download singles club
this is a sampler that promotes various tracks that have been made available via the subscription service that shifty disco run.
£12 per year for one track per week.
obviously, a full run down on each track here would be heavy going, but for a set of bands that i know nothing about there is some rather interesting takes on the pop music genre. sometimes modern machines are used, col and sheepstory, whereas in others it's back to basic indie rock 90's style mayday murders, but the results are always worthy of 99p that's for sure (individual cost per d/l if not a subscriber).
but i have to mention one in particular that has hit my stereo in rather a massive way.
science - (i saw) something in the shadows
comprising of Rebecca and her sonic partner matt jones, minuteman/ultrasound and currently helping out the live incarnation of the engineers, science have been playing out for a while now, and even sent me a demo of 3 tracks. but nothing prepared me for the epic prog-glam 6 minutes that they have dropped on the wire here.
stunning stuff that builds and builds from a calm and seductive coldplay styled opening with the strung out guitar and piano to an almighty crescendo of choirs and keyboard madness. as with the previous demos, rebecca's voice is an interesting prospect, which can at first feel out of place, but as the song develops it's own life, her vocals become at ease with the excessive sonic surroundings and suddenly all manner of chills are beginning to creep up the spine.
knowing that both rebecca and mat are fans of david bowies glam period its wonderful to hear them strip out the eras glorious guitar solos and strap them into their own creations.
i just know that this song is going to become a firm fave for a long long time.
featured tracks :
science - (i saw) something in the shadows
mayday murders - dead dead dead
col - my affection climbs over the sea
sheepstory - the average mole
black nielson - love song to chan marshall
nixon and the burn - elephant bones
electric.co - i've got a feelin'
luxembourg - luxembourg vs great britain
king of spain - flying machine
all these and more available from the labels website : here