Sneer's Emporium of Sound (singer, indie, pop, rock, favorite bands)

Piss Me Off · 01-15-2009, 02:25 PM

Got a link if anyone wants it.

Sneer · 01-15-2009, 02:38 PM

^ Or that. Seriously, everybody should take the opportunity and listen to this album, so damn good.

lucifer_sam · 01-15-2009, 02:42 PM

I don't have this one.

I've got the one with Hallogallo ('72 I believe?) and it's great. Guess I'll try to pick this up as well...

Sneer · 01-15-2009, 02:52 PM

Again, i can sort you out once i've finished converting all my music. Give me the weekend

Sneer · 01-19-2009, 07:06 PM

Im able to up now, who wants what if anything?

Sneer · 01-21-2009, 01:41 PM

20

The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower
Dissertation, Honey

"Exhibitionism" – 1:02
"Sometimes I Wish I'd Lost a Leg" – 1:33
"One Stab Deserves Another" – 2:49
"Funeral Procession" – 1:28
"For Marcus" – 2:53
"Johnny, You're All Grown Up" – 2:12
"Her Health Violation" – 1:37
"Attached to the Hip" – 3:12
"Circuit" – 1:51
"It's in His Kiss" – 1:37
"Comeback 1968" – 1:19
"Safety is Of" – 2:33
"Monotonous" – 1:25

Sadly, this band split up in 2006, but fortunately their brief existence spawned two great albums. Many prefer Love In A Fascist Brothel, indeed i thoroughly recommend it, but for me this is the better album. The reason for this is primarily the fusion of punk and jazz i feel is more apparent here than on their latter work.

The album begins and ends with poetry excerpts from Kailani Amerson, but in between this calm reflection is 30 minutes or so of uncontainable energy and aggression. The strength of it is its unpredictability. One minute the album will burst into a flurry of power chords and fuzzing bass lines before suddenly, without warning, receding into a slow, sanguine jazz improv with a sax solo... before again exploding with punk intensity.

The band were known for their confrontational, wild live shows. This is conveyed perfectly on the album. There is an urgency and desperation, evident in songs such as For Marcus and Safety Is Of..., that underpins the entire duration of the piece. Consequently, you cant take your ears off of it as it twists, weaves and at times pummels its way through post-punk, spazzcore and all out noisecore influences.

Yet for those thinking this album sounds like a melieu of different styles and genres meshed into one, incoherent, disorientating whole, you'd be incorrected. Yes, its intense, yes its unpredictable, but there is a maturity both in the songs and the layout of the album as a whole. Complex time signatures, purposefully placed jazz resbites and at times an accessable,well choreographed pop sensibility (listen to Attached To The Hip for a great pop song drenched in a punk aesthetic) make this album hugely rewarding to the listener IMO.

Piss Me Off · 01-21-2009, 05:42 PM

Downloading now, sounds awesome.

Sneer · 01-21-2009, 08:13 PM

Sweet, what do you think?

swim · 01-21-2009, 08:19 PM

Highly recommended for people who like Nation of Ulysses and Ultra Dolphins. Sounds almost nothing like both but feels the same. Great album. I can help give out links for this one if needed.

Sneer · 01-21-2009, 08:22 PM

The Nation of Ulysses comparison is spot on. Do you have any Ultra Dolphins stuff Swim? I've got William's Nightmare and i love it, but cant find anything else.

01-15-2009, 02:25 PM	#31 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Got a link if anyone wants it. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

01-15-2009, 02:38 PM	#32 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	^ Or that. Seriously, everybody should take the opportunity and listen to this album, so damn good. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

01-15-2009, 02:42 PM	#33 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	I don't have this one. I've got the one with Hallogallo ('72 I believe?) and it's great. Guess I'll try to pick this up as well... __________________ first.am

01-15-2009, 02:52 PM	#34 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Again, i can sort you out once i've finished converting all my music. Give me the weekend __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

01-19-2009, 07:06 PM	#35 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Im able to up now, who wants what if anything? __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

01-21-2009, 01:41 PM	#36 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	20 The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower Dissertation, Honey "Exhibitionism" – 1:02 "Sometimes I Wish I'd Lost a Leg" – 1:33 "One Stab Deserves Another" – 2:49 "Funeral Procession" – 1:28 "For Marcus" – 2:53 "Johnny, You're All Grown Up" – 2:12 "Her Health Violation" – 1:37 "Attached to the Hip" – 3:12 "Circuit" – 1:51 "It's in His Kiss" – 1:37 "Comeback 1968" – 1:19 "Safety is Of" – 2:33 "Monotonous" – 1:25 Sadly, this band split up in 2006, but fortunately their brief existence spawned two great albums. Many prefer Love In A Fascist Brothel, indeed i thoroughly recommend it, but for me this is the better album. The reason for this is primarily the fusion of punk and jazz i feel is more apparent here than on their latter work. The album begins and ends with poetry excerpts from Kailani Amerson, but in between this calm reflection is 30 minutes or so of uncontainable energy and aggression. The strength of it is its unpredictability. One minute the album will burst into a flurry of power chords and fuzzing bass lines before suddenly, without warning, receding into a slow, sanguine jazz improv with a sax solo... before again exploding with punk intensity. The band were known for their confrontational, wild live shows. This is conveyed perfectly on the album. There is an urgency and desperation, evident in songs such as For Marcus and Safety Is Of..., that underpins the entire duration of the piece. Consequently, you cant take your ears off of it as it twists, weaves and at times pummels its way through post-punk, spazzcore and all out noisecore influences. Yet for those thinking this album sounds like a melieu of different styles and genres meshed into one, incoherent, disorientating whole, you'd be incorrected. Yes, its intense, yes its unpredictable, but there is a maturity both in the songs and the layout of the album as a whole. Complex time signatures, purposefully placed jazz resbites and at times an accessable,well choreographed pop sensibility (listen to Attached To The Hip for a great pop song drenched in a punk aesthetic) make this album hugely rewarding to the listener IMO. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

01-21-2009, 05:42 PM	#37 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Downloading now, sounds awesome. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

01-21-2009, 08:13 PM	#38 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Sweet, what do you think? __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

01-21-2009, 08:19 PM	#39 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	Highly recommended for people who like Nation of Ulysses and Ultra Dolphins. Sounds almost nothing like both but feels the same. Great album. I can help give out links for this one if needed. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

01-21-2009, 08:22 PM	#40 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	The Nation of Ulysses comparison is spot on. Do you have any Ultra Dolphins stuff Swim? I've got William's Nightmare and i love it, but cant find anything else. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show