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01. HASSLE HOUND - Oropendula
02. HASSLE HOUND - Metropolitan Tower
03. HASSLE HOUND - Hit It And Trip It And Cherub And Sing
04. HASSLE HOUND - A Song Seldom Sung
05. HASSLE HOUND - Moon Phlox
06. HASSLE HOUND - Everything Turns
07. HASSLE HOUND - April Dancer
08. HASSLE HOUND - Still Like A Hummingbird
09. HASSLE HOUND - Nevertheless
10. HASSLE HOUND - A Gathering Candle
11. HASSLE HOUND - Cicada Circle
ARTIST
TITLE
Born In A Night
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
STAUBDIG 004CD STAUBDIG 004CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
8/3/2010

This is the second album by Glasgow's Hassle Hound -- the follow-up to 2006's critically-acclaimed Limelight Cordial (STAUB 065CD/LP). Apparently residing somewhere between Sesame Street and Sunset Boulevard, in a building that's part Heartbreak Hotel and part Pee Wee's Playhouse, Hassle Hound proffer dayglo audio animations and melancholic, cinematic avant-noir. Born In A Night sees them continue their effervescent assault on bland Ikealectronica and insipid samplers. On this record, Hassle Hound integrate kindergarten kitsch with moodier psychedelicate moments, documenting a celestial domesticity with eccentric but compelling instrumentation and intriguing ideas. Their irreverent and eclectic approach results in a collection of complex, yet cohesive songs, each with their own idiosyncratic sonic identity. Their curious blend of sampled sounds, field recordings, electronic noises and live instruments creates a simultaneously sophisticated and naive seduction where angelic melodies tussle with radiophonic dexterity, digital caresses, analog whispers and jolly anarchy. If Sun Ra and Joe Meek had been Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters, this could well have been the soundtrack. Born in a night, it will deliver for a lifetime. The band is comprised of three core members: Tony Swain, Mark Vernon and Ela Orleans.