Artist.......: Cul de Sac
Album........: Ecim
Label........: Strange Attractors
Genre........: Avantgarde
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Oct-19-2006
str.date.....: Oct-24-2006
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. death kit train 06:53
02. the moon scolds the morning star 04:43
03. stranger at coney island 01:55
04. homunculus 07:54
05. the portland cement factory at monolith, 04:13
california
06. nico's dream 05:45
07. the invisible worm 04:16
08. song to the siren 03:39
09. electar 05:02
10. lauren's blues 05:15
11. cul de sade 03:02
12. the bee who would not work 03:35
13. negligee 00:38
Runtime 56:50 min
Size 80,5 MB
Release Notes:
1991 - "The Year Punk Broke". The smell of teen
spirit was emanating out of the Pacific Northwest,
from coast-to-coast the youth were proudly flyin'
the flannel, and the term "alternative" had firmly
taken root in the rock critic lexicon. In Boston,
however, guitarist Glenn Jones had a radically
different agenda brewing, totally at odds to the
current climate. Cul de Sac was born in 1990 as the
result of Jones' loosely-formed concept pitting
melodic, surf/Middle Eastern guitar style with the
electronics splatter of Robin Amos (founding member
of Boston dada-punk legends The Girls) and the
percussive grooves of Chris Guttmacher (ex-drummer
for Bullet LaVolta). Drawing further inspiration
from '60s psychedelia, American and Middle Eastern
folk music, Krautrock, and the more industrial
elements of the avant-garde, Cul de Sac developed
and honed this formula as an instrumental quartet,
and as it stands today, the band has long-since
cemented their status as one of the leading lights
of the avant rock underground. But it was the
out-of-left-field splash they made in 1991 with
their debut ECIM that started the whole
undercurrent and subsequent rubbernecking their
way, a debut recording that effectively ushered in
a remarkably fresh perspective on instrumental rock
music. Clearly there was nothing like it at the
time. Today, ECIM almost seems prophetic; its fully
realized sound is certainly more in step with
recent underground activity than it ever was
previously.
Originally issued by Northeastern in the US and
Rough Trade in Europe, ECIM happens to be the one
album in Cul de Sac's discography criminally
unavailable for many years, having gone out of
print sometime in the 90's. A crucial chapter in
the development and actualization of the American
avant rock underground, ECIM is proudly
resuscitated 15 years hence. Boasting an impeccable
digital remastering job, the reissue is beefed up
with three previously unreleased tunes recorded
from the period and rounded out with archival
photos and liner notes by Byron Coley, Chris
Guttmacher and Glenn Jones. Features the Cul de Sac
live staples "Death Kit Train" and "Nico's Dream",
plus their original take on the John Fahey classic
"The Portland Cement Factory at Monolith,
California" and guest appearances by the inimitable
Dredd Foole. For the well-versed Cul de Sac fan and
for new admirers alike, ECIM is a time-tested album
well ahead of the curve. A modern classic, and a
cornerstone of recent musical history.