ARTIST: The Nein
TITLE: Luxury
LABEL: Sonic Unyon Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 169kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 46m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-02-20
RIP DATE: 2007-02-21
Track List
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1. Burn Construction 2:28
2. Attitude And Mirrors 2:17
3. Sweet Vague 3:37
4. Jounalist 1 3:34
5. Journalist 2 3:26
6. Achilles Last Tape Solo 3:04
7. Ennio 2:18
8. Decollage 4:33
9. Radical Chic 4:28
10. Wreck We Um Dub 5:58
11. Get Up 3:22
12. The Future Crumbles 3:47
13. A Landscape 3:15
Release Notes:
The Nein formed in early 2003 after the demise of Cohen and Biggers' former
band, The White Octave. Based in Durham, NC, The Nein self-released two CDRs
before becoming one of the first American bands on Canadian label Sonic Unyon.
Their label debut, a self-titled six-song EP, was released in October 2004,
eliciting praise from both sides of the border and helping set the stage for
what was to follow.
The band incorporated sound manipulator Dale Flattum after recording the EP.
With a setup of sampler and tape decks, Flattum (Steel Pole Bath Tub, Milk Cult)
brings an entirely different element to their overall sound. His noises and
found sounds are grafted upon The Nein's pop song framework, revealing their
innate melodicism through repetition.
North Carolina's The Nein take another step forward into uncharted territories
with their second full length studio album, Luxury. Recorded at Track and Field
Studios in Carrboro NC with engineer Nick Peterson throughout 2006, the album is
more experimental in nature than the previous Wrath of Circuits album. Unafraid
of change and willing to push the boundaries of the typical rock band formation,
Luxury finds the quartet mixing textures and stepping away from the typical
guitar, bass, drums set up to incorporate more electronic ambiance into their
musical mix.