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Artist......: Drahla
Album.......: Useless Coordinates
Label.......: Captured Tracks
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......: CT-296
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2019-05-22
Str.date....: 2019-05-03
Quality.....: 894 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://drahla.bandcamp.com
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1. Gilded Cloud 3:33
2. Serenity 2:21
3. Pyramid Estate 1:52
4. Stimulus For Living 3:05
5. React/Revolt 4:58
6. Primitive Rhythm 1:20
7. Serotonin Level 3:32
8. Twelve Divisions of the Day 3:14
9. Unwound 2:37
10. Invisible Sex 2:54
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,: ôGo inwards and be bold.ö This was Harmony KorineÆs advice to :,
: aspiring creatives, during a Q&A at the British Film Institute :
:' back in early 2016. For the recently-formed Drahla, his words ':
,: served as something of a directive, encouraging the trio to :,
: trust their own instincts, however far removed they might be :
:' from those of their peers. Three years on, the Leeds-formed ':
,: band have defined their own vital subset of art-rock with :,
: Useless Coordinates, a debut album thatÆs as fearless as it is :
:' enthralling. ':
,: :,
: Speaking from her current base in south-east London with bassist :
:' Rob Riggs, singer/guitarist Luciel Brown recounts the recordÆs ':
,: somewhat chaotic gestation. ôMost of last year was spent :,
: touring, so we were squeezing writing and recording in from the :
:' beginning of 2018 until end of August.ö In-between a headline ':
,: tour, support slots with Ought and METZ, and multiple festival :,
: appearances - including at Meltdown at the request of The CureÆs :
:' Robert Smith - Brown, Riggs and Wakefield-based drummer Mike ':
,: Ainsley managed 10 days in the studio in total. :,
: :
:' It was the unsettled nature of the period that part-inspired ':
,: the albumÆs title. ô[Useless Coordinates] summarised all of our :,
: situations,ö Brown explains. ôWe had all these shows coming up :
:' and we knew we needed to leave our jobs and change our living ':
,: situations to make all this stuff happen. So we had all these :,
: fixed points and timelines, but at the same time we felt quite :
:' lost within all of that.ö ':
,: :,
: Though they felt adrift in their personal lives, artistically :
:' Drahla thrived amongst confusion. Experimentation was integral ':
,: to the creative process, with Brown and Riggs continuing to swap :,
: instruments as per their live shows, while collectively they :
:' were open to relinquishing traditional song structures in ':
,: favour of adopting a more instinctive approach. Another integral :,
: development proved to be the involvement Chris Duffin of XAM :
:' Duo, who played saxophone on large swathes of the record and ':
,: whose esoteric musical tastes were influential. :,
: :
:' Via Duffin, they discovered the work of Japanese synth pioneers ':
,: Mariah and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu. These cult figures :,
: figure amongst an eclectic array of musical touch points, from :
:' Glenn Miller and Swell Maps, to L.A.-band Behavior. As per ':
,: their earliest releases, No Wave and post-punk remain integral :,
: to DrahlaÆs musical universe, evident in BrownÆs brilliantly :
:' deadpan drawl, in the Gang Of Four-esque guitars on Gilded ':
,: Cloud, and in DuffinÆs skronking saxophone on React/Revolt, :,
: which draws parallels with the work of James Chance and the :
:' Contortions. ':
,: :,
: The setÆs sharp angles, stark tones and claustrophobic textures :
:' are reflected in the albumÆs artwork. Designed by Brown and ':
,: Riggs - as per all previous record sleeves and promotional :,
: videos - the minimalist, mixed media creation takes inspiration :
:' from Talking Heads and Gang Of Four album art, the work of ':
,: American artist Cy Twombly, and the economical, regimented :,
: aesthetic of the Bauhaus movement. ôDrahla came about off the :
:' back of needing an outlet for creative expression,ö Brown ':
,: explains. ôSo the whole aesthetic is hugely important. As :,
: important as the music.ö :
:' ':
,: Whatever the medium, BrownÆs interests lie in looking beyond the :,
: immediate to the abstract and indefinable. Her lyrics are :
:' developed from observations, notes and poems, and the ':
,: fragmented imagery is spliced together to disorientating effect. :,
: On Gilded Cloud elegant snapshots from the golden age of :
:' Hollywood are juxtaposed with abrasive guitar textures, Pyramid ':
,: Estate draws parallels between Ancient Egypt and the present :,
: day, and Serenity evokes the violent energy of a Francis Bacon :
:' painting. Beneath the abstraction are a diverse array of ':
,: themes, including gender fluidity (Invisible Sex), city living :,
: (Primitive Rhythm) and artistic expression (Unwound). :
:' ':
,: The result is an uncompromising but deeply rewarding debut where :,
: the internal and external, cerebral and visceral coalesce to :
:' quite startling effect. ':
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