Walker Kong & The Dangermakers - WK+DM vs WK+DM (EP)
ARTIST.....: Walker Kong & The Dangermakers
TITLE......: WK+DM vs WK+DM (EP)
LABEL......: Smoke+Mirrors
URL........: www.myspace.com/walkerkong
RIP DATE...: Aug-13-2006
STORE DATE.: 000-00-1999
GENRE......: Indie
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 25,9 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Alone In My Room 03:34
02 - All Age Club 03:56
03 - Sweat 03:36
04 - Volcanoes 03:00
05 - Feelings 02:53
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16:59 min
Release Notes:
If there's one defining moment on this EP, it's in "Alone in my
Room" when singer Jeremy Ackerman delivers the line "When the
needle/Hits the vinyl/I'm gonna dance/And make it final" in his
unique, campy swagger. Equal parts Modern Lovers, flagrant disco
dancers, and all-age club enthusiasts, Walker Kong's aim is to get
the party started and keep the kids dancing. This is about as
unselfconscious as indie pop gets, even though dubbing Walker Kong
an "indie pop" band is not altogether accurate. The group covers
wide and varied ground here, successfully taking on surf-tinged
campfire singalongs, propulsive pop/rock inspired by early Cure
albums, and feel-good, end-of-the-night acoustic ballads. The
Dangermakers (a tag which was dropped from the Walker Kong moniker
after releasing this EP) even tip their hat to the all-but-
forgotten Minneapolis pop band Tot 50 by salvaging their wonderful
but obscure song "Sweat" and lending it new life. WK+DM vs. WK+DM
marks an encouraging and well-executed step forward for a young
pop band intent on finding their groove. (allmusic.com)
Walker Kong+Dangermakers EP is a limited edition hand crafted
product brought to you by Smoke + Mirrors.
WK+DM vs WK+DM recorded/mixed by Brian Tester at Oblong Sounds in
St. Paul, MN between 7/00 and 9/99.
Jake Mandell did the mastering at his hideaway suite located
somewhere in Uptown.
This album was produced by Walker Kong and Brian Tester.
All songs copyright walkerkong+dangermakers except "Sweat" by Tot 50.
The members: Walker Kong, Emily Cahill, Katie Kanwischer, Alex
Reinhart and Sara Vargas
The guests: Brian Tester and The Ghost.