Smoke Signals
General
| Nov 2004
Reviews
Mor
Reviewed 2005-05-30
Reviewed 2005-05-30
Electro-goth, dramatic and dark as it should be. Emo vox, repeating lyrical and musical phrases, all keyboards/synths/moogs (no guitars piercing through this soundscape). This is serious stuff. Highly recommended. A trio from Portland, OR.
Start: 2, 3, 6, 8.
1. Tense long intro, sparse drum, dramatic, shouting vox, breaks half way to faster tempo, fuzzy tune, louder drums.
2. * Fast tempo, electroclash meets Ian Curtis. *
3. ** Slow tempo, quick snakey synths, spooky, vox pushed back, repetitive, climatic. **
4. Fast, loud rolling drums intro, hinting to something familiar I can’t put my finger on. Slows down, more bizarre.
5. Quiet short filler, fades into next track.
6. * Slow, relaxed percussion, bells, sweeter than all others, Air and Kraftwerk come to mind (processed vox help). *
7. Dramatic and tense, again, noise, crescendos.
8. ** Exploratory, dark, some mid tempo beat, ends almost like a Soft Machine track. **
9. Fades in, sustained synths and loops. Quiet, quiet, quiet fade out to the album.
Start: 2, 3, 6, 8.
1. Tense long intro, sparse drum, dramatic, shouting vox, breaks half way to faster tempo, fuzzy tune, louder drums.
2. * Fast tempo, electroclash meets Ian Curtis. *
3. ** Slow tempo, quick snakey synths, spooky, vox pushed back, repetitive, climatic. **
4. Fast, loud rolling drums intro, hinting to something familiar I can’t put my finger on. Slows down, more bizarre.
5. Quiet short filler, fades into next track.
6. * Slow, relaxed percussion, bells, sweeter than all others, Air and Kraftwerk come to mind (processed vox help). *
7. Dramatic and tense, again, noise, crescendos.
8. ** Exploratory, dark, some mid tempo beat, ends almost like a Soft Machine track. **
9. Fades in, sustained synths and loops. Quiet, quiet, quiet fade out to the album.
Recent airplay
Smoke Signals
On The Warpath — Jul 30, 2005
The Messenger
Distraction-Limited — Jul 29, 2005
The Messenger
Distraction-Limited — Jul 22, 2005
B.U.G.S.
Brownian Commotion — Jul 13, 2005
Smoke Signals
On The Warpath — Jun 18, 2005
Smoke Signals
On The Warpath — Jun 11, 2005
Charting
2005-05-29 — 2005-07-31
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 31 | 2 |
| Jul 24 | 1 |
| Jul 17 | 1 |
| Jun 19 | 1 |
| Jun 12 | 3 |
| Jun 5 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Smoke Signals | ||
| 2. | Adult Contempt | ||
| 3. | B.U.G.S. | ||
| 4. | Lights Out I | ||
| 5. | D.R.U.G. | ||
| 6. | The Messenger | ||
| 7. | Lights Out Ii |