- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -
Artist: Triclops!
Album: Helpers On The Other Side
Label: Alternative Tentacles
Playtime: 42:44 min
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
URL: http://triclopsband.com
Rip date: 2010-02-25
Street date: 2010-03-16
Size: 73.80 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 230 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Adding flourishes to the formula established on their debut Out of Africa,
Alternative Tentacles' flagship band Triclops! continues its assault on all
pretenders to the punk / psych / prog throne.
The sound on this album is varied, but one might say it's akin to fIREHOSE
crossing streams with Goblin in an acid vat. There's even an acoustic bridge
in "With SARS, I'll Ride the Wind" that sounds like a fever-warbled classic
rock jammer.
Triclops! is an acid-punk version of avant-garde classical composition with
cinematic textures--an absurdist soundscape replete with comedic relief that
acknowledges its own pure ridiculousness. This career suicide / cult-accepted
approach to exhibitionism finds kindred spirits in envelope-pushing,
progress-obsessed minds like Butthole Surfers, Slayer, David Lynch, Zappa,
Heinlein, Timothy Leary, Melvins / Big Business, B. Traven, Deerhoof, Bill
Hicks, Sun Ra, Fellini, Sonic Youth, and Scratch Acid.
Having toured Europe and shared bills with Melt Banana, NoMeansNo, Big
Business, and Jesus Lizard, these post-punk veterans' distinct sound is
unmistakably Triclops!
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01. Glaciers (Cry Of The Modern Neanderthal) ( 9:26)
02. Brown Summer ( 4:57)
03. Until All The Threads Are Stripped ( 4:55)
04. Send Conan Home ( 5:47)
05. Homage To Monte Cassino (Red) ( 9:00)
06. With SARS, I'll Ride The Wind ( 8:39)
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