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ARTiST....: the phantom band
TiTLE.....: checkmate savage
LABEL.....: Chemikal Underground
GENRE.....: indie
SOURCE....: cdda
ENCODER...: i'm too lame to change the defaul
SiZE......: 70,6 MB
REL.DATE..: jan-27-2009
Catalognr.: n/a
Quality...: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / joint
Url.......: http://www.chemikal.co.uk/phantom-band.htm
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01] the howling 06:36
02] burial sounds 04:48
03] folk song oblivion 04:15
04] crocodile 07:43
05] halfhound 04:12
06] left hand wave 05:41
07] island 08:52
08] throwing bones 05:01
09] the whole is on my side 07:53
TOTAL TiME : 55:01 min
The Phantom Band releases Checkmate Savage January
27th, 2009 on Glasgow label Chemikal Underground.
Recorded in Glasgow at the label's own Chem 19 and
then in Franz Ferdinand's Govan facility, this
record features Paul Savage of The Delgados as
producer, engineer, and guiding force. The
recording sessions were like their early jams:
long, meandering and experimental; the band
beating out rhythms on broken wood blocks and
organist Andy's "shelvaphones", a home-made
instrument created from metal shelf brackets.
This early contender for album of the year is a
place where Beefheart meets Bonnie "Prince" Billy,
where Neu! meets Nick Cave. "When you have been
playing together for a good while you'd be amazed
at the breadth of music you come up with. We ended
up playing stuff that was folk, pop, techno with
guitars, classic rock, metal, noise terrorism,
gospel, soundscapes and parodied every band that
we hated as well - it was great fun," says bassist
Gerry of their prolonged sessions.
The end result is truly special, bringing to mind
the beat savvy of The Beta Band, the
other-worldliness of Super Furry Animals and the
mood of Hallowed Ground-era Violent Femmes.
If it sounds like they're hard to pin down, that's
the idea. They called themselves The Phantom Band
after a period of switching their identity with
each successive gig, performing as Wooden Trees,
Robert Redford and more. Early photos of the band
pictured them with bags over their heads. It's all
part of their mystery and sense of the bizarre:
some shows have seen them play with a giant, smoke
breathing wolf head, others, with a Stairmaster
onstage so audience members can work-out during
their set.
In addition to The Phantom Band, the individual
members each make music in other projects and
guises, some better known than others. A few of
them have an offshoot band called Omnivore Demon,
a costumed improv group that play mostly at
exhibitions and art events while Rick does solo
folk stuff under the name of Rick Redbeard. Each
Phantom brings a strong sense of identity to the
project, counting artists, social workers,
librarians and lawyers in their ranks. Never short
of ideas and opinions, the entire band take a key
interest in the album artwork, posters and onstage
visuals that all add to this extraordinary bandÆs
immersive world. Checkmate Savage is releasing
January 27th, 2009 on Chemikal Underground.
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