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: Artist: Fang :
: Album: Swim Up Stream :
: Tracks: 13 :
: Time: 45:40 hours :
: Bitrate: 192kbit True Stereo :
: Source: CDDA :
: Genre: Indie :
: Label: archill :
: Str.Date: 08/02/2004 :
: Rip.Date: 09/25/2004 :
: Ripper: NuHs :
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.. About This Release .......................................
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: Last count it was six years ago that Fang formed over a :
: few drinks and a lipstick smeared phone number. Since :
: then they have released two excellently received albums :
: and an EP, a bunch of videos and played numerous shows :
: around New Zealand. On August the 2nd 2004 they release :
: their third album SWIM UP STREAM on Arch Hill :
: Recordings, distributed in New Zealand through FMR. :
: :
: Since the last Fang album (SOMEWHERE OUT THERE û 2002), :
: the band has transformed with three new members and :
: their unusual musical perspectives. First on board was :
: Bronwen Robertson on violin, guitar, percussion and :
: reluctant keyboards. Trained and tortured at :
: high-ranking classical music schools since before she :
: could walk, she now works hard at unlearning her :
: learned musicality. :
: :
: Tom Clark was next recruit on guitar - forging ahead :
: with evil electrotrash 80s tendencies (he is also in :
: the Fanatics); Tom is the bands breakfast beer drinker :
: - well disguised by immaculate personal hygiene. :
: Finally there was dynamo drummer Brignall Wood - :
: philosopher, father and beat minimalist. :
: :
: The hi-octane new blood was initially a shock for long :
: haul members Sonya Waters and Ben Howe. But in the :
: spirit of change a strict new songwriting regime was :
: introduced. Sonya was forced to internalise and stop :
: collecting forensic pathology clippings. æWrite songs :
: about yourselfÆ, Ben demanded. Another epic historical :
: murder narrative was consigned to the wastebasket (OK - :
: so one did get through). :
: :
: In return Sonya required Ben to make good song stories; :
: æEverything is interestingÆ she said, æit just depends :
: on how you look at itÆ. When things got tense Sonya :
: retreated to the garden befriending stray birds and :
: cats. During the hard times each was heard to grumble :
: to themselves about the other æàyouÆre not putting :
: enough efforts into MY songsÆ. :
: :
: And like most stories of musicians at work, the :
: recording process was hell. The easy part was recording :
: the instruments û the hard part was finishing. Tracked :
: and mixed by Ben at Arch Hill Studios, he was almost :
: driven crazy in his freezing bedroom above the :
: cluttered studio control room. :
: :
: At night, in the rare sleeping hours, the songs haunted :
: his dreams. During the day, red bug eyed and restless, :
: the band struggled with engineering ethics and problems :
: of production: æTechnology. Cut. Splice. Paste? Or the :
: puritanical road - self-expression and the single :
: take?Æ These were troubling questions. A notice :
: appeared on the studio wall: æno-one will ever hear :
: this songÆ. Apparently this might encourage some kind :
: of detached æmusic for it own sakeÆ sort of attitude. :
: :
: The album is called SWIM UP STREAM because making :
: quality music is never easy. The struggle to try and :
: find something new is a hard but necessary road. On :
: this album the left-of-center melodic hooks remain, and :
: they continue to be embedded in minimalist rhythms, :
: haunting keyboards, dark violins and angular guitars. :
: But the tracks on this album also represent a more :
: focused and dynamic Fang: better performances, better :
: production and better songwriting. :
: :
: The first three singles æI CanÆt Help ItÆ, æYellowÆ and :
: æSomething GoodÆ are the more accessible end of the :
: album (the first two singles have already had extensive :
: airplay on the b-net, ChannelZ and videos on C4 - :
: æSomething GoodÆ has a video in production). :
: :
: Other tracks on the album such as æMilkshakes and :
: OrangeÆ, æA Reckless MomentÆ or æSnowtownÆ are more :
: expansive and cinematic in scope. :
: :
: Contact: Arch Hill Recordings, info@archhill.co.nz ph :
: (09)3600772 or 021340772 PO Box 68-194 Newton, Auckland :
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.. Track List ...............................................
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: 01 Where Are You Now 01:47 :
: 02 Something Good 03:39 :
: 03 Crystal Clear 03:32 :
: 04 Snowtown 04:14 :
: 05 Milkshakes And Oranges 03:20 :
: 06 Yellow 03:54 :
: 07 Pony 02:27 :
: 08 My Love Follows You 03:41 :
: 09 I Can't Help It 03:17 :
: 10 I Knew You Once 02:58 :
: 11 Silvereye 01:40 :
: 12 You Are So Different 03:06 :
: 13 In A Reckless Moment 08:05 :
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: 45:40 min:
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: WE PROVIDE THE FIREWORKS, :
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: YOU DO THE OOOHHH'S & AAAAAHH'S :
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: In memory of Inspiral. He will always be with us :
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