ARTIST: Radarmaker
TITLE: Drawn Like Spires
LABEL: Self Released
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 187kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 47m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-00-00
RIP DATE: 2007-04-18
Track List
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1. Balthaaar 4:50
2. Shallow Socialites (Battle The 4:41
Axe)
3. Clodhopper 0:50
4. Gary Oldman 4:28
5. Metabo Elektrowerkzeuge 1:45
6. Squibbon 4:38
7. Sashegyi 9:08
8. Stop Being A Wanker 3:17
9. Domovoi 4:24
10. Toaster 0:17
11. Whoop Tuffet 4:24
12. Ogden's Cormorant 2:44
13. Trees Of Greenland 2:07
Release Notes:
Beginning life in 2001 as a plaintive acoustic-pop trio making polite songs
about quiet yearning, the acquisition of new instrumentation, an extra member
and a boost in bravado saw Radarmaker consolidate what may be considered as
their definitive line-up. Radarmaker from 2003 onwards consisted of Wendi Graham
- whose delicate voice betrays her musical resilience, Warwick Hall - sturdy
rhythm guitarist and progenitor of many of the bands catchier riffs, Adam
Trainer - frontman, lout and laughing stock, and versatile genius Noah Norton.
In this incarnation the band created songs and soundscapes that traversed the
delicate and the chunky, the poetic and the provocative, the beautiful and the
destructive elements of indie rock, whatever that might be. Their debut record,
released independently, was the iconic and benevolent 'Aristocracy and the
Horse', which criss-crossed through cyclical melodies, wistful maladroit,
driving skittishness and thunderous cacophony. 'Aristocracy and the Horse' was
listed in both Grok magazine and the RTRfm website as amongst the best releases
of 2005. In 2005 the band were nominated for Best Music Video WAMI & WASA awards
for their self-made video clip - Arm vs. Fiery Antenna. Produced over a hectic
ten-month period, the band's first long player, 'Drawn Like Spires' arguably
shows the progression of a band who has matured musically, has honed its dynamic
and had focused not only its song-writing, but its command of musical
exploration and structural experimentation. Irreverent, pretentious,
tongue-in-cheek, above all else it is Radarmaker.