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From there horns squeal, pianos splinter and voices swirl in delay, as if the entirety of a circus is being squeezed through the hoop of a bubble blower, leaving us to watch the whole spectacle bend, shake and shimmer in the sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext, “Meadow Meal” opens with resonant industrial tones, like air forced through plumbing, and gradually blossoms into a surrealist jazz-folk ritual. Fingerpicked guitar cohabits with blasts of reverb-heavy organ and beat-poet vocal incantations. At its heart lies a groove so deep and syncopated it borders on funk, only to collapse into chaos once more. And then there is “Miss Fortune”, a 16-minute live improvisation soaked in hashish and reverb. One-note bass lines throb like minimalist mantras beneath swirling organs and mutant sax. Drums stutter toward cohesion and then back away in terror. Guitars unravel into smoke. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the experimental nature, surrealist lyrics and a complete rejection of conventional music form, this isn’t an over intellectual exercise, or a display of w\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trip begins with “Why Don’t You Eat Carrots,” a collage of absurdist theatre and sound sculpture. Its snarling guitar\u003cbr\u003efeedback, shuddering electronics and tape-scratched pop samples mutate into a post-structuralist meltdown. Stones’\u003cbr\u003e“Satisfaction” and Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” are reduced to spectral phrases, mocking the very idea of cultural\u003cbr\u003econsensus. From there horns squeal, pianos splinter and voices swirl in delay, as if the entirety of a circus is being squeezed through the hoop of a bubble blower, leaving us to watch the whole spectacle bend, shake and shimmer in the sunlight. Next, “Meadow Meal” opens with resonant industrial tones, like air forced through plumbing, and gradually blossoms into a surrealist jazz-folk ritual. Fingerpicked guitar cohabits with blasts of reverb-heavy organ and beat-poet vocal incantations. At its heart lies a groove so deep and syncopated it borders on funk, only to collapse into chaos once more. And then there is “Miss Fortune”, a 16-minute live improvisation soaked in hashish and reverb. One-note bass lines throb like minimalist mantras beneath swirling organs and mutant sax. Drums stutter toward cohesion and then back away in terror. Guitars unravel into smoke. And in the final moments, the music recedes, leaving behind a broken narrative, fragmented speech, laughter, coughs, like a bedtime story told by ghosts of a Europe still recovering from war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the experimental nature, surrealist lyrics and a complete rejection of conventional music form, this isn’t an over intellectual exercise, or a display of willful antagonism. Instead, Faust packed these three sprawling, sputtering pieces with the breadth of human emotion, capturing the chaos and complexity of existence in an audio analogue to Jackson Pollock’s abstract expressionism. More than 50 years on, it remains a thrilling reminder of what can happen when artists abandon the map and follow instinct instead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lilith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51471526068526,"sku":"106615","price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3570\/7950\/files\/106615A-1130.jpg?v=1765837532"},{"product_id":"kraftwerk-radio-activity-new-lp-sealed","title":"Kraftwerk – Radio-Activity - new LP sealed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e: Capitol Records – S11-56855, CEMA Special Markets – SN-16380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\u003c\/strong\u003e: US\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90's reissue of the original Capitol (US) version of the Kraftwerk landmark, these earlier versions retaining the warmth and analogue synthesizer snarl of original releases lost in the bright focused glare of the 2009 digital remasters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scorpio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51533927055662,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3570\/7950\/files\/R-342715-1223327863.jpg?v=1766713052"},{"product_id":"brute-force-and-his-drum-the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-new-mini-lp","title":"Brute Force And His Drum - The Weird And Wonderful World Of... - new MINI-LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sorcerer Records (SORC1014LP)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Mini-Album, Stereo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\u003c\/strong\u003e: Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased\u003c\/strong\u003e: Apr 20, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGonzo psychedelic synth\/drum madness from Down Under ca. 1974. Contains the mega-rare 7\" single and four previously unreleased tracks from the same session. RIYL Bruce Haack, Residents, Cramps and all points between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in the U.S. but raised in Newcastle, New South Wales, John J. Francis fronted popular r'n'b, pop and pop-psyche bands The Sorrows, The John Francis Collexion, The Ghosts Of Electricity and Magic across the mid-late 1960s. In 1970 he was approached by Dave Gibson to engineer, produce (and eventually manage) his Copperfield Sound Studios in the old Corn Exchange Building near Pyrmont Bridge in Pyrmont, Sydney. Through pure happenstance his unadorned 1972 singer-songwriter ode to alternative living 'Simple Ben' was placed in the iconic surfer film 'Morning Of The Earth' and has since become something of an Australian standard. 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