***Twenty primordial tracks—rough outtakes and previously unreleased alternate versions— that burn with desperate intensity. Naked, savage and crudely abrasive, this era of ATTRITION was extremely minimal. A couple synth lines, some jarring percussion, MARTIN BOWES bellows, JULIA NIBLOCK rasps and wails. The pacing is manic, the production definitely shoe-string. No clever hooks, no catchy choruses. This is the bare bones skeleton of Attrition. The free-form electronic experimentation here predates their later refinements. Highlights include a demo of “Monkey in a Bin” and another take of “Mind Drop.”
CD $18.60
03/25/2014