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SCR 112EP
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Featuring two reworkings of "Hall Of Mirrors" by Andrew Weatherall, which the man himself describes as "like taking Steve Reich down the disco with a bit of acid thrown in". Joining him on remix duties are Andy Bell from Ride, who welds the bassline from Wayne Smith's "Under Mi Sleng Teng" on to "For The Fallen" and turns it into a pulsating electronic groove. Finally, The Early Years' Sonic Cathedral label mate XAM (aka Matthew Benn from Hookworms) stretches out "Fluxus" into 13 exhilarating minutes of Kraftwerk meets New Order. Includes download code.
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SCR 100LP
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Following the release of The Early Years's long-awaited album II (SCR 110CD/LP, 2016), Sonic Cathedral reissue their self-titled debut album, originally released in 2006. The album includes the singles "All Ones And Zeros" and "So Far Gone". On its release, it received glowing reviews. It's an underrated classic that will appeal to fans of Cluster's Sowiesoso (BB 039CD/LP) and Spiritualized alike. It also comes with the seal of approval of Brian Eno, The Horrors and Damo Suzuki. A brand new vinyl cut by Noel Summerville, who has previously worked on a number of My Bloody Valentine and Warp reissues. Edition of 300 on transparent orange wax.
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SCR 110LP
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Double-LP version in foil-printed, textured sleeve. The Early Years follow their 2006 self-titled debut (Beggars Banguet) with their second album, II. Recorded in their home studio in rural Cheshire, England; mixed in Atlanta, Georgia, by Jason Kingsland (whose previous work includes Deerhunter's 2015 album Fading Frontier), and mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Frank Arkwright (whose previous work includes releases by Mogwai and New Order). II is well worth the wait. It's stunning -- the sound of a band who have matured and relaxed into their playing, created without any external pressures or expectations. With the sheer scale of its scope and vision, it towers above the legions of kraut-psych bands that came along in The Early Years' wake. Opener "Nocturne" is a ferocious collision of human and machine -- guitars that evoke Will Sergeant on Neil Young's farm, Roland TB-303s squelching away, and the wild-eyed energy of Julian Cope circa Fried. Cope and the Bunnymen are reference points throughout, but II also recalls New Order (the elegiac "Fluxus"), Dean Wareham dueling Tom Verlaine ("Out Of Signal"), Spiritualized ("Hush"), and Harmonia meeting pre-definite-article-Verve (closer "Memory Case").
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SCR 110CD
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The Early Years follow their 2006 self-titled debut (Beggars Banguet) with their second album, II. Recorded in their home studio in rural Cheshire, England; mixed in Atlanta, Georgia, by Jason Kingsland (whose previous work includes Deerhunter's 2015 album Fading Frontier), and mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Frank Arkwright (whose previous work includes releases by Mogwai and New Order). II is well worth the wait. It's stunning -- the sound of a band who have matured and relaxed into their playing, created without any external pressures or expectations. With the sheer scale of its scope and vision, it towers above the legions of kraut-psych bands that came along in The Early Years' wake. Opener "Nocturne" is a ferocious collision of human and machine -- guitars that evoke Will Sergeant on Neil Young's farm, Roland TB-303s squelching away, and the wild-eyed energy of Julian Cope circa Fried. Cope and the Bunnymen are reference points throughout, but II also recalls New Order (the elegiac "Fluxus"), Dean Wareham dueling Tom Verlaine ("Out Of Signal"), Spiritualized ("Hush"), and Harmonia meeting pre-definite-article-Verve (closer "Memory Case").
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