The Megaphonic Thrift - A Thousand Years Of Deconstruction EP
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Label : Spoon Train Audio
Style : Indie
Grabber: EAC
Encoder: LAME
Quality: VBR/44,1kHz
Reldate: 03.Aug.2012
Street : 00.00.2009
Songs : 06
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Release Notes:
Bergen quartet The Megaphonic Thrift's roots may lie in
picturesque Scandinavia but like fellow Norwegian noise rock
ensemble Serena-Maneesh, their hearts and minds are firmly
fixed somewhere between Reading and New York circa 1989.
While it would be unfair to call them copyists, there's no
doubt their music owes a small debt to Sonic Youth and
Dinosaur Jr's past glories with a hint of Ride thrown in for
good measure.
Nevertheless, the fact they're unashamed about displaying
their influences boldly across their chests at least ensures
one knows what they're going to get, and on that front The
Megaphonic Thrift don't disappoint. Having formed two years
ago - A Thousand Years Of Deconstruction actually saw the
light of day back home in December last year - they've
steadily built a reputation as one of the most enthralling
live bands on the shoegaze/noise circuit, culminating in a
high profile support slot on A Place To Bury Strangers'
European tour earlier this year. Indeed, anyone fortunate
enough to witness their live show will probably still be
suffering from tinnitus, as if there's one thing they
learned from their New York tour buddies, it was to turn
everything up to the maximum.
Anyhow, back to the record, and with the first two tracks
'Acid Blues' and 'Exploding Eyes' the Sonic Youth references
emerge instantly, the former closely resembling a more
frenzied 'Total Trash' while the latter digs for any lasting
remains in Urusei Yatsura's long-since deserted backyard.
What sets them apart from contemporaries of a similar guise
is the taut musicianship throughout and Richard Myklebust's
bile-spitting vocal delivery. 'Every Time (Oxygen)' slows
things down a touch, adding a drop of intensity to the mix
over its three minute anti-lullaby, while 'Mad Mary' picks
up the pace and distortion levels before engulfing itself in
a cloud of fug in the final third of its apocalyptic six
minutes.
By the time 'Son Of J' restores the pop sensibility via a
three chord reverie straight out the Mascis and Barlow
songbook, it's left to the EP's title track to state The
Megaphonic Thrift's future intentions. Clocking in at a
mammoth seven-and-a-half minutes, 'A Thousand Years Of
Destruction' obviously sets the band an interesting dilemma
as to whether they continue down the well-trodden route laid
out by Thurston Moore and co, or progress down the hazier,
more experimental one explored at the EP's widescreen
finale. Whichever they decide to choose, you can be sure
it'll be an exhilarating voyage of discovery.
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Track List:
01. Acid Blues 02:38
02. Exploding Eyes 04:59
03. Every Time (Oxygen) 03:23
04. Mad Mary 06:03
05. Son Of J 02:28
06. A Thousand Years Of Deconstruction 07:23
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Total
26:54 min