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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the collaboration between from Blurt's Ted Milton and Wire's Edvard Graham Lewis was arranged and mixed by Sam Britton.
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- Record Label: Uppwind Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Apr 9, 2021Make no mistake, this is gloriously hypnotic stuff, a fall into a rhythmic vortex that unscrews your head so it can pop your brain in the fridge. And, as the album progresses – most notably on the seductive ‘One Two’ – the realisation creeps in that what was originally considered abrasive has become a soothing form of chaos. An odd mix, for sure, but one that comes as sharp relief to the trying tedium of lockdown life.
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Apr 9, 2021Framed by the presence of two vehemently liberated and reflective originators, its modernist physicality and spatially paralleled forms will continue to position Lewis and Milton as noteworthy musical institutions, and its insidious observations of contemporary traditions will forever alter those who come in direct contact with it.
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MojoApr 9, 2021Eccentric yet accessible avant-electronica. [May 2021, p.88]
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The WireApr 9, 2021The ten tracks are built on foundations of looped percussion and tight bass sequences, usually based around short, sharp and undeclarative sounds – synthetic rimshots and damped hi-hats rather than snares or kicks. While this can run into staid territory, as on the triphop shuffle of “One Two”, for the most part its subdued hardness accents the drift of Milton’s vocals. His delivery often overwhelms the matter of his lyrics in the best way. [Apr 2021, p.54]