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: Artist......: Born Elated
: Album.......: Malk :
: Label.......: Dipstick Records .. .:.. .
Genre.......: Rock :
Catnr.......: DSR-004 .
' Source......: CD ,
; Rip.date....: 2018-03-01
Str.date....: 2017-09-02
Quality.....: 250kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :..
.:. Url.........: http://malkband.bandcamp.com '
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1. Reasons 3:09
2. Major Boy 3:32
3. Strange Diet 2:03
4. Dejected 2:48
5. Dried Out 2:44
6. Berlin 2:11
7. Trillion 1:54
8. Born Elated 2:50
9. Killing Time 3:09
10. Babylon 2:58
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,: VANCOUVER û En-route to Nelson B.C., MALK stop to enjoy some :,
: beverages under a bridge when I call. They are in the middle of :
:' their first tour, performing their high-energy show to Western ':
,: Canadian audiences, without a setlist. ôWe follow our guts,ö :,
: explains vocalist/guitarist Alex Smith, ôThereÆs something about :
:' calling it as you go. You just kind of know.ö ':
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: So far the response at shows has been positive, especially in :
:' Lethridge Alberta which Smith celebrates as having a special ':
,: place in his heart as it reminds him of his hometown. That town :,
: is Abbotsford where Smith met his musical match, Kyle Schick :
:' (vocals/guitar), and the band was formed, joined along with ':
,: Jaydee Bateman on drums/vocals, and Lou Labbe on bass. :,
: :
:' MALK released their first EP Prehistoric in 2014 and are now ':
,: gracing us with their first full-length effort, Born Elated :,
: through Dipstick Records. In less than 30 minutes of run time, :
:' Born Elated weaves through mood and genre brilliantly, from the ':
,: gruff doo-wop of ôKilling Timeö to the delicate yearning of :,
: ôBerlin.ö Strong melodies and a mature use of dynamics show :
:' respect for songwriting, borrowing from influences like The ':
,: Beatles, The Strokes, and The Pixies, while retaining :,
: originality. The guitars and vocal harmonies shine throughout, :
:' and the band achieves a full sound with few overdubs: the ':
,: result of great playing, arrangement, and production. The album :,
: was produced by Felix Fung at Little Red Sounds. ôHeÆs old :
:' school,ö Smith says of Fung, ôAll the basic instruments were ':
,: recorded live off the floor, vocals separately. One or two :,
: overdubs of guitar. Other than that, pretty much what you hear :
:' is what it is. If we played the best we could possibly play, it ':
,: would sound like that.ö :,
: :
:' When they return from the road, MALK are eager to head back ':
,: into the studio, but not for another full-length project. ôWeÆd :,
: like to have two EPs out next year,ö states Smith, ôAn LP is a :
:' big commitment. We want to try different things and see what ':
,: kind of reception we get from different stuff. In the days of :,
: short attention spans, you can stretch more out of an EPà It :
:' gives you time to try new things.ö ':
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