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FV 042CD
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"Rope formed in Poland as a guitar/bass duo in 1998. Since relocating to Chicago in 2000 they have become one of the city's most flummoxing avant rock groups. Heresy, And Then Nothing But Tears is their second full-length album. Robert Iwanik (bass, vocals), Przemyslaw Krzysztof Drazek (guitar) and Michael J. Kendrick (trap set, percussion, electronics) blend deconstructed strains of Swans' emotional weight and Last Exit's fury with Krzysztof Komeda's classical suspense into lush and often uncompromising no wave abrasion. Rope's constantly evolving ocean of rhythms, screaming guitar and Iwanik's hissing voice adds up to an ultra-dynamic group force of cryptic awe. Features guest vocals from Grazyna Auguscik and songwriting/vocal collaboration by Oxbow's Eugene Robinson on four songs. Cover art by famed Polish fringe painter Stanislaw Ignacy 'Witkacy' Witkiewicz."
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GEIST 007CD
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"Rope is the brainchild of Jayrope, a Berliner who exploded from the loins of a church organist father and a psychologist mother. This clearly marked him as a man destined to become a maverick figure in the denizens of Berlin's underground. Citing his influences as early rap, 60s Beatles, rock and roll and jazz, he became fascinated with acid (the music) when it appeared in the late 80s, and started doing 'computer stuff'. He reverted to 'handmade' efforts to avoid getting into a rut, and the music that was to become Rope Hotel began to take shape. A mixture of electronic and real instruments that set it apart from the plethora of other albums escaping from bedrooms at the time. It's No Fun To Compute is in turn a more pugnacious affair and good fun. It's aggressive, uncompromising, and is likely to appeal to those who like to chill, but do so with attitude."
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GEIST 002CD
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Excellent new obscurity from the label that debuted with an Alec Empire 3CD box. "Rope's mainman is Janek Siegele, who had 10 years of classical music education, but used to frustrate teachers by trying to improvise everything from boogie woogie to Thelonious Monk. Influenced in part by classical composers like Olivier Messiaen, Stravinsky, Ravel, Dubussy, Prokoliev, Isang Hyun right through to the Beastie Boys. Basically the antithesis of uninventive so-called 'alternative' rock and grunge. Style: relaxed, electronic, dubby, vibrant."
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