Flood Bank
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| Nov 2008
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Gears
Reviewed 2009-01-11
Reviewed 2009-01-11
Holy shit, excellent reissue of this little know British post-punk band. Clangy, angular guitars, a discoish rhythm section, ghostly keyboards and a pretty dark feeling overall. As wire magazine puts it, these guys sound like “a certain ratio with tunes”. Sounds a bit industrial at times too, while their love of krautrock and dub is also pretty apparent. Highly recommended! Play with A Certain Ratio, Joy Division, The Sound, Durutti Column and be sure to check their other reissue (Memory Span) that was on the a-file recently.
Picks: 1,2,5,7,10,13 *** No FCCs detected ***
*1. wow! dark, atmospheric, krautrocky, industrial
*2. certain ratio style, dark disco
3. midtempo, funky
4. a post punk ballad? nice though
*5. faster, more experimental, weird humming voice
6. crazier than 5, kind of dissonant.
*7. more upbeat, danceable
8. dark, sinister, ominous...
9. spooky, bauhaus-like
*10. wow, crazy horns... very menacing and slow, like a horror film soundtrack
11. more upbeat, disco-punk, like Josef K
12. slow, mellow, almost poppy
*13. pulsing rhythm alternated with disco-punk
14. slower, dreamier, distant melody
*15. very atmospheric, darkly warm melody
16. weird, insect sounding, experimental
Picks: 1,2,5,7,10,13 *** No FCCs detected ***
*1. wow! dark, atmospheric, krautrocky, industrial
*2. certain ratio style, dark disco
3. midtempo, funky
4. a post punk ballad? nice though
*5. faster, more experimental, weird humming voice
6. crazier than 5, kind of dissonant.
*7. more upbeat, danceable
8. dark, sinister, ominous...
9. spooky, bauhaus-like
*10. wow, crazy horns... very menacing and slow, like a horror film soundtrack
11. more upbeat, disco-punk, like Josef K
12. slow, mellow, almost poppy
*13. pulsing rhythm alternated with disco-punk
14. slower, dreamier, distant melody
*15. very atmospheric, darkly warm melody
16. weird, insect sounding, experimental
Recent airplay
The Landing
The DJ Never Has It — Feb 21, 2010
The Landing
Signal to Noise — Jul 01, 2009
Come Home
Indie Flavored Kool-Aid — Apr 21, 2009
The Landing
Indie Flavored Kool-Aid — Apr 14, 2009
Instincticide
Music to Make Babies To — Mar 29, 2009
Come Home
On The Warpath — Mar 18, 2009
Charting
2009-01-18 — 2009-03-22
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 22 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | 1 |
| Feb 22 | 2 |
| Feb 15 | 3 |
| Feb 8 | 3 |
| Feb 1 | 2 |
| Jan 25 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | Come Home | ||
| 2. | Stripe | ||
| 3. | Airlift | ||
| 4. | Blow A Kiss | ||
| 5. | Instincticide | ||
| 6. | Bucket Brigade | ||
| 7. | Tunnel Party | ||
| 8. | Ursa Major | ||
| 9. | The Landing | ||
| 10. | The Gate | ||
| 11. | Have A Heart | ||
| 12. | No Hiding | ||
| 13. | Flood Bank | ||
| 14. | Fury | ||
| 15. | Ultramarine | ||
| 16. | Disenchanted |