ARTIST: Child Bite/Stationary Odyssey
TITLE: Physical Education (Split)
LABEL: Joyful Noise
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 252 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 14min total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-05-29
RIP DATE: 2007-03-31
Track List
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1. Stationary Odyssey - Your Sex 3:06
Is Pet
2. Child Bite - Beef Up 3:22
3. Stationary Odyssey - Education 4:30
Breakdown
4. Child Bite - Do The Physical 3:22
Release Notes:
http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com
http://www.childbite.com
http://www.stationaryodyssey.com
Detroit's freak-wave outfit Child Bite meet up with noise-pop-rockers Stationary
Odyssey for this lesson in Phys Ed. The Split EP aptly titled Physical Education
contains two songs from each of the aforementioned bands in a bad ass circular
silver tin packaging, limited to just 400 hand-numbered copies. The music ranges
from post-rocky Slint-ish ballads, to horn section no-wave freak outs. An
unlikely combination? Most definitely.
Child Bite's music combines punk vigor with avant-garde ideals; in an end
product which Paper Thin Walls describes as "Devo or Talking Heads going no
wave." Their Joyful Noise debut infuses unconventional sounds with palatable
arrangements that end up sounding like an indie-hipster-dance-group with
something fundamentally and terribly wrong.
Stationary Odyssey have achieved critical acclaim for their unique and
unpredictable blend of noise-rock. Aggressive guitars, atmospheric sounds,
electro beats, noise, and pop melodies all find their way into this music.
However, unlike their previous efforts, Physical Education actually contains
vocals and lyrics, channeling a Faith No More/Ween component. The revolving
lineup now includes vocalist Mike Farmer, aka Kentucky Prophet, fresh off his
national tour with Frank Black. You may also remember him as the "Music Geek"
from Comedy Central's Beat the Geeks.