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Metal won’t rust when oiled and cleaned
Metal is tough, metal will sheen
Metal will rule in my masterscheme
metal postcard / siouxsie & the banshees
Reunion begins
With a glass of mercury
Whilst television flickers
For (with) another news bulletin
Metal is tough, metal will sheen
Metal won’t rust when oiled and cleaned
Metal is tough, metal will sheen
Metal will rule in my masterscheme
metal postcard / siouxsie & the banshees
Now Available: Swoop Swoop / Lust Collage
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The 4th Release On Metal Postcard From Perth Singer Songwriter Swoop Swoop
Finding any information on this release is proving to be almost impossible for me. And I also get the feeling that this is exactly as it should be. The artist formerly known as Streaky Jake only released his last album, Somewhere In The Shadows, four months ago. That release was a laidback, folkish affair, embellished with production frills by Alex from o||o. This is possibly a collection of outtakes from those sessions as it has the same overall mood but, is, if anything, even more stripped back. The only vague reference to this release I can find anywhere is this allusion from a Myspace blog entry – “also coming soon my label metal postcard is going to do a ltd ed release lo fi cdr – with some new songs” and a possible title on the Metal Postcard blog. Whatever, it’s the music we’re mostly interested in here, just expect to do a bit of work to track down a copy.
And track down a copy would ultimately be my advice, as this is a great collection of tracks. Mostly, it’s Sean Gorman on his own with a nylon string guitar, a steel string acoustic guitar, or piano and his own plaintive voice. The first couple of tracks, ‘Easy’ and ‘Your Blood Is In My Blood’ hints at a musician willfully exploiting a basic skill level, strumming well but unextraordinarily on his guitar. Folk with punk ideals – anyone can do it. But then ‘Like Nothing At All’ breaks the mistique. It certainly isn’t shredding, but the fingerpicking is spot on, the movement around individual strings to create melodies out of the chord structures could only have been played by an artist in control of their instrument. And it’s really beautiful. Between the first handful of tracks are loud clicks, like the sound of the tape recorder being turned on and off, adding to the mood of immediacy. A cover of Dylan’s ‘Love Minus Zero/No Limit uses just rustic piano and voice to turn the song into pure funereal melancholy. The latter 5 or 6 tracks of the album feature fuller instrumentation, though generally with the same collection of instruments plus the addition of drums, leading me to believe these are the offcasts from from Somewhere In The Shadows while the album’s sparser, earlier tracks are the demos that never got past that stage. But then that suggestion sells the tracks short. Not a single track across the 50 minutes feels throwaway or unworthy of release.
This is a seriously mysterious release, but this fact simply adds to its allure. It’s been seeping under my skin for a number of days now, and I keep finding myself wanting to come back for more and more. Yep – go to the bother of tracking it down.
Adrian Elmer (Cyclic Defrost)
CYCLIC DEFROST (AUSTRALIA)
COMING SOON
Finding any information on this release is proving to be almost impossible for me. And I also get the feeling that this is exactly as it should be. The artist formerly known as Streaky Jake only released his last album, Somewhere In The Shadows, four months ago. That release was a laidback, folkish affair, embellished with production frills by Alex from o||o. This is possibly a collection of outtakes from those sessions as it has the same overall mood but, is, if anything, even more stripped back. The only vague reference to this release I can find anywhere is this allusion from a Myspace blog entry – “also coming soon my label metal postcard is going to do a ltd ed release lo fi cdr – with some new songs” and a possible title on the Metal Postcard blog. Whatever, it’s the music we’re mostly interested in here, just expect to do a bit of work to track down a copy.
And track down a copy would ultimately be my advice, as this is a great collection of tracks. Mostly, it’s Sean Gorman on his own with a nylon string guitar, a steel string acoustic guitar, or piano and his own plaintive voice. The first couple of tracks, ‘Easy’ and ‘Your Blood Is In My Blood’ hints at a musician willfully exploiting a basic skill level, strumming well but unextraordinarily on his guitar. Folk with punk ideals – anyone can do it. But then ‘Like Nothing At All’ breaks the mistique. It certainly isn’t shredding, but the fingerpicking is spot on, the movement around individual strings to create melodies out of the chord structures could only have been played by an artist in control of their instrument. And it’s really beautiful. Between the first handful of tracks are loud clicks, like the sound of the tape recorder being turned on and off, adding to the mood of immediacy. A cover of Dylan’s ‘Love Minus Zero/No Limit uses just rustic piano and voice to turn the song into pure funereal melancholy. The latter 5 or 6 tracks of the album feature fuller instrumentation, though generally with the same collection of instruments plus the addition of drums, leading me to believe these are the offcasts from from Somewhere In The Shadows while the album’s sparser, earlier tracks are the demos that never got past that stage. But then that suggestion sells the tracks short. Not a single track across the 50 minutes feels throwaway or unworthy of release.
