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Artist......: Doomsquad
Album.......: Let Yourself Be Seen
Label.......: Royal Mountain Records
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......: RMR-110-2
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2019-05-10
Str.date....: 2019-05-10
Quality.....: 778 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://doomsquad.bandcamp.com
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1. Spandrel 0:27
2. General Hum 4:43
3. Aimless 5:02
4. Let It Go 6:01
5. Emma 4:24
6. Spandrel II 0:42
7. Dorian's Closet 4:01
8. Let Yourself Be Seen 6:31
9. The Last Two Palm Trees In L.A. 4:22
10. Weather Patterns 8:05
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,: Even this far into the 21st century, the recent social media :,
: furore surrounding US congresswoman and free-style dancer :
:' Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez illustrated that the spectacle of ':
,: someone dancing without compunction can still ruffle the right :,
: (and alt-right) feathers. In which case, all hail the third :
:' album from TorontoÆs ardent, art-dance sibling trio DOOMSQUAD. ':
,: Due for release on Bella Union on May 10th, Let Yourself Be Seen :,
: is the most assertive, ambitious, groove-sodden declaration of :
:' intent yet from Trevor, Jaclyn and Allie Blumas: the sound of ':
,: dance floor believers and thinkers firing on all personal and :,
: political fronts, at a time when we need it most. :
:' ':
,: Even if DOOMSQUAD never lacked the courage of their convictions, :,
: Let Yourself Be Seen ups the stakes. On 2016Æs Total Time, the :
:' trio issued invitations to free your mind, body and spirit over ':
,: dirty bass-lines and hypnotic disco jams. And yet, their :,
: reliance on unspoken sibling intuition left them fearing that :
:' much of its ômessage and meaningö had gone unheard. Thus, the ':
,: trio took a more forthright approach for their third album, :,
: aiming to ôcrystallise what DOOMSQUAD is and what it means to :
:' us. What we always knew but put at the forefront of this record ':
,: is that DOOMSQUAD is a project of protest, catharsis and :,
: emotional and spiritual reconnection through music and, :
:' especially, through dance-music culture. ItÆs about activating ':
,: the body on the most fundamental level, into states of change, :,
: release and reunion.ö :
:' ':
,: Richly steeped in the influences of acid house, West African :,
: disco, spiritual jazz, NYC no-wave and new-age ambient music, :
:' Let Yourself Be Seen hums with a sense of vigorous, ':
,: invigorating purpose. After the overture of æSpandrelÆ, æThe :,
: General HumÆ sends out a buoyant new-wave rallying cry for :
:' maximised engagement just when the world seems intent on ':
,: stifling it. ôIs there a place for spirit anymore?ö it asks. :,
: Kicking in with a percussive bustle that all but defies you to :
:' try and stand still, æAimlessÆ answers in the affirmative. ':
,: :,
: Elsewhere on the album, DOOMSQUADÆs own dynamic thematic :
:' engagement alights on subjects ranging from formative ':
,: influences to modern societal struggles and eco-crises. æLet It :,
: GoÆ grapples with the challenges of social change at 140BPM, :
:' climaxing with a scalding guitar solo to match the heat of its ':
,: questioning thrust. The mellifluous æEmmaÆ reflects on :,
: early-20th-century anarchist and activist Emma Goldman; :
:' æDorianÆs ClosetÆ, meanwhile, honours New York drag queen ':
,: Dorian Corey. ôLet Yourself Be Seen was fuelled by the :,
: inspiration of outsider artists and thinkers before us,ö say the :
:' band. ôThrough these songs, we get to glorify some of our ':
,: heroes.ö :,
: :
:' DOOMSQUADÆS intent to carry their heroesÆ ômessages of ':
,: empowerment, release and spiritual self-determinationö to new :,
: audiences peaks on the title-track, where the albumÆs disparate :
:' parts build to a disco inferno with a call to ôLet yourself be ':
,: seen!ö "The Last Two Palm Trees in LA" offers an empathetic take :,
: on a similar theme, based on the acceptance of ageing, before :
:' "Weather Patterns" steers a reflection on unity in the face of ':
,: global crisis to a buffeting crescendo with a thrilling urgency. :,
: :
:' ':
,: The result is an album for fraught political times, charged by :,
: the impetus to bring ômusic back to the bodyö. Close-to-home :
:' influences on that score include Tanya Tagaq and Peaches, both ':
,: of whom DOOMSQUAD have toured with; further afield, Peter :,
: Gabriel, Diamanda Galßs, Genesis P-Orridge and Underworld :
:' numbered among inspirations. Meanwhile, as the trioÆs creative ':
,: process took them from a lakeside cabin to a studio in Toronto, :,
: they benefited from the input of kindred spirits such as Ejji :
:' Smith, whose virtuoso guitar-shredding propels æLet It GoÆ. ':
,: Israeli jazz composer Itamar Erez adds watery synths to æEmmaÆ, :,
: while a key studio collaborator was producer/artist Sandro :
:' Perri, whose credits include Barzin. ':
,: :,
: As for the future, DOOMSQUAD will soon take Let Yourself Be Seen :
:' to the live stage, an environment in which their convictions ':
,: blaze with exhilarating life. ôThe dancefloor is our temple - :,
: the idea of the dancefloor as a utopian/protest space is the :
:' exact belief we carry with us. As much as we love making ':
,: records, we love performing. The music we make is meant to be :,
: heard on a large sound-system. As performers, we are fuelled by :
:' the need to be in a live atmosphere.ö And thrive in the live ':
,: atmosphere they will, dates slated both in the US for SXSW and :,
: also a run of dates in Europe in May. :
:' ':
,: And if that need inspires others to voice their shared beliefs, :,
: such is DOOMSQUADÆs hope. ôPeople change, ideas grow,ö the band :
:' say. ôAnd entropy is all around us. The fear that lies in the ':
,: hearts of the elite patriarchy will soon die off, and the rest :,
: of us will be working together to repair whatÆs broken. And that :
:' is worth every bit of positive energy.ö An album that honours ':
,: its forebears by reaching towards a future worth fighting for, :,
: worth dancing for, Let Yourself Be Seen has positive energy in :
:' bright, sparking, forward-thinking abundance. ':
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