!!! Chk Chk Chk - Strange Weather - 2x LP Vinyl

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SKU:
200537405211
UPC:
801061019716

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Album:
Strange Weather
Artist:
!!! Chk Chk Chk
Format:
12" Vinyl
UPC:
801061019716

Description

Punk-funk survivors !!! return with their fourth album (their third to get a release via Warp). Billed as a "Berlin album" in the mould of David Bowie and Brian Eno, Strange Weather, Isn't It? also marks a slightly changed line-up for the band, with departures from Justin Vandervolgen and John Pugh, plus last year's tragic death of drummer Jerry Fuchs. The album hardly sounds like a more streamlined affair despite the band's smaller unit for these recording sessions, and it's quite the tour de force in production terms, with a track like 'The Most Certain Sure' loading up on dubby space-echo edits and subtle string elements. All this adds to the baggy, disco-funk feel that presides over the album, taking it beyond the usual dancefloor parameters. The basslines are slick and fluid throughout and frontman Nic Offer remains a strong presence within the songs, but perhaps more so than on previous releases the !!! sound is indebted to late-'80s Manchester and its much chronicled club scene - tracks like 'AM/FM', 'The Hammer' and 'Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass' all emanate a certain proto-rave quality.


1 AM/FM 4:55
Vocals - Olivia Mori
2 The Most Certain Sure 5:39
Effects [Dubbing] - Justin Van Der Volgen Percussion - Caito Sanchez
3 Wannagain Wannagain 3:50
Cello - Clarice Jensen Horns - Jason Disu , Nick Roseboro Viola - Nadia Sirota Violin - Caleb Burhaus , Yuki Numata
4 Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass 5:06
5 Steady As The Sidewalk Cracks 4:25
6 Hollow 2:48
Guitar - Justin Van Der Volgen Written-By - Paul Quattrone
7 Jump Back 3:21
Written-By - Paul Quattrone
8 Even Judas Gave Jesus A Kiss 5:45
9 The Hammer 4:59
Drums - Jerry Fuchs Written-By - Jerry Fuchs
10 Made Of Money 3:07