ARTiST: Klaxons
TiTLE: Myths Of The Near Future
LABEL: Polydor
GENRE: Indie
TiME: 53:47 min
SiZE: 64,5 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Jan-24-2007
RELEASE DATE: Jan-29-2007
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Two Receivers 04:18
02. Atlantis To Interzone 03:18
03. Golden Skans 02:46
04. Totem On The Timeline 02:42
05. As Above, So Below 03:58
06. Isle Of Her 03:54
07. Gravitys Rainbow 02:37
08. Forgotten Works 03:26
09. Magick 03:30
10. Its Not Over Yet 03:35
11. Four Horsemen Of 2012 19:43
Release Notes:
Flagbearers for the "nu rave" movement they helped
found, London's The Klaxons make their full-length
debut with Myths Of The Near Future. Fans of the old
rave, initially, will be forgiven for not knowing
what all the fuss is about - beyond a dramatically
punked-up cover of "Not Over Yet" by '90s chart star
Grace, The Klaxons owe precious little to the
synthetic rush of UK clubland past or present.
Persist, though, because once beyond this
realisation, it's possible to appreciate this band
on their own merits. "Isle Of Her" and "From
Atlantis To Interzone" comes on like brooding US
punks Liars, all thrumming, distorted bassline and a
vocal delivery that veers between desolate and manic
(although the latter's whirling air-raid siren is
very much The Klaxons' own addition), while on the
other side of the coin, "Golden Skans" betrays an
impressive ability for anthemic, harmony-laden pop.
Lyrically, too, it's a confusing and fascinating
document, fragments of "peacock's tails" and "madcap
Medusa" emerging from the maelstrom. What at first
sounds unfocused gradually makes a weird kind of
sense; indeed, you suspect The Klaxons planned it
that way from the beginning. --Louis Pattison.
Description
'Myths Of The Near Future' is the debut album from
South London Nu Rave instigators The Klaxons.
Produced by James Ford, the album sees the trio
bring together melodic art-rock with the sirens,
glo-sticks and smiley acid faces of the rave scene.
The singles 'Golden Skans' and 'Gravity's Rainbow'
are included as well as a cover of Grace's
mid-nineties house classic 'It's Not Over Yet'.