a r t i s t : Storm Bugs
t i t l e : Let's Go Outside And Get It Over With
d a t e : 2001
l a b e l : Snatch Tapes
g e n r e : Electronic
r l s. d a t e : May/2006
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 55,0 MB
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Snatch Tapes TCH213
Storm Bugs are an anomaly. How could such sounds, radically
challenging the accepted texture of electronic music, have
been recorded over 20 years ago? And how come nobody has ever
heard of them? The tracks on Let's Go Outside and Get It Over,
originally released by Snatch Tapes on cassettes and vinyl
between 1978 and 1981, exhibit Storm Bugs' spacious,
reverberating grittiness. Howled vocals shift from front to
background in the midst of industrial pounding percussion
loops, urgent echoing monotones and an array of tinny sound
effects. The quiet moments on these songs are underlayed by
disturbing mechanical creeks and muted primal thuds that evoke
the cynical futurism of Fritz Lang or George Orwell. As
complex and foreign as much of these recordings sound, the
hand-made, DIY ethic of the group's production is distinctly
present. Philip Sanderson and Steven Ball, who made up Storm
Bugs, must have taken immense pleasure in screwing around with
the recording process. From scalpelling vinyl to messing with
short wave radio signals from the Soviet Union, these guys
hardly ever did anything twice, yet still managed to create a
defining and genuine aesthetic in their music. Their
relatively recent appearance on the compilation I Hate the Pop
Group probably accounts for some newfound appreciation of
Storm Bugs and the consequential release of this CD only,
digitally remastered work. Limited to 300 copies, this is not
a record you want to wait for the last minute to pick up. For
Pete's sake, don't sleep on: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10
-Sandra Barrett, Gullboy.com
http://www.gullbuy.com/buy/2001/6_26.cfm
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01-Eat Good Beans [01:56]
02-Hodge [06:41]
03-Dull Sound Of Breath Inside A Tin [03:02]
04-He Rose Up Again [03:08]
05-And She Blew [04:51]
06-Slip Slap [01:37]
07-Car Situations [03:21]
08-Aboulia 19 [01:07]
09-Window Shopping [02:06]
10-A Safe Substitute [11:44]
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39:33 min