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ROAR 013LP
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2008 release. Formed in Minneapolis in 2004, Knife World have converted many unwary bystanders into true believers through their frenetic gigs in underground venues and the occasional club, and hope to do the same with Knife World . The band worships at the riff temple, swapping pomposity for a mischievous intelligence. Guitarist Jon Nielsen plays as if part of some skewed arena-rock mash-up, while drummer Josh Journey-Heinz avoids the obvious backbeats by carving out the spaces around them instead. Together they have a fuller sound than most groups with more appendages. A self-released cassette and a cd-r served up hints at their potential, but now their debut LP delivers the goods. "This is rock in a mode which reminds us of classic-era oddball indie stuff of the SST/Homestead era . . . the playing is defiantly expert and filled with non-generic psych moves and references." --Byron Coley and Thurston Moore, Arthur. Packaged in a pleasantly eye-gouging 3D gatefold jacket, with glasses mounted into the vinyl.
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