a r t i s t : Capillary Action
t i t l e : So Embarrassing
d a t e : 2009
l a b e l : Discorporate Records
c a t : disrec-009
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Avant-Jazz Math-Pop Showtunes
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2009
t r a c k s : 11
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 45,6 MB
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Jonathan Pfeffer, the mastermind behind this sadistic
avant-pop-group from New York and Philadelphia (USA), likes
thinking that his music ?treads a fine line between economic
innovation and commercial suicide?.
Anyway, Pfeffer composes some of the most stimulating music in
contemporary rock. Therefore we are very happy and deeply
honored to release CAPILLARY ACTION?s third opus So
Embarrassing. Needless to say, that it?s always been the goal
of Discorporate Records to release genre-defying,
border-running and beyond stunning music for an attentive
elitist audience. So here we go with another pearl before
swine.
All we can say: THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST REMARKABLE MUSIC YOU?VE
HEARD IN AGES!
So Embarrassing is the product of Pfeffer?s relentless
attention to detail. Intricate structures develop from chaotic
forms. Melodies burst from hidden nooks and crannies. Dense
walls of sound stretch, bend, fall apart and come back
together, only to fall apart again. The whole affair is
executed with pinpoint precision by the CAPILLARY ACTION live
band and a 9-piece-orchestra of strings, horns and classical
percussion.
So Embarassing crosses neurotic mathrock with progressive jazz
and new music, the furor of an electric guitar with the
melodic expressivity of a Fender Rhodes? still this gathering
of experimental curlicues is catchy as f**k!
Having played hundreds of shows in the Old and New world,
CAPILLARY ACTION continues to tour relentlessly with the likes
of Joe Lally (Fugazi), Dos (Mike Watt and Kira Roessler),
Daughters, Nadja, Shudder To Think, USA Is A Monster, Ruins,
Enon, Dirty Projectors, Carla Bozulich and 31Knots.
CAPILLARY ACTION spent three years crafting So Embarrassing
and this monster of an album represents having the courage to
walk straight into an uncomfortable situation and risk
everything to say what needs to be said. By not being afraid
to express the taboo, this music pushes listeners to confront
their own struggles with a unique approach: A philosophy of
embarrassment as a means of personal growth.
Although Pfeffer unites many musical styles and views to one
fascinating construct, CAPILLARY ACTION is not about genre or
references. It?s unique, it?s challenging and it pushes
forward.
Keep the name CAPILLARY ACTION in mind ? we can expect tons of
masterpieces by this band.
One of them is So Embarrassing. We are deeply shocked?
US - PRESSQUOTES
A kick upside the head is probably less jarring than ?So
Embarrassing?. But there?s more to the album than battery;
singer, guitarist and mastermind Jonathan Pfeffer injects Mike
Patton-worthy weirdness and Battles-level complexity into the
band?s hyper-melodic, jazz-lacerated music. - THE ONION AV
Pfeffer?s even, baritone vocals add a strong melodic center
for the listener and the instrumental freakouts in context.
?So Embarrassing? is a bold change in direction for Capillary
Action, but one that pays off. - PITCHFORK MEDIA
Capillary Action harness the power of the best of Zappa?s more
rocking efforts, combining excellent jazz chops with punk
energy, making complicated arrangements sound natural. -
EXCLAIM
A bastion of avant-rock futurism. - THE STRANGER
A gem of an album from a band that abides by a musical
manifesto that is
miles above and beyond the norm. - ALL ABOUT JAZZ
Call it ?experimental rock? if you must, but ?So Embarrassing?
is way past the experimentation stage. Capillary Action knows
exactly what it?s doing. - PREFIX MAG
No matter how many times ?So Embarrassing? is played you will
never hear it the same way. - DELUSIONS OF ADEQUACY
'So Embarrassing' is an album that will continue to reveal
secrets long after the rest of
your record collection has blown its load. - SOUND AS LANGUAGE
Thrilling maximalism that has me rubbing my hands with glee
straight away. - ORGAN MAGAZINE (Album of the Week)
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01-Gambit [02:17]
02-Pocket Protection Is Essential [02:51]
03-Elevator Fuck [02:45]
04-Placebo Or Panacea [02:51]
05-Bloody Nose [02:42]
06-Badlands [03:28]
07-Paperweights [02:34]
08-Father Of Mine [02:56]
09-The Chaperone [03:20]
10-Sexy Koala [01:20]
11-Self-Released [04:22]
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31:26 min