Invisible Hands, The

Invisible Hands, The
Abduction Records
General | Jun 2013

Reviews

MC Dizzy Jackson
Reviewed 2013-11-18
Solo project of Sun City Girls’ Alvarius B. (Alan Bishop). Recorded in Cairo, this is the English language version of the Arabic album. Killer dark, sinister vibes along the lines of Jay Munly, Nick Cave, yet a few upbeat moments. Some psyche/folk/space influences as well. Guitars, drums, bass, keys, violin, oud. Some great stuff here. FCC #8.

*My Favorites*: 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11.

1. *(3:47) Mid. Intro of dogs, sirens, then gtr, band starts, wah-wah, cymbals.
2. *(1:39) Mid. Cafe vibe, eerie fem back vcl, bizarre vibe.
3. *(3:14) Mid. Harder edge w/ mean gtr, heavy beat, gets spacey.
4. (4:37) Slow. Dreamy, dark vibe, sparse and sinister.
5. (3:26) Slow / Mid. Very Tom Petty vibe, but a bit darker.
6. (4:29) Mid. Upbeat and poppy, seemingly out of place. Long spacey outro.
7. *(3;09) Mid. Trippy intro then upbeat w/ kick-ass vibe. Kills.
8. (4:28) Mid. FCC ‘fuck’ Trippy organ intro then dark.
9. (4:27) Slow. Sparse w/ impending doom, soaring vcls.
10. *(2:58) Slow Piano dirge w/ back vcls, violin.
11. *(5:56) Slow / Mid. Warren Ellis-like violin, plucked gtr, doomish.

Recent airplay

The Same
Breakaway BluffOct 25, 2015
My Skull
The Songsmith ShowJan 17, 2014
Death Zoo
The Songsmith ShowDec 26, 2013
Black Weather Shoes
The Alarm ClockDec 03, 2013
My Skull
Space HouseNov 30, 2013

Charting

2013-11-21 — 2014-01-31
Week EndingAirplays
Jan 19 1
Dec 29 1
Dec 8 1
Dec 1 1

Track listing

1. The Same
2. Dream Machine
3. Hitman Boy
4. Dark Hall
5. Black Weather Shoes
6. Soma
7. My Skull
8. Nice On Ice
9. Black Blood
10. Summer Rain
11. Death Zoo