the new Midwest Product album came out this week on Ghostly International...
I've been looking forward to it since they included a track from it on the
incite cd that came with this month's xlr8r...
great stuff. a lot like telefon tel aviv, actually. I just wish ghostly would
press some of their stuff on vinyl... some of us like to spin this stuff, you
know.
here's the listing from the forced exposure mailout:
MIDWEST PRODUCT: World Series Of Love CD (GI 016 CD). "Midwest
Product's World Series of love, their second release, finds Ben, Chad
and Drew in an entirely new place musically, just one year out from
their debut release a year back. While their debut LP, Specifics,
had the swagger of a band jam, with the guys learning to harness
their equipment, WSOL is an approach at pop, and a diverse and
emotive effort at that. A year has passed, Ben is still working at
the Audio company, Chad bought a house and Drew is still teaching
yoga. The band has nearly travelled the entire country, playing
events like South by Southwest and the Detroit Electronic Music
Festival. As the band has become tighter, so have the songs. Tight,
taut and lean, the band's new focus is in the condensed groove and a
spare approach to composition, which has created more room for
physicality and emotional brawn. 'Dead Cat' the record's opener, is
a guitar-led grinder of a tune, and also evidence of the bands new
commitment to conciseness and vocality. 'Avant Poop''s nagging synths
and pounding triggered drums are a look at the live experience that
band has become known for. Funk has always been at the heart of the
band's desires, and the soul of early Prince is summoned for Bank.
'Motivator', WSOL's climax is Midwest Product at its most euphoric.
Riding the emotional line that few bands dare, Midwest Product are
one of electronic rock's finest treasures and a band growing at
breakneck pace." $11.00
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