#recordoftheday 14 ICED BEARS - 'WONDER'
(1991, Borderline Records)
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In the interest of transparency, I'm re-listening to this one with nefarious purpose: that necessary summer vinyl purge. Not the "moving sale" level, just the shelf space follies.
Honestly, aside from this band's (in Strong Bad voice) stupid freaking name, there are only a couple of musically memorable moments on this thing for me (e.g. "Heaven Star"). I generally can't get enough of that C86 stuff, and @thesarahrecords never let no trash carry their name, but I wouldn't have given this one a second thought if I hadn't recently read that book when I found it. The cover also bears (hehe) a serious resemblance to a certain record by another beloved, terribly named British '80s band who are active in this year of our based god 2022.
I'd still love to hear the Iced Bears' other stuff, though. I know their name was a play on some 80s UK trend, but I can't remember.
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Dusty Springfield - The Silver Collection (1988)⠀
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Most of you would know I'm a Dusty Springfield fan by now. My collection of her albums has grown quite a bit over the years but nowhere near complete. Apart from loving her music in her golden era of the late 60s and early 70s, I have also come to love the cover designs for some reason. To be honest, I have most of the songs here on various other albums, but I have always loved this cover design for its faux-Warhol look. Even the picture in the gatefold is a copy of Warhol's Icons series of portraits with its signature screen print style colour palette. So when I finally found this cheap, it was a no-brainer to add this. The added bonus is having some of her best songs in one place. ⠀
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Location: Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்
THE SPIRIT
„Of Clarity And Galactic Structures“
Hier mal wieder ein Leckerbissen für die Freunde von etwas härteren Klängen.
Dem Mastermind Matthias Trautes gelingt mit dem 2. The Spirit Album ein Meilenstein.
Nicht ohne Grund schaffte es diese Death Metal Scheibe eine Chartplatzierung!
Nr. 19 in den deutschen Albumcharts.
Der Grundsound ist klassischer 90er (melodic) Death Metal, jedoch mit vielen progressiven Erweiterungen, Black Metal Einflüssen und einem sehr ausgefeilten Songwriting.
2 der 8 Songs sind instrumental, stehen den Tracks mit Gesang,was den Spannungsaufbau angeht, aber in keinster Weise nach.
Sehr erfrischend sind auch die durch MS eingetrommelten Drums. Diese heben sich durch ihre Energie und Natürlichkeit extrem positiv von vielen in diesem Genre ab.
Also, wer das Album noch nicht hat muss da dringend noch einen Einkauf nachholen!
8 Songs
43 min
AOP Records
VÖ 29.04.22
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