Snog - The Last Days Of Rome -EP- (c) 2007 Psy-Harmonics
Artist....: Snog
Album.....: The Last Days Of Rome
Type......: EP
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 07
Genre.....: Electronic
Label.....: Psy-Harmonics
Catalogue#: PSY-064
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.psy-harmonics.com.au
Tracklist:
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01 The Last Days Of Rome 03:59
02 The Last Days Of Rome (Sir Real Remix) 05:49
03 The Last Days Of Rome (Calculus Mix) 03:59
04 The Sickness (Featuring Hecq) 03:14
05 The Prisoner (Featuring The Nam Shrub Of Enki) 04:21
06 The Day The Towers Fell 04:37
07 The Last Days Of Rome (Acoustic) 03:42
Total:39,1 MB / 29:41 min
Release Notes:
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As should be obvious to any erudite observer there are no parallels
here with the contemporary world stage at all. And so it is that Snog
turn their back on their most recent outings of barbed satirical
electro-punk and instead offer a new brand new album of historical
narratives and charming tone poems set in palatable electro-pop
surroundings, The Last Days Of Rome. The album opens with the epic
majesty of 'One Grain Of Sand', an ode to the pyramid builders of
ancient Egypt and an excellent place to begin our journey. Our title
track follows with its grinding beats and tumultuous slave-galley
motifs. The third track on the album 'Lost At Sea' tells the quaint
tale of a group of reckless pirates who jettison their map overboard
and find themselves perilously close to the rocks. Will they survive
...or will that hungry maiden the ocean devour them? Again any fevered
imaginings of a comparison to current events would be the height of
foolishness. Track four 'It's All Lies' bears no connection to today's
responsible global citizens known as the mass media conglomerates,
instead it is a parable told from the point of view of a Roman
centurion who witnesses the dust of an enemy infantry approach but dare
not believe the end is nigh. 'City' does not carp on about contemporary
urban alienation and disenfranchisement but actually tells the heroic
story of those visionaries who built the great middle ages city of
London out of the most picturesque pre-loved timber available and
cluttered its streets with refuse in a bold attempt to kick-start what
is today known as urban renewal. And so it goes. Other highlights
include the heartfelt metropolitan psalm 'Christmas Everyday' and the
tender down-under nursery rhyme 'Go To Sleep (Little Australia)'. All
these pieces are skillfully presented in the agitated and rhythmic
manner that today's youth find so attractive yet they are also
carefully crafted so as to never actually say anything at all thus
avoiding any needlessly dangerous or uncomfortable moments. After
almost forty live dates around the USA, Europe, Russia and Australia in
2006 Snog return to the recording studio in 2007 (unlike the Romans of
which they sing) victorious. Produced by The Calculators (The Faint,
Adalita) and recorded in Melbourne, Australia and Renswoude, The
Netherlands 2007 AD. :)