Those Delicate Chemicals

Dont's, The
Self-Release
General | Jun 2010

Reviews

mr. esq.
Reviewed 2010-07-26
THE DONT'S -THOSE DELICATE CHEMICALS.
(SELF)
as reviewed by mr. esq.

indie pop&post punk funk.
this thing is fucking great!
think: talking heads, gang of four, pavement, the pop group.
add some cle-punk and indie (what if mod mousy was arty?)
mostly funkified. teases at lo-fi. employs all kind of mutilated synth fuckery. plus some long dreamy jams.
diverse but not 'de-fuzed' in any way.
=a must listen. one of the best things i've reviewed.
arty AND fun! (p.s. they're from frisco.)
FCC WARNING: 4, 6 (subtle/maybe: ghosty voice -'fuck' ?)
SUGGESTIONS: 3, 5, 6, 7, 13.

1. funky begin.. talking heads&gang o' 4, edge git. pretty cool.
'arrgh' chorus! dreamy funk.
2. bass start. wimpy vox to start, then driving. happy stuff.
*3. sounds like a baby elephant having a little dance. pavement&heads&silkworm. horns.
4. FCC! ('shit') :dreamy git, but a bit boring. last min is dramatic change -'driving &accelerating =this part is good.
*5. quirky git, devo. kinda channeling the knack. and ubu!
*6. mellow beats, processed synth git. dreamy. theramin. vocals kick in late. soft, then funky malkmus. great end.
7. THE BEST TRACK: dancy. juju git kicks. heads circa 1980. malkmus/Gof4. pop group. very britfunk postpunk. lil' black francis pissiness=fuck yeah!
8. and now: things go lo-fi. short rant.
9. almost 90's alt swing. pretty nice=alt pop. where da' fu-
10. the funk is back! 'wide blue yonder' =sounds like. lo-fi effects end of vocal track, bleeding into...
11. heads, baby! with malkman singing. moody. Gof4 goes page.
12. trippy, watery begin. trance git. drums kick. tortoise&pumpmkins slow jam. . vocals are subdued., muted.
treb comes up at end=nice. sudden space ending. that one scene in 2001, where nthe astronaut is floating off...*13. leads into this=ALMOST BEST TRACK. throughout, there is some television gits circa 1992. this piece especially. very powerful.

Recent airplay

Little Captive
Regardless, The Goddess
Gasoline
Nick&Noah: TheRadioShowOct 26, 2010
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the seductardationOct 10, 2010
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Twee TimeSep 29, 2010
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the velvet futonSep 26, 2010

Charting

2010-08-01 — 2010-10-03
Week EndingAirplays
Oct 3 2
Sep 26 6
Sep 19 2
Sep 12 3
Sep 5 3
Aug 29 2
Aug 22 1
Aug 15 2

Track listing

1. Which Side You're On (The Pirate Song)
2. Breakdown
3. Regardless, The Goddess
4. So Strung Out
5. Killove
6. Keep The Faith
7. Peacetime
8. Regimental Blues
9. Little Captive
10. Gasoline
11. An Epidemic Of Honesty
12. Backtalk
13. The Will Of God