ARTIST: Stationary Odyssey
TITLE: Head! Foot! And the Pink Axe
LABEL: Joyful Noise Recordings
GENRE: Instrumental Rock
BITRATE: 200kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 25m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-09-12
RIP DATE: 2006-09-20
Track List
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1. Me And You And Gummi Bears 4:06
2. Lost, Lonely And Vicious 2:11
3. Nobody Does It Better 4:11
4. Cosmic Eddie Oceanographer 3:09
5. Terror On The Hell Loop 4:05
6. Skeltons 1:16
7. The Pink Axe 1:54
8. My Baby Is Black 4:34
Release Notes:
http://stationaryodyssey.com/
http://www.myspace.com/stationaryodyssey
http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/
On their third effort, the Joyful Noise debut, Head! Foot! And The Pink Axe,
Stationary Odyssey curator Aaron Tanner teams up with Brett Siler to produce the
bands most aggressive and guitar-driven album to date. The Evansville, IN based
group has a sound that is extremely difficult to categorize without being
overtly bizarre. Godspeed-esque guitar squeals reign throughout some songs,
where at other times the music borders on electro-noise-pop. The bass driven
songs occasionally sound like trip-hop being played on live instruments by
metal-heads; producing a new and strangely listenable blend of noise-rock.
Obvious comparisons can be drawn to Mogwai or the Red Sparrows, though we here
at Joyful Noise feel that Stationary Odyssey take a far more honest approach to
their easy-listening noise-rock; freeing them to experiment beyond that
(former?) trendy genre. Their DIY ethic ultimately lets fate decide how the
music will sound, and where it will take the listener. This is a band unafraid
to cross into new musical territory; and as diverse as their sound is, it
somehow always ends up being startling and strangely beautiful.