LP - Total Control - Typical System
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FUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCK YES! FINALLY we have the new Total Control album in our sweaty mitts & life can begin anew! "Typical System" is the name of this jammer & Iron Lung (once again) released it - check out what they have to say before we wax poetic:
"Finally, a new deep cut from Melbourne’s visceral post-punk band Total Control. Typical System, their second LP, was written, recorded, created over the past two years and is set for US/Worldwide release via Iron Lung Records on June 24th and self-release in Australia/New Zealand on June 20th.
Total Control emerged from Australia’s dynamic punk scene in ’08, releasing a succession of 7”s that developed from an aggressive post-punk band sound to studio forays into electronic forms from minimal wave to house. Their debut LP, Henge Beat, was commended as one of the few records released in 2011 that evaded the ease of classification and competent tribute act status of most modern bands.
Subsequently, they have released three very different records: a split 12” with Thee Oh Sees, a 7” single on Sub Pop and a house remix 12”. Typical System develops on the incongruent demands of their debut LP and ensuing releases, a further development on their continually evolving sound."
"Henge Beat" practically DOMINATED our turntables in 2011 (and 2012 fer chrissakes) - we were hard-pressed to find a more thrilling combo of aggressive post-punk nihilism & cool electro-hum, so let us be perfectly clear; "Typical System" might be THE album of 2014. We know, we know - but TRUST US. It RULES. All the elements that made the debut so massive are still here, but streamlined & better. Frontman Dan Stewart's lyrics cut to the quick - abstract commentaries on society & consumerism that somehow seem more specific than they maybe are? Starting of with the icy goth-stepper "Glass" which sounds like Tubeway Army stuck in a K-hole with Cabaret Voltaire (which might have ACTUALLY happened in real life at some point), "Typical System" pulses & sways from punkier moments ("Systematic Fuck") to new-wave (Flesh War") to the EPIC closer "Safety Net" which is the amalgam of both. "Typical System" may not have the hammer over the head impact of "Henge Beat". but it's more like a hot knife. You don't feel the shank until it's too late & your clothes are covered in your own blood. This album is a KEEPER & seems destined to stay stuck to our turntables just as much - if not MORE - than "Henge Beat". This one gets our absolute HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION, so grab this one fast!
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"Finally, a new deep cut from Melbourne’s visceral post-punk band Total Control. Typical System, their second LP, was written, recorded, created over the past two years and is set for US/Worldwide release via Iron Lung Records on June 24th and self-release in Australia/New Zealand on June 20th.
Total Control emerged from Australia’s dynamic punk scene in ’08, releasing a succession of 7”s that developed from an aggressive post-punk band sound to studio forays into electronic forms from minimal wave to house. Their debut LP, Henge Beat, was commended as one of the few records released in 2011 that evaded the ease of classification and competent tribute act status of most modern bands.
Subsequently, they have released three very different records: a split 12” with Thee Oh Sees, a 7” single on Sub Pop and a house remix 12”. Typical System develops on the incongruent demands of their debut LP and ensuing releases, a further development on their continually evolving sound."
"Henge Beat" practically DOMINATED our turntables in 2011 (and 2012 fer chrissakes) - we were hard-pressed to find a more thrilling combo of aggressive post-punk nihilism & cool electro-hum, so let us be perfectly clear; "Typical System" might be THE album of 2014. We know, we know - but TRUST US. It RULES. All the elements that made the debut so massive are still here, but streamlined & better. Frontman Dan Stewart's lyrics cut to the quick - abstract commentaries on society & consumerism that somehow seem more specific than they maybe are? Starting of with the icy goth-stepper "Glass" which sounds like Tubeway Army stuck in a K-hole with Cabaret Voltaire (which might have ACTUALLY happened in real life at some point), "Typical System" pulses & sways from punkier moments ("Systematic Fuck") to new-wave (Flesh War") to the EPIC closer "Safety Net" which is the amalgam of both. "Typical System" may not have the hammer over the head impact of "Henge Beat". but it's more like a hot knife. You don't feel the shank until it's too late & your clothes are covered in your own blood. This album is a KEEPER & seems destined to stay stuck to our turntables just as much - if not MORE - than "Henge Beat". This one gets our absolute HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION, so grab this one fast!
0152015
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