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| | | vhf (usa) #vhf 052 cd r!!!s!!! “lake” compact disc - lake (3:12)
- anti - social behaviour (0:59)
- anti - social behaviour in iceland (0:59)
- penal animals (1:22)
- ricardo ibarruri (2:38)
- loss (1:23)
- art and literature (1:24)
- hymn (2:14)
- let them eat records (7:17)
- dance: help the aged (give them a heart attack) (9:24)
- wasp (3:44)
- chord (19:17)
- bells (3:57)
- redenhall (4:05)
- goat (12:04)
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| | vhf#52 r!!!s!!! lake cd
originally issued in an edition of 300 on their no fans label and for all intents and purposes unavailable and unheard for a decade, the 10th anniversary cd-ification of richard and simon's classic debut double-lp still sounds as revelatory and alien as it did when it was released.
tracks like the immortal collage freak-out "dance: help the aged (give them a heart attack)," the minimal pulse epic "chord" and the psych-fuzz rock mania of "goat" have been undiluted in their majesty by the unbearable decade that has elapsed between then and now. highest rating. remastered from the original 1/4" analog reels, sounding much improved over the original pressing. new liner notes by simon.
4 (really 15) tracks, 73 mins.
“we're listening to lake close on a decade since we recorded it. just as it sounds odd now, what we do today would've sounded bizarre then. we couldn't make this record now. it's like a ghost - so long ago. we've moved on. our label name, no fans, was a statement of fact; the record was a dare to ourselves - who in their right mind would ever release anything like this? with no fans, no distribution and no prospect of either, spending over 1,000 pounds on a vanity project when most of our peers were doing sensible things smacked of arrogance. in an ironic bid to launch lake, a goat evening was held in nottingham at the home of neil campbell and jim plaistow. though everyone had a good time, by the end of the evening no-one had bought the album, so we gave away copies to the three people who had shown any interest. which left 297 copies. the situation was more ridiculous than ever.” -- simon wickham-smith |
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