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01. THE NORTH SEA - Bloodlines
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02. THE NORTH SEA - Missed Court Dates
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03. THE NORTH SEA - Acquiesce
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04. THE NORTH SEA - Reunion
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05. THE NORTH SEA - Save Yourselves
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06. THE NORTH SEA - Counting Down The Days
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07. THE NORTH SEA - Revelation
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ARTIST
NORTH SEA, THE
TITLE
Bloodlines
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
TYPE
CATALOG #
TYPE 065CD
TYPE 065CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
7/6/2010
Brad Rose
is an artist who is notoriously hard to pigeonhole. He might spend his days running the esteemed Digitalis imprint (sidelining the wonderful Foxy Digitalis webzine) but his nights are wiled away chiseling at the petrified corpse of experimental music. Donating sounds to
Ajilvsga
,
Altar Eagle
,
Sea Zombies
and
Ossining
(among many, many others), he has somehow found time to fashion a new solo work for Type, and it could hardly be further removed from his last outing.
Bloodlines
is an album rooted in synthesis -- the kind of busted power electronics that emerged in the early 80s with
Ramleh
,
Throbbing Gristle
and
Whitehouse
. This is not, however, simply a noise album -- Brad has anchored his sound in this explorative mode, but uses his expertise to take it far beyond murk, grit and fractured teeth. With the help of
Zelienople
drummer
Mike Weis
(who accompanies the entire record on percussion) the record is a gloriously spacious excursion, with the fizzing Radiophonic blips, drones and tones set against gongs, scrapes and clanks. The sounds are dark and often punishing -- torturous and occasionally frightening, but Brad somehow manages to offset it with an occasional flourish of beauty or calm. The record is cut into two distinct acts and each "song" blends into the next, giving a true album experience.
Bloodlines
is not a simple collection of pieces, but a distinct narrative from beginning to end. As it tumbles from '50s sci-fi synth tones into haunting off-world terror, there is a sense of purpose and most of all, place. Brad has created a record that might not be an easy listening experience, but is one which grows on every successive play. It is truly deep and intensely troubling music.
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