Brainbloodvolume
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Brainbloodvolume is the third and final album from Ned's Atomic Dustbin with their original line-up. It was released on 21 March 1995. It received a memorable review by Neil Kulkarni in Melody Maker, which consisted entirely of a rant against students and did not discuss the actual album.
Music
Brainbloodvolume finds the band "decisively stepping beyond" their usual style "to embrace a variety of styles and approaches,"[2] and is marked by "ultramodern production", electronics and sampling, all of which were introduced to a lesser extent on Are You Normal?[3] Ned Raggett of Allmusic said the album was "brimming with energy and a willingness to experiment" while "retaining the yearning heart" of many early songs by the band.[4] The album is "an altogether happier effort" than its predecessor and shows the band seeming "confident and relaxed enough to work; the songs appear to be the result of actual woodshedding, not last-minute whip-ups."[5] Palmer's production "gets [the material] all down in a clear mix of bristling, textured power and slick commercial" whilst ably following "the group's minor stylistic perambulations while juggling modern dance beats, driving rock, pinging atmospherics, found-sound silliness and glossy mid-tempo pop."[6] Guitarist Rat and sometimes bassist Alex Griffin indulge "in crispier sometimes-abstract performances that suggest early-'80s post-punk à la New Order and the Cure."[7] }}
According to Raggett, opening song "All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together" features an "absolutely massive guitar blast and partially sampled metallic percussion" with "John Penney's always-reliable vocals riding the chaos with increasing desperation, serves notice that the quintet isn't into doing anything half-assed."[8] "Floote" is another instance "of the band's ear for newer approaches", and features a flute and "an attractive sitar filigree for a trippily eerie crunch."[9] According to Trouser Press, the song is witty "pop-hop" and its flute is "jammy."[10] "Your Only Joke" and "I Want It Over" are together an "epic but not overbearing collapse."[11] "Prenotion" features the Funky Drummer breakbeat loop sped-up, acoustic guitar and "a quietly hyperactive keyboard techno riff."[12] "...To Be Right" combines "heavily processed wash" with "gentler chime."[13]
Track listing
- "All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together" (4:17)
- "Floote" (2:51)
- "Premonition" (4:03)
- "Talk Me Down" (3:31)
- "Borehole" (3:25)
- "Your Only Joke" (3:18)
- "Stuck" (3:40)
- "...To Be Right" (3:35)
- "I Want It Over" (3:58)
- "Traffic" (3:30)
- "Song Eleven Could Take Forever" (4:00)
Credits
- Alex - guitar (bass), guitar (electric), keyboards, vocals (background)
- Mat - bass
- Jonn Penney - vocals
- Rat - guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), keyboards
- D.C. Worton - synthesizer, drums
- Tim Palmer - producer
- Mark O'Donoughue - engineer[14]
References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Are You Normal?". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Ned's Atomic Dustbin". Trouser Press.
- ^ "Ned's Atomic Dustbin". Trouser Press.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Ned's Atomic Dustbin". Trouser Press.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Brainbloodvolume". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
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