a r t i s t : Lullabye Arkestra
t i t l e : Ampgrave
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Constellation CST044
g e n r e : Other
r l s. d a t e : Sep/2006
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 55,3 MB
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Lullabye Arkestra are a bass and drum duo who've been playing and self-
releasing glorious slabs of distorto-soul for several years. Formed in
Toronto by Justin (drums) and Katia (bass), the Ark has played shows
throughout eastern Canada as a duo and as a large band, adding horns,
voices and organ. Their slow, swampy, overdriven cover of "Summertime"
was an early signature tune, along with a clutch of original rave-ups
ranging from one-minute combustions of riffage and hollering to longer,
fuzzed-out R&B numbers, often marked by those sincere but sassy boy/girl
call-and-response vocals that make everyone's day.
Their new album, and first for Constellation, is a knockout. Bursting
with barely controlled chaos on some numbers, stripped back to sultry,
art-damaged loversoul on others, Ampgrave is a hell of a good time, full
of testifying and tenderness, see-sawing between massed instruments and
the raw minimalism of the core rhythm section. Justin rounds up fellow
Do Make Say Think players Ohad, Brian and Jason on horns and hollering,
along with Shelton Deverell on organ and Julie Penner on violin. An
additional 10-voice "Chorus Oblivia" of exuberant caterwaul also rallies
to the cause.
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01-Unite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [06:28]
02-All I Can Give Ya [04:55]
03-Hold On [05:44]
04-Y'make Me Shake [02:59]
05-Come Out, Come Out [03:58]
06-Nation Of Two [01:43]
07-Bulldozer Of Love [04:19]
08-Ass Worship [04:34]
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34:40 min