Artist : Smackvan
Title : Low Power Key
Genre : Indie
Year : 2009
Date : 05/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 10
Label : Benbecula Minerals Series
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 51:06 min
Size : 55,5 MB
Tracklist:
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01.dreaming beds 04:49
02.wall to wall flesh 06:22
03.gas 04:45
04.metallic taste 04:57
05.drunk 06:37
06.the future tense 06:27
07.coast to coast 05:14
08.guitar in space 03:22
09.my happiness 03:13
10.evening stars 05:20
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51:06 min
"Smackvan have been writing and recording
music for over 20 years, operating on the
fringes of the Scottish independent music
scene. They worked under the name
Passkeepers for a period of time in the
early 1990Æs.
The core members have been Alan Parker,
Gerry Tonner, Michael Feeney and Owen
McAulay. Ian Copeland and Alex Ewing
added drums and guitar respectively for
periods during the æPasskeepers yearsÆ.
An album æFirst LightÆ was recorded at
Apollo Studios over a period spanning
6 years and remains unreleased.
In 1998 Smackvan released a 7Æ vinyl
record (Coast to Coast c/w Generating)
on æSano RecordsÆ. Following this
Smackvan set up the label æSans-CulottesÆ
and retreated to their own studio, recording
but rarely venturing out into the live arena.
The album æThe Company of WomenÆ was
released in 2000 and was followed by the
E.P. æEvil EnteringÆ in 2003, both on their
Sans-Culottes label.
Although Smackvan have barely registered
in the consciousness of most commentators
on the Scottish music scene, their music
has beguiled some who have hailed their
work as a significant if partially invisible
influence on Scottish independent music
from the early 1990Æs onwards.
Smackvan are now Michael Feeney, Owen
McAulay and Gerry Elliot. æSound in SpaceÆ,
their third album, is due for release later in the
year and they continue to work on new material.
They have been working on pared down live
versions of their work and will be playing live
at home and abroad in 2009."
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