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Status: Single
City: Shrewsbury
Country: UK
Signup Date: 7/19/2005
Saturday, March 15, 2008 1:42 PM

Category: Music
Hey!
A new review in. A nice positive one from Sounds XP. If you would like to read it, please click here

Also, on another note, I was interviewed by James from the National Student Press on Thursday. It was a fun interview to do and should be in next months edition.

If you don’t want to click the link, here’s the Sounds XP review :

" The Shrewsbury five piece combine guitars and electronica in a mix that’s experimental but rooted in tradition. And it works. Sometimes it’s all textured soundscapes, as with the title track; other times it attaches electronic beats to more folky surfaces as with ’Bypass Control’, which Phil O previously approvingly reviewed here as "Simon and Garfunkel being showered by an avalanche of Moogs". They’re clearly influenced by bands like Mogwai and Boards of Canada and especially Radiohead (not least vocally) - particularly on ’Victor’ which combines electronic stutters with brash guitar chords. They’re probably more aligned to the electronic pole since it gives them greater scope to play with sound, either generated or sampled, but the best song – ’System’ - is where they get the combo exactly right: catchy guitar riffs and glitschy electropop backing. These sorts of crossovers run the risk of upsetting both the electronica and indie crowds; Talk have probably achieved the opposite effect of satisfying both camps."

Cheers,
Rob.