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grindy · 01-04-2015, 10:02 AM

Shut Up ‎– Hell In A Handbasket

Genre: Post Punk(?)

Discogs: http://http://www.discogs.com/Shut-U...release/900826

"Shut Up" play that type of weirdo music that is sometimes labeled as post punk, although it is not really categorizable.
Despite being a pretty obscure album there is actually a semi-famous bandmember, the guitarist Glenn Jones, who played with post-rockers Cul De Sac and has released several solo albums featuring his fingerpicked acoustic guitar stylings.
There are several "songs" on this album, which consist of a mostly steady beat, over which weird synth sounds (think Pere Ubu's Allen Ravenstine) and even weirder moaned, screamed, mumbled vocals (sometimes male, sometimes female) soar. The guitar is mostly played in a noisy, no wave-ish manner, but is pretty low in the mix. There is also some synth bass, which isn't particularly noticeable though. One of the songs is a cover of "Hey Joe" which wouldn't be out of place on a Residents release, with its electronically tweaked vocals and overall humorously creepy atmosphere.
Actually The Residents come to mind often when listening to this album.
Apart from the "songs" there are some even weirder tracks. "Pass From View" is a slow creeping number, the beat sounds like a heartbeat, over which the vocals are first being slowly articulated, gradually evolving into hysteric screaming towards the end.
"Fear Of Sounding Pretty", an instrumental and the longest track on the album, starts of with some abstract sounds until after about three and a half minutes a pulse and then a beat is developed, overlayed with noises of synths and guitar.
This is a fun album for people who like The Residents, although it's not a clone and has some character of its own. It's a little inconsistent and "Fear Of Sounding Pretty" is too long, but I'm glad that I rediscovered it and will be giving it a listen from time to time.

01-04-2015, 10:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Shut Up ‎– Hell In A Handbasket Genre: Post Punk(?) Discogs: http://http://www.discogs.com/Shut-U...release/900826 "Shut Up" play that type of weirdo music that is sometimes labeled as post punk, although it is not really categorizable. Despite being a pretty obscure album there is actually a semi-famous bandmember, the guitarist Glenn Jones, who played with post-rockers Cul De Sac and has released several solo albums featuring his fingerpicked acoustic guitar stylings. There are several "songs" on this album, which consist of a mostly steady beat, over which weird synth sounds (think Pere Ubu's Allen Ravenstine) and even weirder moaned, screamed, mumbled vocals (sometimes male, sometimes female) soar. The guitar is mostly played in a noisy, no wave-ish manner, but is pretty low in the mix. There is also some synth bass, which isn't particularly noticeable though. One of the songs is a cover of "Hey Joe" which wouldn't be out of place on a Residents release, with its electronically tweaked vocals and overall humorously creepy atmosphere. Actually The Residents come to mind often when listening to this album. Apart from the "songs" there are some even weirder tracks. "Pass From View" is a slow creeping number, the beat sounds like a heartbeat, over which the vocals are first being slowly articulated, gradually evolving into hysteric screaming towards the end. "Fear Of Sounding Pretty", an instrumental and the longest track on the album, starts of with some abstract sounds until after about three and a half minutes a pulse and then a beat is developed, overlayed with noises of synths and guitar. This is a fun album for people who like The Residents, although it's not a clone and has some character of its own. It's a little inconsistent and "Fear Of Sounding Pretty" is too long, but I'm glad that I rediscovered it and will be giving it a listen from time to time. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.* Last edited by grindy; 01-04-2015 at 02:09 PM.