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ARTiST....: stateless
TiTLE.....: stateless
LABEL.....: !k7
GENRE.....: alternative
SOURCE....: cdda
QUALiTY...: VBR / joint-stereo
SiZE......: 63,4 MB
REL.DATE..: may-10-2007
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01] prism # 1 04:17
02] exit 03:44
03] bloodstream 05:12
04] the language (feat lateef the truthspeaker) 05:11
05] down here 04:08
06] radiokiller 04:01
07] running out 04:34
08] crash 04:48
09] bluetrace 04:58
10] inscape 06:14
TOTAL TiME : 47:07 min
by soul seduction
"As close to perfection as I've heard in a long
time" - DJ Shadow
"These guys are deep!" - Roots Manuva
"Stardom awaits" - Mixmag
Stateless are one of the most exciting young bands
of 2007. Meshing guitars with electronics,
orchestral strings with turntable beats, this
sonically ambitious five-piece already have a
depth and a power far beyond their years. They
come from Leeds, an increasingly hip breeding
ground for fresh rock talent in the north of
England. But their songs transcend scenes, genres
and international borders. Newly signed to the
Berlin label !K7, their self-titled debut album
already sounds like one of the musical highlights
of the year.
A magnet for famous fans and rave reviews,
Stateless have already worked with some highly
acclaimed collaborators, including Arctic Monkeys
producer Jim Abbiss and superstar turntable
virtuoso DJ Shadow. Impressed by the band's early
recordings, Shadow invited singer Chris James to
guest on his 2006 album, 'The Outsider', followed
by an eye-opening world tour together.
"Seventy shows in 19 countries across four
continents," Chris recalls. "It was amazing."
Working with Shadow also taught the Stateless
singer a priceless musical lesson. "To be
uncompromising, and not scared of anything," he
nods. "It made me realise it's always a bumpy ride
if you try to create music that is challenging and
different."
'Stateless' is certainly a challenging and
different album. Dreamy and soulful, epic yet
intimate, these ten songs combine emotional impact
with heroic ambition. Sublime songs like 'Prism',
a feverish fusion of falsetto vocals, piano loops
and muscular drum'n'bass rhythms.
Attention-grabbing songs like 'Exit', a
multi-layered marriage of cinematic strings and
crunching beats. Adventurous songs like 'This
Language', which incorporates a rap from Solesides
member Lateef the Truthspeaker into its musical
fabric. And achingly beautiful songs like
'Bloodstream', an intoxicating opium-dream hymn to
the dangerously narcotic power of love: "I think I
might have inhaled you..."
Both live and in the studio, Stateless are an
unorthodox hybrid of rock, turntables and electro
wizardry. Chris provides soulful vocals, sometimes
pure as a choirboy, sometimes frayed and feverish
- but always charged with emotion. Justin Percival
plays bass guitar and provides backing vocals and
David Levin plays drums. Meanwhile, Kidkanevil
mans the DJ decks and Rod Buchanan-Dunlop handles
keyboards, effects and live programming.
The sum total of these unconventional ingredients
is a unique kind of musical chemistry. Fans of
Portishead's broken beatscapes, Coldplay's
piano-driven wonder and Radiohead's brooding
intensity will find plenty to enjoy on
'Stateless'. There are also moments when Chris
captures a glimmer of Jeff Buckley's
spine-shivering magic, or a whisper of Bjork's
breathless lust for life. But these are just
reference points on a much larger canvas.
'Stateless' is the sound of something great on the
horizon. Melancholy yet uplifting, this is music
for doomed romantics and passionate optimists
alike. Music for a Stateless state of mind.
Buy me if you love me :)