CRUELTY Presents:
Artist...: Gnod
Album....: Science & Industry
Label....: Not Not Fun
Size.....: 79,10 MB
Source...: TAPE
Playtime.: 61:24 min
Genre....: Psychedelic
Release..: Jan-24-2010
Encoder..: LAME V3.97 -V2 --Vbr-New
Quality..: avgkbps 44.1Hz Joint-Stereo
TrackList:
01 29:56 Deadbeat Disco In Paper Error Shocker!
02 31:28 Big Chief
Release Notes:
Got to see this hairy chain gang of Manchester
cosmos-manglers bulldoze a hole in the sky at
the Islington Mill last summer when Pocahaunted
and Sun Araw were on tour in the UK, and the
experience left an impression. Jamming their
self-released LP was a nice forced flashback
but we wanted more and, fortunately, Gnod are
obliging types (they spearheaded the post-show
dance party when we were in town). That said,
we werenÆt braced for the 60-minute astral sludge
opus Science & Industry when it landed in our mail-
box. Opening with a low-end raga of wah guitar,
spoken word, and spaghetti western trumpet trills,
the piece gradually builds in volume, density, and
desperation, finally exploding at the 10-minute mark
into a pummeling storm of drums and heavily delayed
horns that sounds like the soundtrack to a movie about
post-apocalyptic galaxies at war. From there things
get intense. ThereÆs stomping bruiser anthems (think
Motorhead on elephant tranquilizers), swirling space
rock rituals, crushing Loop-style (circa Fade Out)
downer ballads, zoned motorik rhythm workouts, biker
howling, black holes, science, industry, infinity,
whatever. In short: this is your brain on Gnod.
CanÆt even describe what a magnetic wrecking ball
this album is, an April European tour should help
spread the word. Pro-dubbed and imprinted tapes in
ghost-face J-cards designed by Amanda. Edition of 100.