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Genealogies

Shrimper

Geoff Farina (Karate, the Geoff Farina) and Jodi V.B. ring out the bells on their second record, and explore the realm of tape loops, white noise and pop (minus the saccharine and wretched twee affectations). Geneologies is an amalgamation of elements extracted from a twisted world of sound, filtered through Geoff and Jodi's eyes and ears, and then squeezed out like a big ol' head-sponge. Right on.

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Shrimper

***Boston duo-- including Karate's Jeff-- perform elegant, stripped-down pop in the vein of Chris Bell and/or Young Marble Giants. Cynicism-killing.