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THE LIES AND HOW WE TOLD THEM - 'SIGNPOST EP'
Formats
ERATP001CD - MCD
5024545408522
Details
A LONDON/KENT-BASED BAND, THE LIES AND HOW WE TOLD THEM ARE A FOUR-PIECE FUSION OF INDIE, PROGRESSIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL ROCK. 'KOOKY GERMAN' FRONTMAN ROBERT RATHS IS SO DEDICATED TO THE CAUSE THAT HE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO REPLACE HIS HEAD WITH A FUNCTIONAL TV SET ON STAGE! OFTEN DESCRIBED AS HAVING A SOUND THAT ECHOES RADIOHEAD, SIGUR R?S, JEFF BUCKLEY AND A BIT OF ARCADE FIRE, THE LIES AND HOW WE TOLD THEM ARE DEFINITELY AN UP AND COMING BAND TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2007. THEY'RE ON TOUR IN THE UK THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY IN SUPPORT OF THIS RELEASE, CULMINATING IN A HEADLINE SHOW AT THE LEGENDARY TRANSMISSION CLUB AT THE BARFLY IN LONDON ON 3RD MARCH.
Tracks
1. BROKEN TV
2. THE MORNING
3. SIGNPOST
4. BREATHE
5. GRANITE HANDS
6. DARK TREE
7. DIGITAL OPERATOR
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Audio & Video
APARATEC - 'VEMEER EP'
Formats
ERATP002CD - 7"+CDR
N/A
Details
APARATEC IS 21-YEAR OLD ELECTRO WONDERKID RYAN LEE WEST FROM THE LEICESTER SUBURB OF SYSTON. INFLUENCED BY IMPRESSIONISTS LIKE CLAUDE DEBUSSY AND MODERN ELECTRONIC ARTISTS SUCH AS AUTECHRE AND VENETIAN SNARES, HE CREATED HIS OWN SIGNATURE STYLE - A PLAYFUL AND BRUTAL MIX OF ELECTRONIC BEATS AND EMOTIVE SYNTH STRING ARRANGEMENTS, MUSIC THAT TOUCHES ALL SENSES - IRRESISTIBLE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT. HIS DEBUT EP, "VEMEER", IS AVAILABLE AS A VERY LIMITED EDITION 7" (200 COPIES!) COMPLETE WITH A BONUS CDR FEATURING ALL FOUR TRACKS FROM THE 7" PLUS ONE BONUS TRACK - ENOUGH TO SATISFY THOSE NOT SENSIBLE ENOUGH TO OWN A RECORD PLAYER. "METICULOUS, BUT YET EMOTIONAL. VEMEER IS A DANCEFLOOR STORMER!" (WIRELESS FM) - "D?SSELDORF MEETS READING/KRAFTWERK MEETS JACQUES LU CONT. TRADITIONAL ELECTRO RHYTHM WITH CRAFTED QUIRK!" (CHANNEL 4) - "ELECTRO GENIUS ARE THE TWO WORDS FOR APARATEC." (BBC RADIO). APARATEC IS ON TOUR IN THE UK THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY SUPPORTING THE LIES AND HOW WE TOLD THEM.
Tracks
1. VEMEER
2. (UNTITLED)
3. CONNEKT
4. TRANSMATIC
5. HEAD STRONG (CDR BONUS TRACK)
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