Artist: Datagun
Title: Wild
Label: Mission Freak Records
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 153kbit av.
Time: 00:24:51
Size: 30.25 mb
Rip Date: 2009-11-17
Str Date: 2010-01-18
01. Capture Yr Flag 3:47
02. The Lemur Dilemma 1:05
03. Team Mallard All-Stars 1:40
04. The Musical 3:44
05. Tropicana 1:57
06. Architecture, Change 3:08
07. My Father 4:22
08. Cadaver Dog 5:08
Release Notes:
Datagun is looking for that perfect balance, the moment of divine
intersection between noise and beauty, knowing that waves of noise can
often be the most beautiful thing around. But this band is also
concerned with pop melodies and hypnotic patterns. Armed with a minmal
set of tools ù a drum machine, a guitar, and a couple of keyboards ù
DatagunÆs three members build their songs around simple pounding beats
and erratic washes of guitar and synthesizer static. Embracing the
valley-peak dynamics of post-rock, the insistent pulse of dance music,
and the haunting vocals of British 80Æs post-punk, Datagun are among
Iowa CityÆs most curious bands, spending as much time taking notes when
the biggest bands come through town as they do dipping their faces into
the mud of experimental basement shows.
Datagun formed in early 2008 during one of IowaÆs coldest, most brutal
winters. Sliding along the ice-covered roads to band practices, house
shows, and local bars, the band developed and discussed their sound.
After playing several DIY shows and a few club gigs, the band
established themselves on the Iowa City scene, sharing the stage with
indie rock bands (Handsome Furs), experimental pop acts (Casiotone for
the Painfully Alone), and noise bands (HEALTH).
After a run of shows with garage-rockers The Blacks, Datagun went into
the studio in early 2009 to record an album with Mission FreakÆs house
engineer, Patrick Stolley (co-founder of Daytrotter). The session, cut
in a few days, mostly live, captures the band from all of its angles:
noisy, pop, dark, and personal. The album is called WILD and is due out
on Misison Freak Records in early 2010.
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