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: Artist: Wire :
: Album: Read & Burn 02 :
: Tracks: 06 :
: Time: 25:01 minrs :
: Bitrate: 192kbit True Stereo :
: Source: CDDA :
: Genre: Indie :
: Label: PinkFlag :
: Str.Date: Oct-01-2003 :
: Rip.Date: Apr-01-2003 :
: Ripper: nsprl :
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.. About This Release .......................................
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: Pinkflag proudly present the much anticipated follow up :
: to WIRE's Read & Burn 01 in the shape of Read & Burn :
: 02. :
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: Unlike 01 Read & Burn 02 will be available exclusively :
: to PostEverything customers and attendees of Wire's :
: forthcoming shows in North America & Europe this :
: Autumn. This item will not be available in shops or via :
: any other mailorder service. :
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: A decade in exile meant Wire had something to prove. :
: 2000's tour of golden oldies whetted the appetite, but :
: the 17-minute ear-bashing provided by Read & Burn 01 :
: pushed even Wire's standards up a notch, at least in :
: terms of intensity and production. :
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: While that CD sounded like full-on punk rock as played :
: by machines, Read & Burn 02 finds said machines on :
: overload, perhaps losing a few screws in the process. :
: Buzzsaw guitars and hell-for-leather drum loops are :
: joined by industrial electronics, and Newman's shouty :
: vocal on I Don't Understand seems tame compared to :
: several of Read & Burn 02's offerings. :
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: Never a band to be pigeon-holed, Wire has ensured that :
: Read & Burn 02 is not an ideal copy of its predecessor, :
: and what it forsakes in terms of accessibility, it :
: makes up for in varietyùin many cases within each :
: individual track. The sickly sweet Newman vocal on :
: Trash/Treasure recalls trippy early '90s pop singers, :
: but backed up by Wire, circa 40 versions. Half-way :
: through, a barrage of electric guitar noise introduces :
: us to a double-speed version of the track, with :
: chugging bass, clattering, relentless drums, but the :
: same soft vocal overlaid to wonderful effect. :
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: Rather less calming is the 'in your face' verbal and :
: sonic assault of Raft Antsùthe angry bastard son of :
: Kidney Bingos, whose clattering drums fail to hide the :
: lyrical gem "lawn mower, flame thrower, watch out, :
: whistle blower". :
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: However, while Wire has obviously lost none of its :
: playfulness with wordsùTrash/Treasure lovingly asks, :
: "Do you have the dentistry?"ùit's slightly :
: disappointing to note that several tracks have little :
: more than one repeated line, and in others, the vocals :
: are strangely low in the mix. :
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: Elsewhere, the CD is as noisy and abrasive as you'd :
: expect. Nice Streets Above combines an angry Dome with :
: Hawkwind, mashing up reversed Newman vocals and a :
: distorted, robotic aggressor, who yells the title of :
: the track over and over. Spent recalls I Don't :
: Understand's hostility, and Read and Burn takes a :
: half-dozen simplistic riffs, flings them round the mix :
: and wryly adds, "You never know..." :
: :
: The best is saved for last though. 99.9 takes the best :
: of each Wire incarnation and creates an eight-minute :
: track to rival anything in the back catalogue. It :
: begins with ambient textures, while a single hi-hat :
: holds the beat beneath a soft Newman vocal. Like :
: Trash/Treasure, the halfway point sees the track :
: explode, flinging relentless drums, guitars laced with :
: electronic distortion and Newman's shouts towards the :
: listener. :
: :
: The commentary withinù"the road ahead looks quite :
: uncertain"ùmay present paranoid Wire fans with a bit of :
: a scare, but if Read & Burn 02 is anything to go by, :
: this bunch of 50-something geezers can easily hold its :
: own against the current crowd of wannabees, and more :
: importantly, isn't nearly done yet. :
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.. Track List ...............................................
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: 01 Read and Burn 02:35 :
: 02 Spent 04:43 :
: 03 Trash/treasure 05:07 :
: 04 Nice Streets Above 02:50 :
: 05 Raft Ants 02:05 :
: 06 99.9 07:41 :
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: 25:01 min:
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