO SONGWRITING THAT FUSES THE QUIRKY LYRICAL ELEMENTS OF DIY PIONEER R. STEVIE MOORE AND ARAB STRAPS AIDAN MOFFAT WHILE MUSICALLY LEANING ON THE THIN LINE BETWEEN THE SHOEGAZING ELECTRONICA OF PYGMALION ERA SLOWDIVE AND THE UTTER POPNESS OF NEW ORDERS POWER, CORRUPTION & LIES&#xu201D;. HIS TWO FIRST EPS ON LOAF HAS BEEN A STARTING POINT FOR A YOUNG SONGWRITER WITH INFINITE POP POTENTIAL. EP3 CONCLUDES THE SERIES OF EPS OF VINCENT OLIVERS BEDROOM RECORDINGS WITH REINTERPRETATION AND REMIXES FROM SOME OF HIS MOST NOTABLE FANS.. BORDER COMMUNITYS YOUNG STAR AND TOUR MATE, NATHAN FAKE, LENDS A HAND TO RE-ARRANGE THE BLISSFULLY CONFUSING CLUODS IN THE HAED&#xu201D; INTO A PSYCHEDELIC TECHNO AFFAIR THAT HAS BEEN GETTING DANCEFLOOR SUPPORT FROM BCS CHIEF JAMES HOLDEN. HRDVSION, AKA CANADIAN NATHAN JOHNSON, CHOPS OLIVERS POPIEST MOMENT INTO A CHERPY CLOCKWORK MATH WORKOUT. LOAFS OWN ANDREAS KIT TAKES THE EPIC I WANT IT ALL A NOTCH DOWN TOWARDS A HEAVY CLIMAX OF ANALOGUE-SYNTH BLOODBATH WHILE MORR MUSICS ISAN (WHICH HAVE RECENTLY COLLABORATED WITH VINCENT ON THE LOVELY BRAVE THE COLD FROM LOAFS CHRISTMAS COMPILATION THAT FUZZY FEELING METAMORPHOSES DRUNK FUN IN LONDON INTO A REVERB DRENCHED WALTZ; THE ORCHESTRAL PIECE, IF YELLOW WERE SAD GETS A DRONEY MAKEOVER FROM POST-ROCK VETERANS ROTHKO AND TO CONCLUDE THE PROCEEDINGS, WE HAVE ADDED A LIVE EXTENDED VERSION (WITH LYRICS AND EVERYTHING) OF THE CROWD PLEASER, HER DOORBELL ORIGINALLY TAKEN FROM EP2. ON AN HISTORICAL NOTE, VINCENT OLIVERS EP1 WAS THE FIRST RELEASE ON THE LOAF LABEL WAY BACK IN JUNE 2006, SO WE THOUGHT IT WILL BE FITTING TO END OUR MULTI AWARD-WINNING LIMITED EDITION PACKAGING DESIGN WITH EP3 WITH ILLUSTRATION PROVIDED BY ESTABLISHED ARTIST IVAN ZOURAVLIOV WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ARTWORK OF THE LATEST BECK ALBUM AND RECENTLY HOSTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN PARIS AND TOKYO. VERY LIMITED 3" CD WITH SCREENED ART, AND NORMAL 5"CD.