artist : The Domus
title : Fractures
date : 2007
label : Kasual Recordings
genre : Indie
cat-nr : KAS1773
release date: 05.17.2007
street date : 04.25.2007
tracks : 10
bitrate : avg. 191kbps
size : 64,3 MB
source : CDDA
type : Album
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http://www.myspace.com/thedomus
http://www.kasual.se/
To begin with: Stefan Juhlin (vocals/guitar), Erik Axelsson
(keyboards), Gustaf Wistrand (guitar) and Johan Carlsson
(beats/drums) are the first ones to admit that The Domus is a
pretty poor band name. Originally, it was a pun where they
simply put a ætheÆ in front of the name of an old Swedish
department store chain called Domus (think The Wall-Marts).
However, they later found out that domus means house in
Latin, which seems somewhat more sophisticated. And since
their homemade stickers were all over the lamp- posts in
their hometown by this time, they figured that they might
just as well hold on to the name.
Luckily, the guysÆ lack of judgment when it comes to the
naming of the band does not express itself in their music.
What in the beginning, back in 2003, was intended to be an
acoustic environment for JuhlinÆs sing- er/songwriter
aspirations, turned out to be nothing of the sort. On the
contrary, Fractures is a pure pop album: far more electronic
than acoustic and far more ambitious than pretentious. It
blends straightforward pop songs with electronic elements in
a way that makes you think of The Postal Service and Phoenix.
However, when asked to name influences, the only name all
four of them could agree upon was Genesis. Songwriter Stefan
also mentions Jeff Buckley and Broken Social Scene. The band
emphasizes their lack of pretentiousness and point out that
they are neither toy-casio-electronica nor journalists-gone-
pop-artists (not that there is anything wrong with
journalists, not at all). The Domus is a hard working,
determined, but nonetheless excellent pop act.
Growing up in Eskilstuna, a Swedish mid-size city about an
hour away from Stockholm, left you with two choices: you
could either engage in some kind of sport or you could turn
to music. Fortunately, these lads chose the latter. In their
adolescence, all four of them were involved in various rock
bands, none of which made their way into any rock
encyclopedias. Today, all in their mid-twenties and in the
throes of their pro- fessional careers -- Erik wants to be a
truck driver -- they are about to release their debut album
as The Domus. With that in mind, consider the fact that they
managed to play some 50 shows in Sweden during 2005 (with
bands like Jettie, We Are Scientists and Karl Larsson). A
small country as it is, that is no less than many more
recognized bands do.
Fractures was recorded in a small windowless room where far
more time than is considered healthy was spent. Amidst late
night re-takes and sore throats, track after track changed
beyond recognition to the po- int where nothing, literary
nothing, turned out as anyone expected. For instance, the
first single of the al- bum, While On Your Way, went from the
mellow slow song it was in the demo version to the flamboyant
up-tempo track presented on the album. Make no mistake; this
is one of those albums where every single detail is there for
a reason.
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01-The Observer 04:10
02-While On Your Way 04:02
03-A3DM 04:25
04-Pull Your Strings 05:07
05-Arkansas 03:39
06-Old New Bridges 05:11
07-Let's Not Forget 04:01
08-Submit City 03:47
09-Burning Kites 06:32
10-Revelar 04:24
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45:18 min