GITAR - 'STUFFED'

Formats

• SEELAND531 - CD

  753762053127

Details

Rising out of the collage tradition, Gitar (post-post-poster artists I Cut People and Ellipse Elkshow) holds their breath and stares critically at the sources of information and entertainment in contemporary Western society. Pop music, advertisements, radio, television and film are sent through the microscope and the meat-grinder, reorganized into fun, disturbing, satirical, informative and utterly ridiculous packets of sonic brain-food. Consume this, get Stuffed, and see if you're still hungry for prime time. ? Non-stop obsessive edits for the modern jaded attention span ? Hilarious, socially and politically relevant parody of pop culture

Tracks

1. Gigitar Face 2. Hey 3. No Gitars
4. Educator 5. Stupid Ums 6. Gender Car
7. Traffic Jam 8. Join Us
9. Great American Bon-Bon Fire
10. Momentum (w/ Cheese)
11. Historical Investment 12. Qualified Buyers
13. Marky Marketplace 14. Mr. Opportunity
15. Desierto De Los Angeles 16. TV Dinners
17. The Wow Factor 18. Helicopter Cruise
19. Desire Drives It 20. What You?re Thinking
21. Schooled 22. Mountain Spring Lung
23. So You Say 24. Paris Ramada
25. I Came 26. Get Started
27. Dead U R 28. (And the) Light Defuser

Press

?Fueled madness....? ?Wobbly
?[I]nnovative and prolific?. They are trailblazers in an
amazing art form and we recommend you go to one of their
shows.? ?Bite the Hand
?Mashup insanity on a variety of themes and topics. Controlled
sonic anarchy.... One of the most complete and
scathing commentaries on the nonsensical detritus that
passes for pop culture in this country.? ?Pirate Cat Radio
?One of the better cut-up works I?ve heard ... relatively uncompromising
and hardcore.? ?Don Joyce (Negativland)
?Love the animated flotsam assault.? ?Yoko Solo

Audio & Video

ROBERT POLLARD - 'MOSES ON A SNAIL'

Formats

• GBVI11 - LP

  655035081113

• GBVI11CD - CD

  655035081120

Details

Has any artist had a run like Robert Pollard since he struck out on his own with the launch of GBV Inc. in 2008? With the release of Moses on a Snail, Pollard has put out an unbelievable twelve albums in a span of roughly two years-and that's not even including all the various EPs, singles and a (third) box set of outtakes and unreleased tracks. Moses on a Snail contains a dozen amazingly strong Pollard compositions. Even for the ridiculously prolific songwriter, this was a notable writing session as ten of the twelve songs were written in one sitting. As Pollard describes the process, he started with a notebook of working song titles, and penned 22 songs in a single afternoon's creative burst. He discarded over half, and ten songs were picked to later revise and flesh out. He made demos to send to frequent producer / collaborator Todd Tobias, who recorded the instruments before Pollard did his final vocals. This batch of songs finds a somber, more reflective, yet ultimately triumphant Pollard on such instant classics as "Arrows and Balloons," "Each Is Good in His Own House," "It's a Pleasure Being You" and the enormous title track, which culminates in a dramatic (and atypical) minute-long guitar lead to close the album. Elsewhere, the elegiac "Teardrop Paintballs" delivers seriously heartbreaking melodies, and the (dare we call it) mellow "The Weekly Crow" reminds us to mention that there will be a Pollard composition on the forthcoming Glen Campbell album. Clocking in at a concise 36 minutes, Moses on a Snail begs to be played over and over again as it reveals itself more with each listen. It's an album that prompts the question: "What is Robert Pollard going to do next to top this one?"

Tracks

1. The Weekly Crow
2. A Constant Strangle
3. Arrows and Balloons
4. Lie Like a Dog
5. Ice Cold War
6. Each Is Good in His Own House
7. How I?ve Been in Trouble
8. It?s News
9. It?s a Pleasure Being You
10. Big Time Wrestling
11. Teardrop Paintballs
12. Moses on a Snail

Press

Expect reviewage in Mojo, Uncut, Sunday Times and more...

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