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Artist: Black Light Burns
Album: Cover Your Heart
Label: I AM Wolfpack Records
Playtime: 54:59 min
Genre: Rock
URL: http://myspace.com/blacklightburns
Rip date: 2008-06-24
Street date: 2008-08-05
Size: 86.02 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: VBR kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Those who thought musician and visual artist Wes BorlandÆs current band Black
Light Burns wouldnÆt make it past its first release might want to reconsider
their view. Cover Your Heart and The Anvil Pants Odyssey, a CD and DVD
intended as an interim piece between Black Light BurnsÆ 2007 debut album
Cruel Melody and their yet-untitled second album, which is anticipated to be
released in early 2009, showcase both the progression of the groupÆs career
thus far and provide a detailed look into the inner workings of the
musiciansÆ creative process. Cover Your Heart, a 17-track collection of
inspired cover songs and instrumental b-sides and remixes from Cruel Melody,
reveals a new side of Black Light Burns, compiling a provocative list of
BorlandÆs most loved songs re-imagined by his band. ôThe musicians we covered
are people we all listen to pretty religiously,ö Borland explains. ôTheyÆre
all bands that IÆm a huge fan of and wanted to tell the world. ItÆs a
shortlist of everyone I love that people may or may not have heard of or may
or may not have thought that I would be into. TheyÆre my desert island
songs.ö
The ten included covers originated with BorlandÆs desire to cover The Jesus
LizardÆs ôThe Art of Self Defenseö and spiraled into an amalgam of sonic
interpretations that range from an aggressive reworking of Fiona AppleÆs ôOn
the Boundö to a compelling rendition of Sisters of MercyÆs ôLucretia My
Reflectionö...- all of which the group recorded successively beginning on
late December of 2007. ôSome of the songs are really similar, theyÆre just a
little more revved up,ö Borland says. ôIt depends on the song. Some things
itÆs good to just put a twist on and others, like the Fiona Apple song, are
completely changed. You think: What direction do I want to see this go? How
can I make this sound like my bandÆs doing it? The songs are already written,
so the hard partÆs over with. ItÆs basically just messing around in the
studio until you strike gold. ItÆs the most fun IÆve ever had.ö
The companion DVD, The Anvil Pants Odyssey, also spiraled into something
grander than originally planned, originated into some tour footage shot in
2007 by filmmaker Satchel Underwood. Once the band realized the footage was
in itself a full-length documentary feature, the DVD was born with the
addition of the groupÆs three music videos from Cruel Melody (ôLie,ö
ôMesopotamiaö and ô4 Wallsö) and a making-of feature from their video shoot
for ôLie.ö The decision to pair it with the album was a no-brainer. ôAll
these projects had come to fruition at once, but not through any specific
plan,ö says Borland, who also created all the artwork for the package. ôThey
just all started happening at the same time. All this stuff was destined to
be together in one package.ö
The release of the CD and DVD duo also represents the solidifying of Black
Light BurnsÆ lineup, which was initially a rotating collection of musicians
and Borland when the band formed as BorlandÆs side project to Limp Bizkit in
2004. After leaving Limp Bizkit in 2005, Borland transformed Black Light
Burns into the full-fledged band it is today, penning and demoing
significantly heavier and more dynamic material than he had in his former
band and beginning to tour on the songs. That music eventually became the
engaging tracks on Cruel Melody, which was released in June of 2007 to great
acclaim from both fans and critics. Borland, who juggles the band with
numerous other projects, has much of the bandÆs second album completed and
has several European tour dates scheduled for August of 2008.
Because Borland is focused on adapting to the rapid-shifting music industry
both Cover Your Heart and The Anvil Pants Odyssey will be released in various
formats to ensure that fans have the option of getting the material as
cheaply and easily as possible. ôLook at what NIN and Radiohead have done and
weÆre doing the same,ö Borland explains. ôItÆs genius what theyÆve done and
it made me really happy to see that and see people have a choice in what form
they buy a record. It made me want to do it immediately. I like it. ItÆs
flexible. WeÆre following the leader.ö Beyond that, the artist has a slightly
more selfish desire for the record. ôI hope the original artists hear what we
have done and arenÆt too upset,ö he says. ôThat would be one of the goals for
this album. And maybe they will even be tickled or flattered because that
would be great to actually meet some of these people.ö
Enjoy!
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Forkboy (Lard) ( 3:56)
02. So Alive (Love And Rockets) ( 3:19)
03. Hungry Like The Wolf (Duran Duran) ( 3:32)
04. Lucretia My Reflection (Sisters Of Mercy) ( 4:27)
05. Rid Of Me (PJ Harvery) ( 4:01)
06. The Art Of Self Defense (Jesus Lizard) ( 2:25)
07. On The Bound (Fiona Apple) ( 4:56)
08. I Am The Sun (Swans) ( 2:53)
09. Blood Red Head On Fire (Big Dumb Face) ( 3:43)
10. Search And Destroy (Iggy And The Stooges) ( 3:05)
11. Drowning Together, Dying Alone ( 5:10)
12. Failing ( 3:45)
13. Ribbons ( 1:20)
14. Zargon Morfoauf ( 1:03)
15. Vennisoun ( 1:36)
16. Zlitchufdux ( 1:16)
17. Giving In Again ( 4:32)
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