This is a seriously mysterious release, but this fact simply adds to its allure. It’s been seeping under my skin for a number of days now, and I keep finding myself wanting to come back for more and more. Yep – go to the bother of tracking it down.
Adrian Elmer (Cyclic Defrost)
CYCLIC DEFROST (AUSTRALIA)
COMING SOON
- ERASERS VINYL 7" EP (Perth /Australia)
- VOLT IN MUSIC VINYL 12" EP (Hong Kong)
- WAX AUDIO "9 COUNTRIES" CD (Sydney)
NEWS
Latest Releases
MP19: London School of Economics / Cocksucker - Digital Release Only
The Google-proof London School of Economics has created one of the weirder dubstep tracks in recent memory, liberally sampling The Rolling Stones' "Cocksucker Blues" as well as Primal Scream, ending with a dark, atmospheric piece that will certainly be echoing at late-night parties throughout the winter months. The video for the track is even stranger, featuring eerily slowed-down footage of Mick and the boys at New York's Danceteria club in the early 1980s. (XLR8R/USA)
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The Google-proof London School of Economics has created one of the weirder dubstep tracks in recent memory, liberally sampling The Rolling Stones' "Cocksucker Blues" as well as Primal Scream, ending with a dark, atmospheric piece that will certainly be echoing at late-night parties throughout the winter months. The video for the track is even stranger, featuring eerily slowed-down footage of Mick and the boys at New York's Danceteria club in the early 1980s. (XLR8R/USA)
You Tube
Buy From Amazon
e music
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CATALOGUE
MP01 Imagine This / Wax Audio 7" (Sold Out)
MP02 Morning City Stirs ep / dsico 12"
MP03 God Is Dead / dj foundation 7"
MP04 It's Spring / Swoop Swoop 7"
MP05 The Heavy 7" / Yea Big Kid Static 7" (Sold Out)
MP06 Spending Time / The Emergency 7"
MP07 EP / Never Heard of Zeppelin 7"
MP08 G-Had / dj foundation 12"
MP09 Merry Xmas War Is Over / Wax Audio 7"
MP10 Common Species / Wow 7"
MP11 Forever / The Emergency 12"
MP12 Paradise / dj foundation (Double Album - Vinyl)
MP13A The Future's Looking Grim / Yea Big Kid Static (Album -Vinyl)
MP13B Somewhere In The Shadows / Swwop Swoop (Album-CD)
MP14 Dreams That Money Can Buy / The Emergency (Album-CD)
MP15 Mountain Math / Lake Lustre (Album Digital Release Only)
MP16 Lust Collage / Swoop Swoop (Album-CD)
MP17 EP / Erasers (Digital Release Only)
MP18 Grow Up Settle Down / Wel Hung Dj (Digital Release Only)
MP19 Cock Sucker / London School of Economics (Digital Release Only)
MP20 Block 45 / Block 45 (Album - Digital Release Only)
MPCD1 Acid Reign / Innovaders (Album)
MPCD2 What's Wrong Nothing / Streaky Jake (Album)
MPCD3 Songs Of Despair & Loss / Hamster Dragster (EP)
MPCDR1 Neon Eon / Chang Wording Girl (EP)
MP01 Imagine This / Wax Audio 7" (Sold Out)
MP02 Morning City Stirs ep / dsico 12"
MP03 God Is Dead / dj foundation 7"
MP04 It's Spring / Swoop Swoop 7"
MP05 The Heavy 7" / Yea Big Kid Static 7" (Sold Out)
MP06 Spending Time / The Emergency 7"
MP07 EP / Never Heard of Zeppelin 7"
MP08 G-Had / dj foundation 12"
MP09 Merry Xmas War Is Over / Wax Audio 7"
MP10 Common Species / Wow 7"
MP11 Forever / The Emergency 12"
MP12 Paradise / dj foundation (Double Album - Vinyl)
MP13A The Future's Looking Grim / Yea Big Kid Static (Album -Vinyl)
MP13B Somewhere In The Shadows / Swwop Swoop (Album-CD)
MP14 Dreams That Money Can Buy / The Emergency (Album-CD)
MP15 Mountain Math / Lake Lustre (Album Digital Release Only)
MP16 Lust Collage / Swoop Swoop (Album-CD)
MP17 EP / Erasers (Digital Release Only)
MP18 Grow Up Settle Down / Wel Hung Dj (Digital Release Only)
MP19 Cock Sucker / London School of Economics (Digital Release Only)
MP20 Block 45 / Block 45 (Album - Digital Release Only)
MPCD1 Acid Reign / Innovaders (Album)
MPCD2 What's Wrong Nothing / Streaky Jake (Album)
MPCD3 Songs Of Despair & Loss / Hamster Dragster (EP)
MPCDR1 Neon Eon / Chang Wording Girl (EP)
